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.

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