I’ve seen photos of the sand cast aluminum and bronze clad Galle DAC from Portugal’s Cinnamon Audio that certainly grabbed my (aesthetic) attention.
Nashville’s Gestalt Audio Design is the US importer for all things Cinnamon Audio and they will be showcasing the Galle DAC, the matching USB-output only Galle Transport, a new Phono Preamoplier along with the US debut of the Cinnamon Audio “pure dipole, hybrid” Ellipticum loudspeakers.
The Cinnamon Galle DAC employs a “quasi non-oversampling scheme, leveraging cutting-edge signal processing methods. This unique approach utilizes a dual-mono, 27-bit differential resistor ladder, featuring over 430 precision resistors with a remarkable 0.01% tolerance.” My totaldac d1-unity also uses 0.01% tolerance resistors (from Vishay) for its resistor ladder so I’m on board with how remarkable an R2R DAC can sound.
Gestalt Audio and the Cinnamons can be found in Rooms 325 and 653 at CAF 2024.
Here are the Room Details/Price List for both:
Gestalt Audio Design CAF 2024 Room 325
Cinnamon Ellipticum: $29,995
Cinnamon Galle phono: $29,995
TW Acustic RLS-100: $25,000
TW Acustic 300B monos: $35,000
TW Acustic Raven GT2: $12,500
PrimaryControl FCL arm: $29,995
Fuuga MC: $ 9,995
Sternklang cabling: $varies
Hijiri cabling: $varies
Silent Running Audio: $varies
Gestalt Audio Design CAF 2024 Room 653
Wolf von Langa SERENDIPITY: $ 9,995
Cinnamon Galle DAC: $14,995
Cinnamon Galle NT: $ 6,495
SALaboratory Samson: $25,000
Trafomatic Pandora monos: $26,450
Tchernov cabling: $varies
Hijiri cabling: $varies
