Electrocompaniet Prelude PD-1 DAC
You may not have heard of this company, but one of my favorite local dealers, Ovation Audio, has brought in a lot of this gear from Norwegian company Electrocompaniet. I’ve had a chance to hear both their high end Classic Line and their lower priced Prelude line. I came away impressed by both the sound quality and value!
The Classic Line absolutely competes with products from SimAudio, Martin Logan, and Macintosh, but at more affordable prices. Their Prelude line gives you most of that at even lower price points.
Here we have the Electrocompaniet Prelude PD-1 DAC, a 24bit/192KHz DAC with both USB and Wireless inputs. You will need the companion EMS-1 USB streamer to hook to your PC/MAC. The only disappointent… 16bit/48KHz on USB and Wireless.
Price should be around $2000USD and I have a feeling it is a very competent DAC.
Here is what Electrocompaniet has to say about this DAC.
The new Prelude PD 1 DAC from Electrocompaniet is our answer to the growing need for a user friendly DAC with USB interface.
With our new DAC you can listen to the music from your CD-player, TV/Satelite tuner, iPod or PC / MAC the way it was meant to be. The sound from all your digital sources is improved and the listening experience is enhanced.
The Prelude PD-1 is easy to install and with the remote control you can change between the sources and adjust the volume – perfect if you connect the DAC to active speakers or directly to a power amplifier.
For wireless streaming from your PC/MAC you can choose to add our USB Music Streamer. This way you do not need any cables between your computer and the DAC.
Technical specifications:
• No. of channels: 2
• Output impedance: 100 ohm
• Output level: 3.4 Vrms
• Noise floor (20 – 20 kHz) : < - 140 dB
• Frequency response: 1 – 48 kHz
• THD + N: < 0.003%
• Upsampling rate: 192 kHz, 24bit
• Digital/Analog conversion: 192 kHz, 24bit
• Input sampling rate supported:
SPDIF 192 kHz, 24 bit
USB 48 kHz, 16 bit
RF Link 48 kHz, 16 bit
•Audio Outputs:
Stereo balanced line out (XLR)
Stereo single-ended line out (RCA)
•Digital Inputs: 2 x SPDIF Coaxial, 1 x SPDIF TOSLink,
1 x USB Type B, 1 x RF Link
• Weight 4,3 Kg
All measurements are made at 120V/240V//50Hz/60 Hz
