Merason Frérot DAC

The frérot creates the big audiophile experience for the small budget! Equipped with the same technology as its big brother, the DAC1, it brings everything you need to bring the music stage into your living room – or your second home – or your houseboat – or to your workplace.

An ideal unit for those who are seeking a DAC at a different price point, or perhaps for a second system; crucially however - performance has to be commensurate.

The Frérot has the analogue like sound from first use. Build is consistent to the larger unit, with a 3mm thick, powder coated aluminium chassis and case, and a similar range of inputs. The Burr-Brown PCM1794-A converter chip appears again, however in single form performing decoding for both channels. Output amplifiers are built using Class A topology and are discrete.

Specs

• Sampling rates PCM: 44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192
• Bit depth 24 bit PCM
• Digital inputs 1 x USB2, 2 x S/PDIF (RCA) 2 x Toslink (optical) Frérot
• Analog outputs 1 x pair unbalanced (RCA) 1 x pair balanced (XLR)
• Power supply 9V DC, via supplied external power supply
• Outboard Linear PSU Via 5-pin XLR connector
• Dimensions (w / d / h) 22.5 x 5 x 18 cm
• Weight 1kg (dac) 0.2kg (power supply)

Reviews

“The MERASON Frérot DAC gives music lovers a choice at a price point that may be very affordable for most audiophiles. It is definitely a contender worthy of your consideration if you are looking for a budget-priced option!”

REVIEW BY THE AUDIO BEATNIK