Europese primeur: Aqua Acoustic DAC’s bij Streaming4Home

Redactie HiFi.nl | 31 oktober 2013

Het Italiaanse Aqua Acoustics lanceert twee nieuwe D/A converters: de La Voce Mk II (€ 2.095) en de La Scala Mk II (€ 4.590). Daarnaast is ook het La Diva cd-loopwerk (€ 7.550) beschikbaar.

Beide D/A converters zijn elk voorzien van meerdere digitale ingangen, waaronder een asynchrone USB-poort, die signalen tot 192 kHz/24 bit aan kan.

Op zaterdag 9 november organiseert Streaming4Home een luisterdag waar de nieuwe DAC’s worden voorgesteld, samen met de Digibit Aria muziekserver, de Modwright LS-36.5 buizenvoorversterker, de KWA 150 SE eindversterker en de Revel F208 luidsprekers.

Specs La Scala Mk II:

Native Sample Rates Supported

S/PDIF - AES/EBU :

24 bit / 192 KHz

AQlink - I2S serial bus :

24 bit / 384 Khz

Asynchronous USB

(High Speed)

USB Type B

Digital Receiver

PLL (phase locked loop) technology 128 or 256 FS internally selectable

AQlink (I2S bus)

CMOS level

Digital filter

Proprietary DFD (Direct From Decoder) digital decoding without digital filter

Oversampling factor

1x

Expansion slot

Optional digital decoder board for future expansion

Digital to analog conversion type

Multibit sign magnitude R2R ladder (upgradable)

Analogue Outputs

UNBAL 2 RCA Output 2.6 V RMS

BALANCED (symmetrical output) 2 XLR Output : 5.2V RMS

Current / voltage conversion (I / V)

Transformer (I / V)

Output Impedance

100 Ω RCA - 200 Ω XLR

Load Impedance

10 k Ω (min.)

Frequency Response

20Hz to 20kHz +0.5dB/-0.5dB

Phase Response

Linear phase

THD + N

<0.1% 1KHz -20dB

Front Panel

Power, input selector, Phase Invert switch

Power Consumption

100-115V / 220-240V; 50 or 60Hz - 58VA

Dimensions

( W x D x H ) 450 x 370 x 100 mm

 


Front finish

Satin Alu Silver or Satin Black

Case finish

Grey Nextel powder coated

Specs La Voce Mk II

Native Sample Rates Supported

S/PDIF - AES/EBU :

24 bit / 192 KHz

AQlink - I2S serial bus :

24 bit / 384 Khz

Asynchronous USB

(High Speed)

USB Type B

Digital Receiver

PLL (phase locked loop) technology 128 or 256 FS internally selectable

AQlink (I2S bus)

CMOS level

Digital filter

Proprietary DFD (Direct From Decoder) digital decoding without digital filter

Oversampling factor

1x

Digital to analog conversion type

MODULAR:

Multibit sign magnitude R2R ladder (PCM1704-K DAC option)

Analogue Outputs

UNBAL 2 RCA Output 2.1V RMS

BALANCED (asymmetrical output) 2 XLR Output : 4.2V RMS

Current / voltage conversion (I / V)

Resistor passive (I / V)

Output Impedance

100 Ω RCA - 200 Ω XLR

Load Impedance

10 k Ω (min.)

Frequency Response

20Hz to 20kHz +0.5dB/-0.5dB

THD + N

<0.1% 1KHz -20dB

Front Panel

Power, input selector

Power Consumption

100-115V / 220-240V; 50 or 60Hz - 58VA

Dimensions

( W x D x H ) 450 x 310 x 100 mm

 


Front finish

Satin Alu Silver or Satin Black

Case finish

Grey Nextel powder coated


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