Hold that thought.įor existing LIO owners, the DAC 2.0 module sells for US$3295, signalling not only more rarefied parts selection for higher BOM but, constrained by its 4cm x 4cm motherboard mounting position, higher R&D, prototyping and testing costs. Specc-ing out a LIO as a standalone DAC 2.0 device parachutes a US$6000 ultracapacitor powered, modular D/A converter into PS Audio Direct Stream price territory. According to Rossi, it’s a statement module that when hooked into the LIO mainframe will compete with high-end standalone converters “selling for up to US$10K”. Pull out the old one and plug in the new one.Ĭase in point: the DAC 2.0 module is a no-expense-spared, ground-up reworking of the LIO’s D/A conversion capabilities.
Modularity and reconfigurability mean Rossi can develop improved modules. This year’s LIO needn’t be the same as last year’s LIO. Since its 2014 launch, LIO has shown us that Rossi’s platform is hi-fi in motion.
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