YDA-01

Name: Yamamoto Sound Craft YDA-01
Brand: Yamamoto Sound Craft

Yamamoto Sound Craft

DigitalDACs

Estimated price (community-sourced)

$320

About the YDA-01

The Yamamoto Sound Craft YDA-01 is a premium digital-to-analog converter from Japan, emphasizing simplicity and power supply quality. It employs two PCM1794A DAC chips in dual mono configuration for channel separation, a CS8416 digital processor, and a unique output circuit using a single PNP transistor without feedback to convert current output to voltage, preserving musical naturalness and dynamics. A large custom toroidal transformer with separate windings for digital, analog, and output sections, plus multiple regulators (three for digital processor, four for DAC, two for output), ensures low interference and powerful bass. Housed in a champagne-finished chassis with Japanese cherry wood side panels, it offers one coaxial RCA digital input and RCA analog outputs. Reviews praise its spacious, transparent sound with excellent imaging and bass impact, competing with high-end players.

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