Description.
Description
Signal input
Signal output
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Analog circuits
The HQ Reference DAC and DSD-DAC is a Stereo High fidelity DAC unit and includes advanced specification with high
performance. There are several of customizable settings within the HQ Reference DAC to optimize sound quality for a wide
range of setups.
Please read this Manual before installing and operating the unit to take full advantage of all the features of this unit.
Coaxial S/PDIF - RCA phono coaxial
Optical - TosLink optical
AES/EBU - balanced
USB 2.0 - Amanero USB
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Operating features
•Stand by. on/off
• Automatic detect / decode of external digital input
source.
• Multiple selectable digital filter settings with preset
selection.
• Analog output level and input preset selection.
• Full featured aluminium IR remote control
• Tube output to drive direct almost any amplifiers
Digital circuits:
The DAC unit is based on the ES9038 Sabre32 reference
DAC chip from ESS Technologies. It has a patented 32-bit
hyberstream DAC architecture and Time Domain Jitter
elimiminator. The Dac chip has build in filters for both PCM
and DSD and these filters can be adjusted by the user.
The Dac board is supplied from 9 low noise regulators
where 7 pcs are discrete extreme low noise LT3042
regulators are used for the most critical circuits.
The analog output is true unbalanced and full
banlanced.
Real Analogue output With Tube i/v. Balanced Output &
Unbalanced Output.
The Analog circuits are designed as a input stage is a
differential amplifier with 2 x 12 AU7 and 2 X 6DJ8 output.
The HQ9038-Tube DAC has an Analouge output design
that surpasses all earlier designs. The DAC chips balanced
output current are converted to a voltage using the HQ
unique technology. That gives a great experiences and
creates unbelievably stunning soundstage.
In particular, the output of the DAC has an impedance of
less than 100 Ohm and 3VRMS. Wich makes it ideal for
connecting the ES9038PRO to the power amplifier without
the need for a pre-amplifier, giving the strongest clarity in
the sound. In addition, the high-voltage supply for the
Tubes in the analouge output is optimized using Mosfets
vith very low internal resistance and a noise level of 1 uV.
The high- voltage supply are equipped with high end
components and includes several non-polarized MKP
capacitors that provide crystal clear sound, increased
dynamic and create deep and wide sound stage.
•Tube Unbalanced stereo analog output
32bit Digital Volume Control
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Front panel control functions
POWER: stand by on/off
INVERT: output polarity
INPUT: select (advance)
MUTE: outputs
Infrared remote controlfunctions
POWER: stand by on/off
MUTE: outputs
USB: input select
RCA: input select
XLR: Input select
OPT: Input select
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Music server
DAC integrates a Rasberry Pi3 to be the dedicated Music
Server. It Take advantage of the endless digital music
sources, especially the DSD64 format are very close to the
sound of the SA-CD. The time for using bundles of
expensive CDs and SA-CDs is over. This Music Server will
give you choose High resolution audio files. Actually, the
DAC plays all formats of digital music file.
•Tube full balanced stereo analog output
