Holo Audio
May DAC (KTE)
An additional digitally controlled R-2R network compensates resistor tolerance in the main ladder, which Holo says reaches 0.00005% accuracy.
- Type
- DAC
- PCM
- Up to 1536 kHz
- Weight
- 14.1 kg
- List
- $6,098
Specification
- Type
- DAC
- PCM
- 1536 kHz
- DSD
- DSD1024
- Conversion
- Discrete R-2R resistor ladder with linear compensation
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$6,098
Price: KTE (Kitsune Tuned Edition) at Kitsune HiFi; Level 1 $4,698, Level 2 $5,298. TMR Audio sells the KTE at $5,499.
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- Maker
- Holo Audio
- Model
- May DAC (KTE)
- Type
- DAC
- Made in
- China
- PCM
- Up to 1536 kHz
- DSD
- DSD1024 (native)
- Weight
- 14.1 kg
- List price
- $6,098 USD
- Conversion
- Discrete R-2R resistor ladder with linear compensation (no DAC chip)
- Topology
- Dual-mono, dual-chassis with external power supply; discrete resistor-network DAC modules with linear compensation; NOS plus three oversampling modes
- Finish
- Dual-chassis; KTE adds pure OCC silver wiring and hand-selected DAC modules (finish/material not published)
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