DAVE is the most advanced DAC Chord Electronics have ever made. It features the very best conversion technology available, using proprietary techniques never seen before, making DAVE the most advanced DAC/preamp amplifier in the world. DAVE stands for ‘Digital to Analogue Veritas in Extremis’, a moniker that best reflects the product’s capability; a device so advanced and with so few compromises, that it is absolutely truthful in the extreme — a standard that all other DACs on the market simply cannot hope to match.

The DAC, which is also a reference-level headphone amplifier and ‘digital preamp’, distils twenty years of Chord research, development and advanced engineering into one device. At its heart lies a new version of the advanced Spartan 6 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) with 1,000x the processing power of the traditional mass-produced chip DAC. DAVE’s FPGA is loaded with over a million lines of code to confront complex timing issues head-on, with speed and precision.

The FPGA’s extraordinary capability enables a number of key sonic benefits, including significantly improved timing and the best noise-shaper performance of any known DAC. DAVE’s technology delivers music with unmatched reality and musicality, with an unrivaled timing response. The device’s lossless digital volume control outputs the signal directly to your power amplifier for the purest experience.

DAVE has a full-sized LCD display, showing input, sample frequency, volume and set-up configurations options, within Chord’s famous porthole design. On its fascia, DAVE also features a rotary encoder with a large stainless steel controller and ball buttons, enabling direct interactivity in addition to the supplied remote control.

- Chord Custom FPGA DAC
- 768kHz Type B USB Input
- 4x 768kHz BNC Coax Inputs
- 2x 96kHz AES/EBU Inputs
- 2x 192kHz Optical Inputs
- Expandable DXO Inputs
- 1x Unbalanced RCA Outputs
- 1x Balanced XLR Outputs
- 1x ¼" Headphone Output
- Supports 800Ω Headphones
- Configurable Crossfeed
- Standalone Preamp Function
- Galvanically Isolated USB
- Supports up to 768kHz
- Native DSD Supported
- DSD 512 (8x) Capable
- Solid Aluminium Chassis
- IR Remote Control Included

DIGITAL INPUTS:
4x 75Ω S/PDIF BNC Coax – 44.1kHz to 384kHz
1x AES XLR – 44.1kHz to 96kHz
2x Fibre Optic TOSLINK – 44.1kHz to 192kHz
1x USB Type B – 44.1kHz to 768kHz – PCM and DSD

ANALOGUE OUTPUTS:
1x Stereo Pair of Unbalanced RCA
1x Stereo Pair of Balanced XLR
1x ¼” TRS Jack Headphone Output

FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz to 20kHz flat within +/-0.1dB (HF filter off)
THD + N: 127.5dB (AWT)
CHANNEL SEPARATION: >125dB @ 1KHz
DYNAMIC RANGE: 127.5dB (AWT)
SAMPLE FREQUENCIES: 44.1Khz – 768Khz DSD64,128,256,512 native DSD + DoP (input dependant)

- 1.5m Type A to Type B USB Cable
- 1.5m 10a IEC Mains Power Lead
- Reference Dave Remote
- Dave Owners Manual

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In-stock products typically ship within 48 hours and should be expected to arrive in 3-4 business days. Orders outside of the UAE should be expected to arrive in 5-7 business days.

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- Free delivery within the UAE
- Shipping charges will be calculated upon checkout for orders outside of the UAE (Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & Qatar).
- Taxes and duties are calculated according to the applicable laws of the state or country an item is shipped to and are the customer's responsibility.

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Installation charges are applicable and can be paid upon delivery for our clients based in Dubai.

- Installation Charges: AED 450 Per Hour
- Speaker Cables: AED 32 Per Meter
- Trunking: AED 10 Per Meter

For clients based outside of the UAE, please contact our specialists and we will share an estimate based on your requirements.