- zero-feedback, fully-balanced discrete circuitry
- Ayre’s Asynchronous S/PDIF input.
- ESS ES9038PRO DAC chip
- Ayre & Morion jointly-developed crystal oscillator.
- Ayre’s Minimum Phase digital filter
- Single-pass 16x oversampling
- Ayre’s Diamond output stage
- Ayre’s exclusive Equilock circuit
- 100 step digital volume control
- Linear analog power supply
- High-speed circuit board material
- Ten digital inputs: Ethernet, Asychronous USB, AES/EBU (2), Optical (3), S/PDIF (3)
- Ayre Conditioner power line RFI filter
- AyreLink communication system
| Audio Inputs USB: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8, 384 kHz PCM 16, 20, 24 bits DSD64 and DSD128 (as DoP) Optical/SPDIF/AESEBU: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz PCM 16, 20, 24 bits DSD64 (as DoP) Network: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 kHz PCM 16, 20, 24 bits DSD64 (as DoP) Outputs Line Output: 4.5 Vrms balanced, 2.25 Vrms single-ended Headphone Output: 9.0 Vrms balanced, 4.5 Vrms single-ended XLR Input Polarity Pin 1 = Ground Pin 2 = Non-inverting (Positive) Pin 3 = Inverting (Negative) Power Consumption 60 watts in operating mode Dimensions 17.25" W x 13.00" D x 3.75" H (44cm x 33cm x 10cm) Weight 16 pounds (7.25 kg) |