DAVE is Chord Electronics’ flagship DAC, preamp and reference‑level headphone amplifier, built with the most advanced digital‑to‑analogue technology the company has ever produced.
Features proprietary conversion techniques delivering extreme accuracy and transparency.
Powered by a Spartan 6 FPGA with 1,000× the processing power of a traditional chip DAC.
FPGA loaded with over a million lines of code to address timing errors with exceptional precision.
Delivers unmatched timing accuracy and the best noise‑shaper performance of any known DAC.
Lossless digital volume control outputs the signal directly to a power amplifier for maximum purity.
Acts as a reference‑grade headphone amplifier and digital preamp in one device.
Large LC display within Chord’s signature porthole showing input, sample rate, volume and setup options.
Front‑panel rotary encoder with stainless‑steel controller and ball‑button interface, plus remote control.
Represents over two decades of digital research and engineering, setting a benchmark only surpassed by DAVE‑level upscaling with M Scaler.
Digital inputs: 4x 75Ω S/PDIF BNC Coax – 44.1kHz to 384kHz, 1x AES XLR – 44.1kHz to 96kHz, 2x Fibre Optic TOSLINK – 44.1kHz to 96kHz, 1x USB Type B – 44.1kHz to 768kHz (16 – 32bit) – PCM and DSD.
Analogue outputs: 1x Stereo Pair of Unbalanced RCA, 1x Stereo Pair of Balanced XLR, 1x ¼” TRS Jack Headphone Output.
Headphone Output: 1% THD 6.8v RMS with 300Ω (154mW), 1% THD 6.8v RMS with 33Ω (1.4w).
Output Impedance: 0.055Ω (short circuit protected).
View full Product Specifications here.
Contact the team to book a demo, or buy in-store.
DAVE is Chord Electronics’ flagship DAC, preamp and reference‑level headphone amplifier, built with the most advanced digital‑to‑analogue technology the company has ever produced.
Features proprietary conversion techniques delivering extreme accuracy and transparency.
Powered by a Spartan 6 FPGA with 1,000× the processing power of a traditional chip DAC.
FPGA loaded with over a million lines of code to address timing errors with exceptional precision.
Delivers unmatched timing accuracy and the best noise‑shaper performance of any known DAC.
Lossless digital volume control outputs the signal directly to a power amplifier for maximum purity.
Acts as a reference‑grade headphone amplifier and digital preamp in one device.
Large LC display within Chord’s signature porthole showing input, sample rate, volume and setup options.
Front‑panel rotary encoder with stainless‑steel controller and ball‑button interface, plus remote control.
Represents over two decades of digital research and engineering, setting a benchmark only surpassed by DAVE‑level upscaling with M Scaler.
Digital inputs: 4x 75Ω S/PDIF BNC Coax – 44.1kHz to 384kHz, 1x AES XLR – 44.1kHz to 96kHz, 2x Fibre Optic TOSLINK – 44.1kHz to 96kHz, 1x USB Type B – 44.1kHz to 768kHz (16 – 32bit) – PCM and DSD.
Analogue outputs: 1x Stereo Pair of Unbalanced RCA, 1x Stereo Pair of Balanced XLR, 1x ¼” TRS Jack Headphone Output.
Headphone Output: 1% THD 6.8v RMS with 300Ω (154mW), 1% THD 6.8v RMS with 33Ω (1.4w).
Output Impedance: 0.055Ω (short circuit protected).
View full Product Specifications here.
Contact the team to book a demo, or buy in-store.
