IC: Parasound D/AC-1100 Loaner

A great vintage dac from the past. When used with a good DDC, it basically sounds like an Yggdrasil-lite to me. Obviously not as refined sounding, but I think it definitely competes with modern dacs especially at the price it can be found for sometimes. Please let me know if any of you are interested! It's about as big as an Yggdrasil but slightly shorter and half the weight.

Spoiler: Specifications

• Frequency Response:
  2 Hz - 20 kHz, I0.25 dB
• Signal to Noise Ratio:
  > 108 dB, 113 dB typical
• Channel Separation:
  > 100 dB @ I kHz
• Total Harmonic Distortion:
  < 0.0015% @ 1 kHz
• Amplitude Linearity:
  >100 dB; 102 dB typical
• Phase Linearity:
  +/- 0° @ 20 kHz
• Maximum Jitter:
  < 50 picoseconds RMS, (10 Hz 40 kHz) using selected low jitter Crystal
  8412 Digital Interface Receiver
• D-A Converters:
  Two Burr-Brown PCM 63P-J 20 bit, push-pull for each channel and fully balanced digital operation
• Oversampling Rate:
  8 X (352.8-kHz)
• Digital Input:
  32 kHz, 4.1 kHz, 48 kHz; Consumer standard SPDIF
• Digital Filters:
  PMD-100 High Definition Compatable Digital
• Absolute Polarity:
  0 deg or 180 deg switchable
• Digital Inputs:
  • Coaxial:
    75 Ω RCA
  • TOSlink fiber optic:
    EIAJ Standard CP-340/RC-5720, 660 nm typical wavelength
  • AES/EBU Balanced XLR
• Outputs:
  Unbalanced Analog Line Out: 3 V nominal, 600 Ω
  Digital: 75 Ω RCA coaxial, 0.5 V peak-to-peak
• Power Supplies:
  3 separate transformers and nine regulators for digital circuits and for each analog channel
• Power Requirement:
  120 V, 60 Hz, 18W; may be re-wired for 220 - 240 V, 50 Hz
• Dimensions:
  19" W x 3" H (3 5/8 with feet) x 13 1/8" D
• Net Weight:
  12.5 lb.

 

Just to note, the front panel buttons are basically glued on from the factory and have a tendency to come loose with age. It's not a big problem ultimately but shipping it around can/will do this.