Custom Built Audio Note
Digital-to-Analog Converters
by Response
Audio
Finished products that are fully tested and come with
1
year warranty.
Disclaimer: The Audio Note Custom products
found throughout this website are enhanced versions of
the Audio Note Kit division that were designed for those
wanting the absolute potential these product have to
offer from a company that also offers full service and
warranty. They are also not to be confused
with or compared to Audio Note UK finished products
who's proprietary designs make them a world class
product.
Pictured Above: Left- L3 EXtreme dual mono, external
power supply linestage with further enhancements.
Right - DAC 3.1 TC Reference with full enhancements.
Both chassis constructed of solid Bubinga hardwood
with Waterfall Bubinga real wood veneer.
The finished products found on this site have been
brought back due to consumer demand.
Let the Audio Note sound bring Soul back into your
music! At Response Audio, we have always strived to
bring you great value for the dollar, and our customers
over the years have confirmed this. We've tried over the
years many different entry-level tube products, only to
end up with service problems and poor quality control.
Enter
our Audio Note Custom DAC's. Our Audio Note Custom DAC products
are enhanced, custom built versions of those offered by Audio Note
Kits and very near that which you would expect from
Audio Note manufactured products in terms of build
quality but at a price point that is attractive to those
on more of a real world budget. Forget entry level....
with our Audio Note Custom DAC's, we can now bring you high end
audio at reasonable price.
Welcome
to the wonderful world of Audio Note music
reproduction. Response Audio is once again proud to
offer you these wonderful Digital-to-analog
converters as a custom
built, fully assembled and tested product that also
come with a full warranty. With the Extreme
versions, we have taken these
products to what we feel is their absolute fullest
potential with dual mono external power supplies. Our
Audio Note Custom pieces were voiced to
produce a slightly different presentation from what you
may be accustomed to from stock units. Our goal with these units was to
offer more articulation and detail along with upper end
air and extension without sacrificing the body, soul and
emotion Audio Note is known for. Another aspect of our
Audio Note Custom pieces is that we have worked very
hard on the layout and grounding scheme of these
products to produce the quietest background and lowest
noise floor. The Audio Note Custom products are dead
quiet.
As
with all of our custom Response Audio exclusive products,
the Audio Note Customs are built to the same standards
and use only the most highly regarded internal
components. In this series, the standard coupling
capacitors used are V-Cap TFTF (Teflon). Polypropylene film power supply
capacitors, Panasonic ES and ELNA Cerfafine
electrolytics, Caddock, Mills and Dale 1% Metal Film and
1% wirewound resistors and much more finish things off. Countless
evaluations and listening sessions have been devoted to
the signature sound of these products.
All Audio Note custom built products purchased from
Response Audio are authorized through Audio Note Kits
and come with a full
1 year parts and labor warranty.
Please keep in mind that this page is dedicated to only
fully assembled and tested products. Purchasing a
Response Audio custom built version assures you a long,
invested interest in your musical enjoyment.
All
Audio Note Custom products must be paid up front and in
full before assembly can begin. Turnaround times will
depend on our current work load
and the level of which you want the product(s) built.
Additional options can add to the build time of these
products. For all international orders, please contact
us for territorial restrictions.
Shown above is a picture of the top chassis of a DAC 2.1x
Deluxe Custom with a 3/4" solid Cherry face and our
signature Blue LED. A matching face is also found on the
power supply chassis.
Polypropylene Power Supply
Standard on all Audio Note Custom
DAC products on this page is the use of only
polypropylene capacitors for the main filter capacitors in the power supply. In a nutshell, these are
high quality, low ESR capacitors made of Polypropylene and designed for tube audio components. Using these
high quality film capacitors as main PS filter
capacitors brings forth a much smoother presentation
without any of that 'electrolytic sound'.
The
results from using polypropylene capacitors in the
power supply are stunning. You will realize a much
smoother presentation with transparency and resolution
only a high quality film capacitor can provide.
Chassis Options:
As
can be seen throughout this page, there are several
chassis options available.
Want to see a couple Audio Note Custom DAC's, check
out a few of the recent builds by clicking on the
links below.
Using
such a transformer coupled output stage has many
advantages both sonically and for matching purposes.
It's low impedance output means that it will match with
virtually any pre-amplifier or integrated amplifier -
valve or transistor - making it highly versatile.
