“The “semi-electronic” Lab12 dac1 reference stands quite apart from the mainstream hi-fi, goes its own way in terms of appearance and construction, and will be appreciated mainly by those who are looking for values ​​such as “analog”, “color” or “pleasantness”, which could all be summed up under the label of musicality.

It does not have a huge range of connectors, let alone supported resolutions, but if you do not want to play with high-tech sound or intense analyticality, but are looking for relaxed listening, then the dac1 reference can be a truly entertaining companion”.

-Daniel Březina