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• Inside the Lite Audio DAC-60

Here is the low-down on the Lite Audio DACs.

The Lite DAC-AH is the only Lite DAC that does not over sample. A description of what it does can be found at www.pacificvalve.us

The Lite DAC 72 – forget it. It uses an old Burr Brown chip, the PCM1702P-K. This chip sounded bright and thin. Spend the extra money and get the DAC 60 which uses an excellent AD converter called the BB PCM 1704U-K.

Now it gets even harder. Recently there have been a number of DAC 60s out of Hong Kong outfits with the PCM1704U chip instead of the PCM1704U-K chip. BIG difference between the two.

Then there is the DAC 68, and I have heard one and I am going to get one. Incredible resolution and very smooth sound.

There is more – there is also a DAC 38, and a DAC 39 Upsampler. I do not know if Pacific Valve is going to carry these.

Phew!

I just bought the dac60 and consider changing output caps like you've done to yours. I looked at your photo's at smugmug. I thought the stock caps show 2uf on them, curious as to your use of 3.3 cap. I wonder also the bypass cap is it a different type? Also through your modifications has the bass rendering and other improvements been realized? Thanks for any reply. This is a quantum leap for me digitally as I've used a cheap Sony carousel player for years. Now I have a cheap Yamaha carousel player heads above the Sony and with a digital out. Hence the Lite60. Doggies, what a difference. It's been fun listening to old familiar c.d's. My only impression thats wee less than sterling is that bass on some recordings,(not all)seems a little bit coy and I've read that it is such a characteristic to this particular dac. So if slipping a cap in tweeks it more heavy hittin I'm in. Thanks again.
Rick