B.M.C. Adds PureDAC Digital-to-Analog Converter
The PureDAC is the first entry in a new PureLine Series of components more affordable than B.M.C.’s reference-level models. The company says PureDAC is a high-quality DAC with a balanced preamplifier, a balanced headphone amplifier that integrates B.M.C.’s exclusive Load Effect Free (LEF) technology, Digital Intelligent Gain Management (DIGM) system and Current Injection (CI) technology.
The PureDAC’s headphone amplifier and preamp both have separate volume controls and employ B.M.C.’s exclusive Load Effect Free (LEF) technology. LEF handles a speaker’s current demand separately from the voltage demand, increasing the amp and preamp’s efficiency and the quality of their audio reproduction. The preamp is integrated with the DAC’s current-to-voltage converter, which converts and filters the DAC’s current, eliminating the need for an extra stage.
The PureDAC also boasts a high-resolution asynchronous USB interface, digital AES/EBU, Toslink and coaxial inputs, balanced analog outputs, RCA output jacks and a special B.M.C. link for connecting directly to a B.M.C. amplifier. Its balanced output is ideally compatible with amplifiers featuring B.M.C.’s exclusive Current Injection (CI) technology, which enhances signal purity and the musical presence of the PureDAC’s audio reproduction.
The PureDAC Digital-to-Analog Converter will ship by March and will list for $1,600. Here are all the specs: http://www.bmc-audio.com