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Nango said:
I guess this is 8-10x value of the parts involved, with no distribution costs, unknown after sales service, etc., I would honour this with 4-5x value the pieces the highest...... Pls go ahead with no USB, love it!!
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Are you taking into account the following:
  • Cost of PCB
  • Cost of PCB Assembly
  • Cost of PCB Testing
  • Cost of Enclosure (it is 14 gauge steel)
  • Cost of final assembly
  • Cost of final testing
  • etc.
 
orchardaudio said:
SNR: 130dB (0dbFS, A-Weighted)
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I'm going to call this number now as absolute fantasy, I'm sorry :

SNR: 130dB (0dbFS, A-Weighted)

That equates to 1.5uV of A weighted noise with respect to your elevated 5V RMS output.
 
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For those that were interested.

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restorer-john said:
I'm going to call this number now as absolute fantasy, I'm sorry :

SNR: 130dB (0dbFS, A-Weighted)

That equates to 1.5uV of A weighted noise with respect to your elevated 5V RMS output.
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I measured it, and when Amir measures it, you will be proved wrong.

The measurement was performed over a bandwidth of 10 - 20kHz, and with the DAC running at 24-bit with 192kHz sampling frequency.
 
orchardaudio said:
The measurement was performed over a bandwidth of 10 - 20kHz, and with the DAC running at 24-bit with 192kHz sampling frequency.
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So you feed it a 24 bit 192KHz signal and then brickwall the S/N measurements at 20KHz? How about a decent bandwidth? Let's see what is going on up there.

orchardaudio said:
...I measured it...
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What with? I'm interested.
 
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orchardaudio said:
GALA is on the way to @amirm. He should get it on Thursday.
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Waiting for this!
I need 8 channels of DA-conversion in my system, so I might be interested in buying your pcb:s only. The cost will be too high for me buying 4pc of your ready made dac, unfortunately.
SPDIF-coax (or preferably AES3) digital input, and balanced analogue output, with SOTA SNR, good low THD, and totally pop-free, are the "only" things I need :) And also, that several dacs does not drift apart in timing (when inputed with the same source/clock )
 
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With all the work and running around trying to get the Indiegogo project running, I never had the time to sit down and properly listen to GALA.

Finally got GALA hooked up to my entertainment center, it sound much better than I could have imagined. It's hooked up to a pair of my own custom designed 25W mono-blocks.

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I just received word that GALA will be certified under the Arrow Certification Program.

This is a big advantage for this project as Arrow's engineers have rigorously reviewed all aspects of the design and confirmed that it either meets or exceeds all current industry standards.

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For those who are interested here is some more info:

GALA - What's Inside?
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Full GALA Specs
  • SNR: 130dB (A-Weighted, 10Hz - 22kHz bandwidth)
  • THD+N: <-108dB (0dbFS)
  • Output Level: 5 Vrms (XLR)
  • Output Impedance: 100 ohm
  • Frequency Response: DC - 22kHz
  • Input: Gold Plated Coaxial S/Pdif
  • Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192kHz
  • Resolution: 16 and 24 bits
  • Size: 5.5'' x 4.25'' x 2.375''
  • Volume Control: 0 to -80dB, and mute (knob turned fully counter-clockwise)
  • Manufactured in USA
 
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