Harmony DAC 2

PREORDER NOW - Expected to ship around end of September. 

NOTE: Full payment will be charged when you place the preorder.

The LAiV Harmony DAC 2 is the successor to the DAC that put LAiV on the map. It keeps the fully balanced, discrete R2R ladder architecture and the organic, live presentation that made the original hard to replace, then rebuilds everything around it.

A new discrete Class A output buffer drives the XLR and RCA outputs at the same time, with low output impedance into any preamplifier or power amplifier. A direct 10MHz master clock input lets you discipline the whole conversion process to your reference, with no DDC and no I2S detour. For PCM you now choose your presentation: pure NOS, LAiV's in-house OS mode, or a dedicated hardware sample rate conversion stage. DSD stays native and NOS, exactly as it should be.

Full digital isolation between the input and output stages stops ground loops, USB bus noise, and upstream interference at the barrier, leaving a lower noise floor and more of the low-level detail that makes music feel alive. A 12V trigger brings the DAC 2 into your system's power sequence. A colour LCD replaces the grayscale OLED, and firmware now updates over USB-C.

Component scarcity across the industry means the first production run is very limited. Preorders open 7 August 2026, with delivery expected September to October.