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Gustard X16 MQA DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)

Gustard X16 MQA DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)

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GUSTARD DAC-X16 (2x ES9068AS) - Fully Balanced (Class A) MQA Capable DAC

* Fully unfold MQA files via S/PDIF with Bluesound Node & Node 2i!

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This DAC has shown great results ranking number 2 of all DACS ever tested by Amir from (Audioscience review)


 Functions and features:

1. Use two ESS company ES9068AS digital to analog conversion chips.
 
2. USB uses XMOS's xCORE-200 series 16 core XU216 processor, supports native DSD and 32 bit PCM.

3. Use 2 American ACCUSILICON femtosecond crystal oscillators as the global master clock.

4. The digital processing system uses Intel's ALTERA's large high speed CPLD logic array chip.

5. USB supports MQA full expansion decoding. C0AX/ AES/OPT/IIS supports MQA hardware rendering. Automatically recognize and render the MQA digital stream after the first level is expanded.

6. Highly recognizable white light OLED display,simple user interface, full-function remote control.

7. High-quality toroidal transformer, multiple sets of linear voltage regulators, and TI high-current ultra-low noise LDO chips used in key parts.

8. 0PA1612A high-performance operational amplifier composes analog circuit.

9. VISHAY MELF high-precision low-temperature drift resistance is used in the key part of the analog circuit part.


Product specifications


Sample rate supported by digital input channels:

C0AX:  PCM 16-24bit/44.1-192kHz; DSD DOP64
AES:  PCM 16-24bit/44.1-192kHz; DSD DOP64
OPT:  PCM 16-24bit/44.1-192kHz; DSD DOP64
USB:  PCM 16-32bit/44.1-768kHz; DSD DOP64-DOP256; 
         NATIVE DSD: DSD64-DSD512
IIS:  PCM 16-32bit/44.1-768kHz; DSD DOP64-DOP256; 
       NATIVE DSD: DSD64-DSD512
BT Bluetooth 5.0:  PCM LDAC,AAC, SBC,APTX,APTX LL,APTX HD and other high frequency encoding,
                             LDAC can achieve 24B/96K high code transmission
* USB input supported operating system: WIN7 SP1/WIN8/WIN10 32-64bit; macOS; Linux

Analog output performance:


Amplitude frequency response:  20-20kHz/+-0.08dB
DNR: >126dB
Crosstalk: -130dB@1kHz
THD+N: <0.00010% 1kHz
IMD: <0.0004%@-1dBFs
RCA Output level: 2Vrms VOLUME 00dB)
Output impedance 100 ohms
XLR Output level: 4Vrms(VOLUME 00dB)
Output impedance 300 ohms

Other specifications:

AC Power supply: AC 115V/230V    50/ 60Hz
Power consumption:<15W
Dimensions:220mm*50mm**170mm 
Weight: 2. 5Kg

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