Specifications

General

• Type: Dual-chassis digital-to-analog converter

• Options:

  • Additional digital input HD board

  • USB audio board

  • Ethernet streaming HD board

  • Clock sync board

• Upgrade path:

  • Dual-mono DAC (Separate left and right power supplies, 3 chassis)

  • C10 Statement DAC (C10 Conductor, C10 Master DAC, 4 chassis)

  • C10 Statement Mono DAC (C10 Conductor, C10 Master DAC, Mono PSUs, 5 chassis)

  • T10 Time Reference

  • D10 Reference Transport

• Color: Silver (standard), Anthracite or Champagne (option)

• Dimensions: 440 x 440 x 133 mm (W x D x H), all units (DAC, Power Supply)

• Weight: 20kg (DAC) + 23kg (power supply)

• Operating conditions: 5°C<T<35°C, 5%<humidity<85% no condensation

• Power supply: Selectable 100V, 115V or 230V AC, 47Hz to 63Hz

• Power consumption: <0.5W standby, 120W max in operation

User interface

• Display: 800 x 480 pixels, 24 bit RGB AMOLED

• Control: 5-button interface, Infrared remote control, Android app (iOS app to be released)

• Firmware update: via USB flash drive or the Internet

Digital input

• Type:

  • 1x CH Link HD, 1x AES/EBU (XLR), 1x S/PDIF (RCA), 1x S/PDIF (TOSLINK) per Digital input board (1x standard)

  • 1x USB type B per USB input board (optional)

  • 1x RJ-45 on Streaming HD input board (optional)

• Sampling rate:

  • CH Link HD: PCM 44.1kHz to 768kHz, DSD 2.8224MHz to 22.5792MHz

  • S/PDIF, AES/EBU: PCM 44.1kHz to 192kHz, DSD 2.8224MHz (DoP format)

  • Ethernet: PCM 44.1kHz to 768kHz, DSD 2.8224MHz to 22.5792MHz

  • USB:  PCM 44.1kHz to 384kHz, DSD 2.8224MHz to 5.6448MHz (DoP format)

• Bit depth: PCM 16 to 32 bit, DSD 1 bit

• MQA: Full MQA decoding (unfolding and rendering) at 24bit/705.6kHz or 768kHz

• File Format:

  • PCM: WAV, AIFF, FLAC, ALAC, AAC and MP3

  • DSD: DSF and DFF

• Services:

  • Local: UpnP/DLNA, Roon ready, Audirvana compatible

  • Streaming: Qobuz connect, Tidal connect, Web radio

DAC

• Conversion type: DSQ R-2R, 24 bit /  2.8224 MHz, 8 DAC per channel

• Upsampling filter: Proprietary ultra-short, low-ringing, time-optimized, synchronous, 32-bit fixed-point PEtER algorithm

• Clocking option: clock master or synchronization to reference clock or optical disc transport

Analog Output

• Type: 1x Balanced XLR, 1x single-ended RCA per channel

• Level: High (5VRMS), Mid (2.5VRMS) or Low (1VRMS) on RCA output (twice as much on XLR output), user selectable

• Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise: <0.003% (@ 20Hz-20kHz, A-weighted)

• Bandwidth: DC to 155kHz (-3dB)

• Signal-to-noise ratio (@ 20Hz-20kHz, A-weighted):

  • >121dB, High output level

  • >120dB, Mid output level

  • >117dB, Low output level

• Noise (on XLR output):

  • <9μVRMS, High output level

  • <5μVRMS, Mid output level

  • <3μVRMS, Low output level