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Cipher II DAC

$8,000.00

Cipher II

Starting at $8,000

The Cipher DAC sets the standard for capturing the magic of analog, but with all of the convenience of digital playback. Where some DACs are overly detailed, ours delivers unrivaled 3D resolution, an impossibly low noise floor, explosive dynamics, gorgeous tone, and an almost complete lack of artificial sonic noise, creating a natural realness that is beyond the best analog reproduction.

Cipher II

Starting at $8,000

The Cipher DAC sets the standard for capturing the magic of analog, but with all of the convenience of digital playback. Where some DACs are overly detailed, ours delivers unrivaled 3D resolution, an impossibly low noise floor, explosive dynamics, gorgeous tone, and an almost complete lack of artificial sonic noise, creating a natural realness that is beyond the best analog reproduction.

Customize your Cipher

Level I

$8,000

Includes quality parts, some of which are cryogenically frozen to decrease noise.

Level II

$15,000

Base model plus Rike’s top caps, the Copper Foil, Polypropylene, Paper-In-Oil Q-Caps, Mundorf film, and foil caps for the industry standard electrolytic caps in the B+ supply and filament supply, Bybee AC Purifiers, tubes are cryogenically treated, and the IEC is upgraded to Furutech and there is an internal re-clocker to further reduce digitally introduced jitter and noise to nearly nothing.

Custom build

Have a custom build in mind? Contact us to discuss your needs.

Technical specifications

Inputs

  • Stereo (2 channels)

  • PCM (I2S) (up to 32-bit, 384kHz)

  • DoP (DSD over I2S)

  • DSD

  • S/PDIF (Consumer level or TTL-level)

Highlights

  • Four layer circuit board optimized for mixed signals

  • Designed specifically for the ESS Sabre PRO series DAC chips (ES9038)

  • 8 channels preconfigured for 2-channel (stereo) operation

  • High precision, ultra-low-phase noise clock and integrated reclocking

  • Optional high precision external clock connections

  • Five independent supply inputs for digital and analog stages

  • Direct DSD, DoP, I2S and S/PDIF inputs supporting up to 32-bit/384kHz and DSD512

  • Switchable S/PDIF digital input

  • Accepts both consumer level and TTL-level S/PDIF input

  • Optional digital volume control

  • Lock LED

  • Fully balanced, dual mono symmetrical operation for ultra-low noise floor

  • Four layer circuit board for optimized layout

  • VOCM Servos eliminates common-mode input offset current from the balanced I/V stages

  • DC Servos eliminate offset in single-ended stages

Supported Sample Rates

44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, DSD512