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Upsampling DAC with volume control and Linearized R-2R with four PCM1704 chips per channel offers PCM 24 bits, 705.6kHz or 768kHz, DSD via DoP up to DSD512.

SMSL Audio has introduced the flagship desktop DAC SMSL RAW Pro-DAC1 based on the ES9039MSPro chip from ESS Technology. This DAC supports hardware decoding of the signal in the MQA format, which allowed the model to receive MQA and MQA-CD certification.

The Musicnote brand has introduced the Musicnote CD-MU8 MK CD player, which has replaced the CD-MU8 model. The new device is based on two flagship ES9038Q2M DAC chips from ESS Technology – one for each channel. The circuit also uses low-noise operational amplifiers OPA2604, which provide significantly better characteristics compared to the widely used LME49720 and OPA2134, and Nichicon KG, KZ capacitors, as well as MUSE capacitors.

The Pythos network music transport has been designed to deliver flawless playback of music – from standard CD resolution to high-resolution PCM and DSD. The built-in CD drive allows you to copy your music library on physical media to online storage and have almost instant access to any track. Or you can get high-resolution content from subscription-based streaming services.

OtM company has introduced the SOtM sMS-2000 - the flagship network transport, equipped with audio server functionality. The new device is offered in various configurations, differing in the amount of internal storage.

The Schiit Audio Gungnir 2 DAC expands on Schiit Audio’s multi-bit approach. It uses a new balanced analog stage and four medical/defense-grade DAC8812CRUZ converters with a proprietary time- and frequency-domain-optimized digital filter (based on an Analog Devices DSP). It can be user-switched to operate in a no-oversampling (NOS) mode to bypass the digital filter.

The engine of the Chord Hugo TT2 is a Xilinx Artix 7 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) custom coded by Rob Watts – it consists of 86 cores, each running in parallel at 208 MHz, and the overall system design is now based on ten elements. As result, the time reconstruction filter, 16FS WTA 1, operates with 16x oversampling and an accuracy of 98,304 weighting coefficients (taps). Disclaimer - Hugo 2 operated with 49,152 taps.

The heart of this DAC is not even a DA-converter, but a tube output stage, which forms a unique sound signature. Well, the new model has finally added the option - the ability to roll (change) tubes. Compatible with power tetrodes and pentodes, plus only one and common 6.3 V heater voltage, enabled LampizatOr Atlantic 3 TRP to offer tens of different tube types to be used alternatively. TRP = Tube Rollers Paradise, as the company wrote.

The player is equipped with an SACD/CD drive, as well as a network streamer and a high-quality DAC with various digital inputs.

With several key enhancements, S1 EVO redefines digital audio playback, offering unprecedented precision and clarity.