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M2Tech hiFace DAC €220

UAC2 compliant async USB DAC up to 32 bit / 352 kHz

Connections:

Input 1 x USB A type male
Output 1 x 3.5mm stereo jack socket I/O

Sampling Frequency: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4khZ, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz
 Resolution: 16 up to 32 bit

Output voltage: 2.0Vrms @10kOhms
Frequency response: 5-22kHz (fs=44.1kHz) / 5-150kHz (fs=384kHz)
THD+N: 112dB (@ 1kHz, A-weighted)

Dimensions: 8.8(d) x 1.4(h) x 2(w)
 Power Supply: 5V DC from USB bus 

Marantz NA-11S1 € 3999,-

A very versatile player:

Streaming: AirPlay / DLNA (certified V1.5)

Internet: Spotify /last.fm

USB DAC: asynchronous USB 24/192 (driver for Windows)

USB port for iDevices

DoP (DSD over USB) DSD64/128

File formats: MP3 / WMA / AAC / ALAC / WAV / FLAC / FLAC HD

Remote app: iDevice / Android

Gapless playback

Inputs: Ethernet, coax , optical USB

Outputs: RCA / XlR /headphone

Added 2014

Marantz HD-DAC1 €799

DAC / Pre-amp / Headphone amp

DAC: CS4398

USB-B DSD Audio Streaming: DSD2.8 / DSD5.6

Signal to Noise Ratio: 106 dB

Added 2016

Matrix Audio X-Sabre US$ 1,099.95

It utilizes the ESS 9018 Sabre Reference DAC along with a XMOS 32bit/500MIPS high performance asynchronous USB interface to stream 1-Bit 2.8224MHz/5.6448MHz DSD, 24bit/352.8kHz DXD, and up to 32bit/384kHz PCM.

Added 2015

Matrix Audio element i US$ 990.-

Pre-amp with digital inputs over USB and SPDIF over coax and Toslink.

Streamer with ethernet and WiFi.

Protocols: Roon Ready, Qobus, Tidal, Airplay, DLNA

Local playback from external USB mass storage.

Control: remote / app for Android/iOS

Output

Line out over RCA and XLR

Headphone out

Added 2019

Meridian Explorer € 295

Small portable USB DAC with analog volume control on the headphone out, fixed line out combined with Toslink out.

USB receiver by XMOS
Driver for Win
DAC PCNM5102

Metrum Acoustics Pavane € 4950,-

NOS DAC

Balanced Dual Mono Non oversampling DAC
Forward (FPGA) corrected
4 DAC'S per channel in differential mode
45 VA via 3 separated toroidal transformers
110/115V AC 220/230V AC 60/50Hz
Input 1x optical, 2x coaxial 1x BNC and 1x RCA AES/EBU and USB
Output 1x stereo pair single ended 2 Volts RMS Output 1x stereo pair XLR balanced 4 Volts
RMS Frequency Response 44.1 kHz sampling 1Hz – 20 khz -2.5 dB
Frequency Response 192 sampling 1Hz – 65 kHz – 3dB and 384kHz (USB)
Distortion 0.006% THD Noise Floor -155 dB related to 2 Volt RMS
Output impedance RCA 100 Ohm, XLR 200 Ohm
Sampling rate Optical 44.1 – 96 kHz
Sampling rate Coax and AES/EBU: 44.1 -192 kHz
Sampling rate USB 44.1 – 384kHz
Dimensions 440 x 320 x 85 mm
Weight 10KG

Meitner Audio MA-1 DAC $7,000

XMOS USB 2.0 High Speed Interface: 16, 24 bit
sampling rate up to 192kHz
Thesycon USB audio class 2 driver for Win
Supports DSD over USB (DoP)
Available Digital Inputs:
• 1x USB
• 1x AES/EBU (XLR)
• 2x SPDIF (RCA)
• 2x TOSLINK (Optical)
Word lengths up to 24bit, and sample frequencies up to 192kHz are
supported on all digital inputs.
Analog Outputs:
• Balanced (XLR)
Output Line Level (0dBfs signal on AES/EBU input): 4.6Vrms
Output Impedance: 300Ω
• Un-Balanced (RCA)
Output Line Level (0dBfs signal on AES/EBU input): 2.3Vrms
Output Impedance: 150Ω

Monoprice Monolith Desktop Headphone Amplifier and DAC with THX AAA Technology $479.99

The most salient characteristic of this DAC is its amplifier.
It is powered by a AAA (Achromatic Audio Amplifier) as developed by THX.
THX claims to have infinitesimally low levels of noise, distortion and power consumption.

Added 2017

Monoprice MonolithTube Headphone Amplifier with ESS Sabre DAC $399.99

Tubed DAC, headphone amp and pre-amp

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Input Stage Tube Type	2x 6N3 (crossing over to US equivalents 2C51 or 396a)
Output Stage Tube Type	6N5P (crossing over to US equivalents US6080 or 6AS7)
Output Power (RMS)	0.95 watts/channel @600 ohms 1.1 watts/channel @300 ohms 1.1 watts/channel @150 ohms 1.0 watts/channel @64 ohms 1.0 watts/channel @32 ohms
Inputs	1x 3.5mm TRS stereo analog 1x unbalanced stereo RCA analog 1x USB Type-B digital
Outputs	1x 1/4" TRS stereo headphones 1x unbalanced stereo RCA analog
Headphone Impedances	16-32 ohms, 33-64 ohms, 65-150 ohms, 151-300 ohms, 600 ohms
DAC Chipset	ESS Sabre® ES9018S 24-bit@192kHz and 32-bit@384kHz
USB Receiver Chipset	Savitech SA9227
Direct Stream Digital™	DSD64, DSD128, and DSD256
Frequency Response	20Hz ~ 20kHz (-1dB)
Signal-to-Noise Ratio	≤ 98dB (A weighted)
Total Harmonic Distortion	< 1% @64 ohms
Dimensions	5.9" x 9.4" x 12.8" (150 x 240 x 325 mm)
Weight	20.5 lbs. (9.3 kg)

Added 2017

Motu M2 US$ 170 / € 199

Motu M2

AD/DA converter with ESS Sabre32 Ultra™ DAC

Added 2019

Mytek Brooklin €1,995.00 / US$1,995.00

up to 384k, 32bit PCM, native DSD
up to DSD256, DXD, 130dB Dynamic Range

DIGITAL INPUTS: USB2 Class2 (OSX, Linux driverless,
all formats), AES/EBU (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP), 2x S/PDIF (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP), Toslink/ADAT 2x S/PDIF (PCM up to 192k, up to DSD64 DOP), SDIF3 DSD up to DSD256

CLOCK: “Mytek Femtoclock Generator (tm)” 0.82ps internal jitter, Wordclock Input and Output (allows stacking multiple units for multichannel operation,
includes mch DSD)

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