Computer Audio Design was the winnner of the Clarity Best Sound of Show award at last years show. We will be in room 234 this year. Please stop in for a listen. We will be showing two new products! More information soon.
Mavericks OSX – The current 1543 DAC Mountain Lion Driver does not work with Mavericks. Please do not upgrade to Mavericks – stay with Mountain Lion. We are working on a new driver and will get it out to you ASAP!
Please look at the “where to buy” page on our website to find a dealer near you.
Meet Your Maker interview with Computer Audio Design in HiFi+:
HiFi+ Interview
Computer Audio Design is also proud to announce that we have won the “Best Sounding Hi-Fi Room” award at the 2013 Bristol Sound and Vision Show!
CAD 1543 DAC Best at Show
Computer Audio Design is a new company located in the UK. We manufacture high quality Digital to Analogue Converters (DACs) for use with computers.
Our goal was to produce a computer based DAC that gives a musical experience beyond the finest CD players on the market. The CAD 1543 DAC is designed for one thing: To achieve a more natural, realistic flow to music similar to the best turntables along with the clarity, focus and detail that is possible with digital.
The engineer responsible for the design of the 1543 DAC is Scott Berry. Scott is an electrical engineer who worked for many years in R&D and manufacturing for Tektronix and Xerox on the West Coast of the USA. Scott’s experience was in electrical engineering R&D work in high technology industries, but not in the audio sector. However, Scott has always made his own audio equipment and concentrated on DACs because “I have always been a vinyl junkie and I just did not like the sound from digital sources“
Scott believes the future of audio will be computer based, and that is how Computer Audio Design started. “Not really having a history in audio development meant that the 1543 DAC took an original approach – different materials and ideas which I feel give different results.”
The 1543 DAC has been Scott’s passion for many years, and each unit is handmade using only the highest quality parts custom built to Scott’s specifications. Ninety percent of the parts in the 1543 DAC are manufactured in the UK by UK companies.
We encourage you to stop in for a listen at one of our dealers. It will be unlike anything you have heard before.
CAD is looking for dealers – if you are interested in hearing the CAD 1543 DAC at your shop please give us a call!