Dared DV-6C: The 6-channel class-A tube and class-D digital hybrid amplifier

Daringly different!

The best of both worlds: class-A Single-ended Tube preamp for warm and rich harmonics, class-D Single-ended Digital power amp output for accuracy and resolution.

Audiophile’s dream comes true: silky high blends with sonorous midrange, musicality and tactility in perfect harmony.

The magic of Class A single-ended triode: Dared’s expertise in tube amplifier brings warm, natural sound to home theater and multi-channel SACD you’ve never thought possible.

All the power in your hand: 6 x 65 watts all channels driven, 5.1, 5.0, 3.0, 2.1 and 2-channel mode selectable through front panel and remote control. (See box pictures, click here)

Description: Power stages use three Philips latest Class-D digital power amps, TDA8920C chips, with Single-ended mode output about 65 watt per channel (wpc) for 4 Ohm speakers (max ~110 wpc, but we designed for about 65 wpc for best sound quality possible). Preamp stages use three 12AX7 tubes for class-A single-ended mode. Five inputs are fed to tube preamp stages. The sub-bass input is bypass to the tube and connect to SS preamp stage. Control board uses controller processor CPU STC89LE52 and Renesas (formerly joined Hitachi/Mitsubishi) R2S15902 signal processor (only used for select as 2-ch inputs with 5.1 output, otherwise bypass). All firmware are designed and programmed in house by Dared. Input coupling capacitors are TDK and filtering capacitors are Nichicon.