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Laiv Audio
Website:https://www.laiv.audio/
Est. year: 2023
LAiV is a Singapore audio company established in 2023 that designs digital-to-analogue converters, headphone amplifiers and related electronics. Its first product family, Harmony, is built around a discrete resistor-ladder DAC, and the company has since added a second series called Crescendo. Although young, the brand already offers several interlocking components that can be combined into a complete digital front end.
Range & what it's known for
The Harmony series contains the Harmony DAC and DAC 2, the HP2A headphone amplifier, the LExt, the µDDC digital interface, the compact µDAC and the GaNM. The Crescendo series covers VERSE, the CHORUS amplifier and the BEAT linear power supply. The Harmony DAC uses a balanced discrete R-2R ladder with resistors held to a 0.05% tolerance, Crystek crystal clocks and an I2S master clock function with selectable clock sources. It also shows CD track information over S/PDIF on a monochrome OLED display, and its modular layout allows later upgrades.
Who owns it and where it's made
LAiV is a privately held company that designs its products and runs its operations from Singapore, where it is based in the Sin Ming area.
The lineup in this catalog
DACs. The Harmony DAC is listed by the maker at USD 3,249, with other models in the range priced around it.
Who it's for
LAiV appeals to listeners who want a resistor-ladder DAC with clock options and room for later upgrades. The µDAC is the smallest model, the Harmony DAC is the main upgrade, and the µDDC and BEAT supply can be added around it as the system grows.
Range & what it's known for
The Harmony series contains the Harmony DAC and DAC 2, the HP2A headphone amplifier, the LExt, the µDDC digital interface, the compact µDAC and the GaNM. The Crescendo series covers VERSE, the CHORUS amplifier and the BEAT linear power supply. The Harmony DAC uses a balanced discrete R-2R ladder with resistors held to a 0.05% tolerance, Crystek crystal clocks and an I2S master clock function with selectable clock sources. It also shows CD track information over S/PDIF on a monochrome OLED display, and its modular layout allows later upgrades.
Who owns it and where it's made
LAiV is a privately held company that designs its products and runs its operations from Singapore, where it is based in the Sin Ming area.
The lineup in this catalog
DACs. The Harmony DAC is listed by the maker at USD 3,249, with other models in the range priced around it.
Who it's for
LAiV appeals to listeners who want a resistor-ladder DAC with clock options and room for later upgrades. The µDAC is the smallest model, the Harmony DAC is the main upgrade, and the µDDC and BEAT supply can be added around it as the system grows.
