Heed DAC Card v2.1 brings upgrades to Obelisk range

The Heed Audio Obelisk range, which includes the Award-winning Heed Obelisk si integrated amplifier, has gained a new digital to analogue converter with the arrival of the Heed DAC Card v2.1.

Available either fitted in the Obelisk da DAC at £1500 – the standard da is £1300, and will continue to be sold – or as a £450 upgrade for the Obelisk pre or existing owners of the da, the new card brings 192kHz/24-bit capability to the range courtesy of Woldson's WM8741 DAC chipset.

This also allows the choice of three selectable digital filter settings, adjusting the high frequency roll-off curve to tailor the sound to the equipment with which the product will be used and the user's room acoustics.

Filtering is set via board-mounter jumpers, and offers the choice of ‘linear phase soft knee’, ‘linear phase brickwall’ and ‘minimum phase soft knee’ roll-offs.

The new HEED DAC Card v2.1 is available now.

Follow whathifi.com on Twitter

Join us on Facebook

Andrew has written about audio and video products for the past 20+ years, and been a consumer journalist for more than 30 years, starting his career on camera magazines. Andrew has contributed to titles including What Hi-Fi?, GramophoneJazzwise and Hi-Fi CriticHi-Fi News & Record Review and Hi-Fi Choice. I’ve also written for a number of non-specialist and overseas magazines.

Latest in DACs
Musical Fidelity M8x DAC
Music Fidelity's high-end M8x DAC wants to "transform digital signals into breathtaking analogue sound"
Rotel DX-3 DAC/headphone amp
Rotel's do-it-all DAC/headphone amp wants to be your "ultimate desktop audio companion"
The McIntosh DS2000 streaming DAC at a 3/4 angle on a wooden surface.
McIntosh's new DS200 streaming DAC promises audiophile performance with wireless convenience
Snowsky Retro Nano in blue
Is it a toy? Is it a music player? No, it's a portable DAC disguised as a tape deck!
A green iFi Go Link Max lying on a white surface plugged into a black pair of Sennheiser over-headphones and a laptop.
iFi Go Link Max adds more power and 'purer audio' to a 5-star DAC recipe
iFi Go Link Max DAC
iFi Go Link Max
Latest in News
A Sony PS3 on a vertical stand with a white background.
Still using a PlayStation 3 to watch Blu-rays? Sony just saved your console with this crucial update
Bowers & Wilkins Zepellin
Bowers & Wilkins and McLaren are making new audio hardware with an F1 twist
Formula 1
US readers rejoice – F1's getting a key upgrade UK fans have enjoyed for ages
TCL QM7K
TCL’s new QM7K TV Series has a cutting edge panel and Bang & Olufsen sound
The AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2 in their charging cases standing side by side on a wooden surface with a hand out flat behind them.
All three current in-ear AirPods are up to 32% off at Amazon – here's which pair you should buy
JBL Charge 6 in red with carry strap
JBL upgrades two of our favourite Bluetooth speakers with bigger sound, longer battery life and more durable designs