Deco Audio TRANSFER Standard: Inexpensive tube DAC from the UK

The British company Deco Audio Products announced the release of the Deco Audio TRANSFER Standard tube DAC . The analog part of the new product is implemented on two double triodes ECC82 and ECC83.

Deco Audio said: “After much listening and experimentation over the years, we have found that how you process a digital audio signal is much more important to sound quality than the technical parameters of the digital bitstream. For us, nothing beats the sound of a multibit DAC with the right wiring, so the heart of our Deco Audio TRANSFER Standard DAC is the classic TDA1543 chip, a simple R2R DAC that is used without oversampling . “

A rich switching arsenal allows the DAC to be used with a wide range of sources. Digital inputs include four coaxial S/PDIF, one optical Toslink and one USB-B. The Deco Audio TRANSFER Standard is housed in a neat half-width aluminum body with an acrylic front panel, decorated with a round window through which you can watch the magical glow of the lamps. The component is equipped with a linear power supply with a powerful toroidal transformer. Deco Audio claims that they carefully selected all components to find the golden mean between quality and cost.

The Deco Audio TRANSFER Standard tube DAC is now on sale in the UK with an RRP of £549