REX 3 DAC
€20,000.00
The BAT second-generation SuperPak is now standard
REX 3 now incorporates BAT’s second-generation SuperPak as standard. The SuperPak assembly features the largest energy storage ever offered by BAT in a preamp or source component. One must admire the SuperPak in BAT’s reference VK-655SE solid-state power amplifier to find a SuperPak assembly of comparable energy storage. REX 3 DAC’s SuperPak dramatically adds to the dynamic performance of the component by extending the bass and offering greater midrange authority.
Available in silver or black
Description
Zero negative feedback for supreme purity and six 6C19 vacuum tubes
REX 3’s analog output stage follows the Balanced Audio Technology purist approach of using zero negative feedback to achieve the desired goals of wide bandwidth and circuit linearity. No buffers or followers are used anywhere in the signal path. REX 3 also features a high-current output stage with a total of six 6C19 vacuum tubes. One pair of 6C19 tubes serves as current sources for the power supply of the elegant, trademarked Unistage design. Just as in BAT’s REX 3 preamplifier, REX 3 DAC also employs amorphous-core second-generation transformers for output coupling. No capacitors are utilized in the signal path.
Proprietary DAC module runs at an ultra-high clock rate, uses custom filters
With REX 3 DAC, BAT wanted to create the most compellingly natural reproduction of the musical source. Ringing from filters that provide a perceived albeit false excitement in playback have no place in REX 3’s design. Instead, the proprietary DAC module runs at an ultra-high clock rate while employing custom filters to reconstruct the analog signal in a way that specifically complements REX 3 DAC’s unique high-current vacuum-tube output stage.
“…this converter gets you closer to the music without you even realizing it’s doing it. Just let it weave it’s magic, and you’ll be too immersed in what’s being played to give another thought to all the engineering making it possible.”
— Andrew Everard, Hi-Fi News
Specifications
Inputs
AES, 2 Coaxial, 2 Toslink, and USB
Outputs
2x XLR
Resolution
24-bit/384kHz PCM, 4x DSD (11.2896MHz)
Global Feedback
None
Output Impedance
1K
Power Consumption
160VA
Tube Complement
6x 6C19
Dimensions
19″ x 5.75″ x 15.5″
Weight
32 lb.
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