Emmlabs Da2 v2 User manual

DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL

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Version 1.1

Welcome 002

ank you for choosing EMM Labs

DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL

Front Panel & Functions

Features & Specifications

DA2 V2 Audio Converter

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Table Of Contents

Welcome 002

Table of Contents 003

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Rear Panel & Functions 010

Operation 012

Infrared Remote Control 020

Safety Instructions 004

Warranty 005

DSD, DXD and MQA®Audio 018

DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL

Safety Instructions

Prior to Installing you new EMM Labs product please read the following safety

instructions:

• Read and follow all instructions.

• Keep these instructions.

• Do not use or install product near any sources of water, rain and/or

moisture.

• Clean using only a dry cloth.

• Install only in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

• Refer all servicing to approved service personnel.

• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

• Do not install product outdoors or in direct sunlight.

• Leave at least 10cm or 4 inches around product to ensure proper

ventilation.

• Do not place product near strong electrical or magnetic

radiation/emissions or near a power amplifier.

This EMM Labs product must be connected to a mains socket outlet with a protective

earthing connection (grounding pin).

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO WATER OR MOISTURE.

EEC: This product has been designed and tested to comply with the limits set out in

EN55013, EN55020 and EN 60065:2009 (electrical safety).

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Warranty

EMM Labs warrants the DA2 V2 product against defects in material

and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of time

specied by the product’s serial number from the date of rst

delivery to the owner. e warranty time period is 5 years. Warranty

is limited to the original owner and is non-transferable.

EMM Labs will pay for return shipping charges back to the owner

when the product is sent to EMM Labs within the rst 90 days aer

purchase (US and Canada end-users only). Otherwise, owner will be

responsible for all shipping charges to and from EMM Labs.

For all warranty claims, a copy of the original invoice must

accompany the product.

Opening the product or modifying it in any way by the owner,

including but not limited to cryogenic treatment, will void any

warranty.

Please contact EMM Labs ([email protected]) for RMA number

and shipping instructions before shipping any product to EMM Labs.

EMM Labs products are sold worldwide through authorized dealers

with restricted territories. EMM Labs product purchased from

non-authorized dealers or from a dealer selling outside his / her

authorized territory will automatically void product warranty.

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DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER

e DA2 V2 is our updated agship 16xDSD/DSD1024 stereo D/A

converter. It is the the next evolutionary step in our line of award

winning, critically acclaimed range of high end converter systems.

Along with a multitude of inputs, the DA2 V2 also supports DSD,

2xDSD, DXD, and now includes MQA® technology, enabling playback

of MQA® audio les and streams via USB Audio, delivering the sound

of the original master recording.

e DA2 V2 has:

• Ed Meitner’s proprietary discrete Dual Dierential

16xDSD/DSD1024 DACs.

• Latest generation 16xDSD Meitner Digital Audio Translator

(MDAT2™) signal processing technology

• Latest generation enhanced MFAST™ technology for instant

signal acquisition and jitter-free performance

• Next generation MCLK2™ proprietary master clock

• Updated USB interface with hardware galvanic isolation

• 24bit,192kHz and DSD support on all inputs DSD, 2xDSD,

DXD (352/384kHz) and MQA® full decoding over USB

• Exclusive aerospace-grade ceramic circuit boards

• EMM Optilink connection for both NS1 Streamer and EMM

CD/SACD Transports

• Polarity inversion performed in the digital domain

• USB port for future soware upgrades

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Features & Specifications

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Features & Specications

2-Channel D/A conversions:

• from PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz) and DSD to analog

• from 352DXD, 384DXD, DSD, 2xDSD and full MQA® decoding to analog via USB

• from 44.1kHz to 192kHz and DSD to analog via EMM Optilink

Supported digital input formats:

• AES/EBU

• Two COAX SPDIF

• Two TOSLINK SPDIF

• EMM Optilink

• USB Audio

Analog outputs and impedances:

• Balanced on XLR (300Ω)

• Unbalanced on RCA (150Ω)

Output levels (High/Low):

• XLR outputs: 7.0/5.0V (+19.1/16.2dBu)

• RCA outputs: 3.5/2.5V ((+13.1/10.2dBu)

Note:

1. XLR analog outputs are balanced with pin 2 hot, pin 3 cold and pin 1 ground.

2. For proper digital audio data transfer (especially high resolution PCM and DSD)

appropriate high quality TOSLINK, SPDIF, AES and USB 2.0 cables must be used.

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Features & Specifications

Features & Specications

System control via Infrared remote and serial RS-232 ports

Power supply:

• Power factor corrected

• Factory set to 100V or 115V or 230V, 50/60Hz operation

• Power consumption: 30W

• Dimensions W x D x H: 438 x 400 x 161mm

• Weight: 17kg

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Front Panel & Functions

1. Standby/Power-Save button:

Toggles the operation between on and power-save mode. In power save mode the

remote control and all front panel functions become inactive.

2. Display

3. Button Bar:

Context sensitive function buttons.

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Rear Panel & Functions

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Rear Panel & Functions

1. Product model and serial number indicator:

Warranty void if model/serial number indicator is not attached to unit, missing or

damaged whereby serial number cannot be seen.

2. Main Power Switch

3. Product VOLTAGE indicator:

Indicates working voltage of the DA2 V2. Only use with indicated line voltage.

4. Main Power connector

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Rear Panel & Functions

5. Digital Inputs (All inputs support up to 24bit, 192kHz and DSD. USB Audio input

additionally supports DXD and DSD/DSD64 and 2xDSD/DSD128 streaming):

• EMM Optilink: input for interconnection with an EMM Labs transport.

• USB Audio: PCM, DXD, DSD & MQA® from computer, media player, server

• AES/EBU: AES/EBU (XLR) PCM digital audio input.

• COAX: SPDIF (RCA) format PCM digital audio input.

• PDAI: SPDIF (RCA) format PCM digital audio input.

• TOS1: SPDIF (TOSLINK) format PCM digital audio input.

• TOS2: SPDIF (TOSLINK) format PCM digital audio input.

6. Analog Line Output:

• Le and Right Balanced (XLR) Connectors

• Le and Right Un-Balanced (RCA) Connectors

• Output Line Level with 0dBfs signal on AES/EBU input (High/Low):

XLR outputs: 7.0/5.0V (+19.1/16.2dBu)

RCA outputs: 3.5/2.5V ((+13.1/10.2dBu)

7. System

Remote:

• Wired RS232: RS232 communication port. See Appendix A.

Service:

• USB data port for rmware upgrades (see separate USB update

instructions)

• RESET button used to temporarily access the backup rmware.

Only for diagnostic purposes. Should not be used during normal

operation.

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Operation

Main Screen

Main screen shows input and sample rate information plus the 4 main functions:

1. Mute

Mute the DA2 V2 by pressing the button directly below the “MUTE” function

on the display. When muted the display will show “MUTED” and it will be

highlighted.

2. Polarity

Toggle the analog output polarity by pressing the button directly below the

“POLARITY” function on the display. When polarity is inverted the display

will show “INVERTED” and it will be highlighted. Polarity inversion is

performed in the digital domain.

3. Menu

Engage the “MENU” function by pressing the button directly below it and a

a pop-up menu will open with 5 features (details in following pages):

• CONTRAST & BRIGHTNESS - display brightness and contrast controls

• ASSIGN INPUT BUTTON 1 - assigns a xed input to input button 1

• ASSIGN INPUT BUTTON 2 - assigns a xed input to input button 2

• REMOVE ASSIGNMENTS - removes input button assignments

• RESET SETTINGS - reverts the settings back to factory default.

Output gain and Optilink settings are saved here as well.

4. Input Toggle Back (◄) or Forward (►)

Toggle/scroll through the DA2 V2 source inputs using the back (◄) button or

forward (►) button.

EXIT   ENTER

CONTRAST & BRIGHTNESS

ASSIGN INPUT BUTTON 1

ASSIGN INPUT BUTTON 2

REMOVE ASSIGNMENTS

SAVE/RESET SETTINGS

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USB DSD128

MUTE UNITS MENU ◄ INPUT ►

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Operation

Menu Details

Use the up/down arrow keys to select one of the 5 features from the pop-up menu.

Press the “ENTER” button to select. Feature details:

1. CONTRAST & BRIGHTNESS

Use the CONTRAST & BRIGHTNESS feature to change the display brightness

and contrast settings. Starting with the brightness setting, use the le and right

arrow buttons to adjust the level of brightness then press the “SAVE” button to

save the brightness setting. Press the “NEXT” button to access the CONTRAST

control. e process to set and save the contrast setting is the same as setting

the brightness. Press the “EXIT” button to exit the CONTRAST &

BRIGHTNESS controls.

2. ASSIGN INPUT 1 & ASSIGN INPUT 2

Using the ASSIGN INPUT 1 & ASSIGN INPUT 2 feature, you can directly

assign up to two DA2 V2 inputs to the front panel buttons rather than using

the back (◄) and forward (►) scroll/toggle buttons. First select either ASSIGN

INPUT 1 or ASSIGN INPUT 2 from the main pop-up menu. Once selected you

will be given a list of available inputs to assign to the button. Select an input

from the list by using the up () and down () scroll button. Save the input

selection to the button by pressing the “SAVE” button. You can assign one or

both inputs. If you just assign one input to a button, the other button can still be

used to scroll through the DA2’s inputs. Press the “EXIT” button to exit the

ASSIGN INPUT controls.

EXIT   SAVE

Assign

INPUT 1

EMM

USB

AES

COAX

PDAI

TOS1

TOS2

►

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EXIT ◄ NEXT ► SAVE

Adjust BRIGHTNESS

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Operation

Menu Options

3. REMOVE ASSIGNMENTS

e REMOVE ASSIGNMENTS feature allows you to remove a previously

assigned inputs individually. You can also completely remove all inputs assigned.

Press the button below the input you want to remove and this will remove the

input assigned to it. To remove all assigned inputs, press the “REMOVE ALL”

button. Press the “EXIT” button to exit the REMOVE ASSIGNMENTS controls.

4. RESET SETTINGS

Press the “EXIT” button to exit the RESET SETTINGS menu.

Press the “GAIN” button to set the output gain to “LOW” or “HIGH”.

Press “RS232” button to set the RS232 behavior. Set to “STREAMER” for use

with the NS1 Streamer. Set to “REMOTE” to work as a standard RS232 port.

Press the “RESET” button to reset the DA2 V2 back to factory defaults.

SAVE all User Settings

or RESET to factory defaults.

EXIT GAIN RS232 RESET

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LOW STREAMER

To remove Input Assignment

press the assigned button.

EXIT USB EMM

REMOVE

ALL

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Operation

Basic Operations and Input Connections

e main screen shows the current input that is being used and sample rate. e

sample rate is shown when a valid digital audio stream is detected. If there is

nothing connected or there is no valid audio stream “NO LOCK” is displayed.

Along with sample rate, the type of MQA® stream is also displayed.

e DA2 V2 has a host of digital inputs :

EMM Optilink(EMM): Proprietary ST glass optical connection to the NS1

Streamer or to an EMM Labs CD/SACD transport or

player eg. TX2, TSDX, XDS1 or TSD1.

USB Audio (USB) : USB Audio connection supports up to

24bit 192kHz PCM, DXD 352 and 384kHz, DSD64

and DSD128 (2xDSD) and MQA® using USB 2.0 cables

AES : Balanced digital interface supports up to 24bit 192kHz

and DSD via XLR 110Ω digital cables.

COAX COAX S/PDIF interface which supports up to 24bit

192kHz and DSD via RCA 75Ω digital cables.

PDAI : Same as COAX S/PDIF interface.

TOS1 : TOSLINK optical interface supports up to 24bit 192kHz

and DSD via TOSLINK optical interface.

TOS2 : Same as TOS1.

Connect the source digital outputs to the appropriate DA2 V2 digital inputs and

select the appropriate input using the input toggle/scroll back (◄) or forward

(►) buttons.

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USB DSD128

MUTE UNITS MENU ◄ INPUT ►

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Operation

DA2 V2 AUDIO CONVERTER OWNER’S MANUAL

Basic Operations and Input Connections

TX2 and DA2 V2 Quick Connect:

Connect the EMM Optilink cable from the TX2 to DA2 V2 (same for TSDX/XDS1/TSD1)

Additionally for the TSD1 External Clock switch must be set to internal:

Using either the remote or the front panel of the DA2 V2 select EMM Link. e display will

show the appropriate sample rate when locked.

TX2 DA2 V2

EMM Optilink Cable

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Operation

Basic Operations and Input Connections

DA2 V2 USB Audio:

1. First, use only an appropriate well-sheilded certied USB 2.0* cable to connect from

any USB digital audio source component’s (computer, laptop, media player etc.)

output to the DA2 V2’s USB Audio input (NOT the USB service port).

2. e DA2 V2’s USB Audio interface uses the B-type USB connector similar to

connectors used on printers. Please see image below:

3. Select the USB Audio input using the input selector buttons or remote.

4. For MAC OSX systems, no driver is needed. OSX has the appropriate USB driver

already installed.

5. For Windows systems install the provided USB audio driver or download from the

product specic section of our website https://www.emmlabs.com located in the

Please read and carefully follow the driver installation instructions.

6. Kernel, ASIO and WASAPI drivers will be installed.

For Windows Media Player playback; in Windows Control Panel set the default sound

playback to the listed USB Audio device as per the installation instructions.

*Not using proper USB cables will cause audio issues between digital source and DAC.

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Operation

Basic Operations and Input Connections

In general for most audio applications you will be able to select the DA2 V2 USB

Audio device from within the application. en choose the appropriate drivers,

ASIO, WASAPI or Kernel, you want to use with it.

DSD, DXD and MQA® Audio

1. e DA2 V2 currently supports DSD (DSD64), 2xDSD (DSD128), DXD

and MQA® audio le streaming and conversion over USB. DSD streaming

uses DoP specication.

2. Please make sure that your DA2 V2 has the latest installed rmware and

drivers. If unsure please email su[email protected]m with your DA2 V2

serial number and our engineers will be able to tell you if you need to

update your unit.

3. DSD and 2xDSD audio les have the extension DFF and DST. DXD les

(PCM 352 and 384kHz) and MQA® are available in standard letypes like

WAV or FLAC. You can use any mediaplayer like JRiver, Roon, Audivarna

or a standalone media/network player to play these les to the DA2 V2.

4. Every media player will have specic installation and setup procedures

for enabling DSD, DXD and MQA® le streaming. Please consult its specic

soware manual to properly enable these features.

5. Some soware/hardware manufacturers also provide quickstart and

soware setup guides.

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Operation

DSD, DXD and MQA® Audio

6. When setup correctly samplerate and le types will be displayed on the DA2

V2 display.

7. Depending on the digital source, when playback of DSD material is paused

or stopped the display may indicate a PCM samplerate rather than DSD.

is is normal for DoP functionality. Once playback is restarted the DA2

V2’s display will once again show that it is receiving DSD information.

8. e DA2 V2 supports the full unfolding of MQA® audio les using its

custom implementation of the MQA® decoder and renderer.

9. Depending on the media player and source material, the display will show

the type of MQA® le (‘MQA’ or ‘MQA Studio’) and the original sample rate.

‘MQA’ or ‘MQA Studio’ indicates that the product is decoding and playing

an MQA® stream or le, and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is

identical to that of the source material. ‘MQA Studio’ indicates it is playing

an MQA® Studio le, which has either been approved in the studio by the

artist/producer or has been veried by the copyright owner.

MQA® (Master Quality Authenticated) is an award-winning British

technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording.

e master MQA® le is fully authenticated and is small enough to

stream or download.

Visit mqa.co.uk for more information.

MUTE UNITS MENU ◄ INPUT ►

USB MQA

STUDIO

352 kHz

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Infrared Remote Control

Toggles the preset display brightness settings in DA2 V2.

ese buttons are used to select the digital source input:

• EMM : Selects the EMM Optilink input.

• PC : Selects the USB Audio input.

• AES : Selects the AES/EBU input via balanced digital XLR

• COAX : Selects SPDIF input via digital COAX/RCA

• TOS : Toggles between the two TOSLINK SPDIF inputs,

TOS1 and TOS2.

• PDAI : Selects PDAI SPDIF digital input via COAX/RCA

Toggles the analog output polarity. Polarity inversion is performed

in the digital domain.

Mutes the DA2 V2 outputs.

Toggles through all the DA2 V2 digital inputs.

Use the transport functions shown to control an associated EMM

Labs transport when used with the DA2 V2 (Red buttons).

Use the VOL+, VOL- and MUTE buttons shown to control an

associated EMM Labs preamp when used with the DA2 V2.

DAC:

INPUT:

POLARITY:

MUTE:

INPUT:

TRANSPORT:

PREAMP:

Infrared Remote Control

e remote control provides combined functions for both the DA2 V2

(Green), associated transport (Red) and some preamp functions

(Orange). e functions that are relevant to the DA2 V2:

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TRANSPORT

POLARITY

MUTE

VOLUME

DAC

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