DS-10 EVO er en streaming DAC, der integrerer hovedtelefon-udgang og forforstærker i et smukt aluminiumskabinet. Baseret på den højt ydende AKM AK4493 DAC-chipset, kan den håndtere lydfiler op til PCM 32bit/384kHz og DSD512. DS-10 EVO har LAN, Wi-Fi og Bluetooth 5.0.

Den store forskel på DS-10 EVO kontra den billigere DS-10 er :

• PCM 32bit/384 kHz og DSD512 understøttelse.
• Firmware update over the air
• Wi-Fi Dual band 10/433 Mbps
• Tidal Connect

D/A Converter

• AKM AK4493 PCM (32bit/768kHz, DSD512)

Frequency response

• 20Hz-20kHz +/-0.1dB

THD (Total Harmonic Distortion)

• 0.001% max

Signal to Noise ratio

• 125dB

Dynamic range

• 120dB

Output impedance

• 50Ω

Preamp Stage Volume Control

• enabled/disabled

DIGITAL INPUTS

• 1 x RCA coaxial PCM asynchronous up to 24bit/192kHz
• 2 x TOS-optical PCM asynchronous up to 24bit/192kHz
• 1 x AES/EBU XLR PCM asynchronous up to 24bit/192kHz
• 1 x USB-A port DSD256 and PCM up to 32bit/384kHz, formatted in FAT32/NTFS (32Gb max for pen drives)
• 1 x USB-B asynchronous up to DSD512 and PCM up to 32bit/384kHz
• 1 x Network (LAN/WLAN) DSD256 and PCM up to 32bit/384kHz

ANALOGUE INPUT

• 1 x stereo mini-jack 3.5mm (input impedance 10kΩ)

AUDIO OUTPUTS

DAC

• 1 x stereo RCA unbalanced @ 2Vrms
• 1 x stereo XLR balanced @ 2Vrms

PREAMP

• 1 x stereo RCA unbalanced
• 1 x stereo XLR balanced
• 1 x headphone (6,3mm jack)

POWER

• Power supply: 100-240V / 50-60Hz
• Multiple Transformer proprietary power supply
• Power consumption: 35W
• Fuse 2A F

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

• LAN/WLAN (WiFi) 10/433Mbps 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Dual Band
• Bluetooth: High Definition 5.0 (44/16)

HIGH-QUALITY STREAMING

• Tidal, Qobuz, MQA, vTuner, Deezer, Spotify Connect, Airplay 2, Roon Ready, Tidal Connect

SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS (NETWORK)

• Up to PCM 32bit/384kHz
• AIFF (.aif, .aiff, .aifc)
• ALAC
• WAV (.wav) packed/unpacked
• FLAC
• MP3
• DSD256: DSF, DFF
• Apple Lossless
• OGG
• Monkey’s
• IMPORTANT: UPnP server must support DSD streaming in order to stream DSD files.

SUPPORTED MEDIA SERVERS

• All UPnP / DLNA / Roon

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

• 200 W x 80 H x 260 D mm
• Weight: Kg. 4 net - Kg. 5 boxed

FINISHES

• Brushed Aluminium available in Black, Gold and Silver

REMOTE CONTROL

• Multifunctional IR remote control

APP

• GN Control

CHAMELEON DAC

The 3 parameters of the Chameleon Function affect the sound independently, so you can change one at a time to fine-tune the DAC. The effects can also be combined for a total of 48 configurations, giving you virtually unlimited flexibility.
The parameter that affects the sound the most is the PCM EQ, which controls the DAC chipset. Here’s a summary of the settings:

1. (natural tone) = super slow roll-off
2. (acoustic tone) = short delay with slow roll-off, with a group delay of 5.3/Fs
3. (traditional tone) = slow roll-off
4. (harmonic sound) = short delay with low dispersion
5. (acoustic sound) = short delay with sharp roll-off, with a group delay of 6.25/Fs
6. (traditional sound) = sharp roll-off

We suggest starting the fine-tuning with the PCM EQ, then move to adjust the DEE, and lastly the DSD filter.

These two parameters are extremely delicate so the way they affect the sound is finer and less evident but can make quite a difference in some systems.