Jolida Glass FX Tube DAC III 2020 Black

Here is a mint condition, Underwood Wally/Chris Johnson/PartsXpress-modded Jolida Black Ice FX Tube DAC III. Non wifi version. Mods are 'Level One' (more below). Tubes are upgraded new production Tung Sol Cryo-d Gold Pin 12AX7 matched pair. 17 months old, never an issue. Tubes upgraded 1/2022.

This is the competition winning DAC/preamp/headphone amp, but modded to up its performance to be on par with $2000+ DACs. Won the 2020 Arizona Audio Club blind shootout (in non-modded form) besting the Chord Qutest, Schiit Yggy etc etc. USB, and SPDIF RCA and Toslink inputs. Variable volume control of headphone and line analog outputs. Selling due to system simplification into one box unit driving speakers.

Price is $750 plus ship. Paypal fees apply if applicable. Local buyers in Nor Cal welcome to pick up. Price is fair and firm.

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Amplification of Analog Signal done exclusively via Vacuum tubes.

USB: 24/96 up sampling to 192 Hz

Toslink and coaxial: 24/192Hz

Galvanic Isolation: ADuM 1250 chips

Asynchronous Burr Brown Chip AD1896

Volume control and headphone jack

DAC Chip: PCM 1798

R Style Transformer

New units are $1250 (for current 'wifi' model), mod cost is $480, cryo tube set is $80.

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Level 1 Mod contains:

We replace the brass RCA output connectors with 1pr. of Vampire CM-2/CB direct-gold-over-copper-body female RCA jacks.

6 x Elna RFS Silmic II audio-grade electrolytic coupling caps in the power supply. These are super low ESL & ESR.

2 x Mundorf Supreme non-inductive metalized polypropylene caps in the output coupling caps positions.

1.5 feet of Connex BL-Ag 2 x 23-gauge 99.99% pure silver solid-core with drain wire and full shield custom made for PCX by DH LABS.