EsotericN-01XDNetworkDAC

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NetworkDAC N-01XD TheultimateNetworkxDAC onlyESOTERICcouldachieve Analluniquecircuitdesigncalled"MasterSoundDiscreteDAC",togetherwithafurtherrefinedsoundqualityNetworkModuleascoretechnologyresultintheultimateNetworkAudioPlayer/DAC,theN-01XD.TheoutcomeofESOTERIC'spassionthatstrivesfortheoriginalmastersound. Ourgoalwastoassembleacarefulselectionofrigorouslytesteddiscretecomponentsintoacompletecircuitthatcouldperfectlyreproduceallthedynamicsandenergyofmusic,whichissimplyunattainableusingordinaryintegratedchips.OurtopengineeringteamsputtheirprideonthelinetodesignandproduceaqualityofsoundthatcanonlybefoundinourMasterSoundDiscreteDACdiscreteD/Aconverter. LuxuriousMaterialsandPowerfulCurrentOutput TheN-01XD’sMasterSoundDiscreteDACisthemostrevolutionarytwo-channelstereoDACcircuitinESOTERIC’shistory,andisbasedontheoriginalcircuitdevelopedfortheGrandiosoD1XMonoblockD/AConverter.AsanextensionoftheD1X’sdesignphilosophy,anabundanceofluxuriousmaterialshavebeeninvestedintheconstructionofN-01XD’sMasterSoundDiscreteDAC,including32separateelementsforeachchannel.Eachofthese32elements,includingsuchkeycomponentsasaclockdriver,logiccircuitry,capacitorsandresistors,arekeptindependenttoensurethepurestoutputwithvirtuallynolossofmusicalenergy. AdvancedDigitalProcessingCapability TheN-01XDincludesESOTERIC’sexclusiveDelta-Sigma(ΔΣ)modulatorsupporting64-bit/512Fsaudiofrequencysampling.ToperformD/AconversiononparwithitsexcellentDSDandPCMcharacteristics,separateFPGA*digitalprocessingalgorithmsweredevelopedforeachconversionprocess.ThisenablestheN-01XDtoextracttheoptimumsoundqualityfromCDs,SuperAudioCDs,andnetworks.*FPGA:Field-ProgrammableGateArray UniqueESOTERIC-HCLD*OutputBufferCircuitwithEnhancedCurrentTransmission TheN-01XD’sESOTERIC-HCLDoutputbufferamplifierboastsanastonishinghigh-speedslewrate(responsespeed)of2,000V/µs.Currenttransmissionandspeed—themostimportantfactorsinthedesignofanyanalogoutputcircuit—havebeenpushedtothelimits,whilethearrayofEDLC**supercapacitorsusedinthebuffercircuit’spowersupplyprovideastaggeringcapacitanceof250,000μFperchannelforsolidbasssupportandexceptionalreproductionofallthedynamismofmusiccoupledwithasenseofrealismthatistrulybreathtaking.*HCLD:HighCurrentLineDriver**EDLC=ElectricDouble-layerCapacitor High-QualityES-LINKAnalogCurrentTransmission InadditiontoitsstandardXLRandRCAlineconnections,theN-01XDisalsoequippedwithEsoteric’sownES-LINKAnalogcurrenttransmissionsystem.TakingfulladvantageoftherobuststreamofcurrentsuppliedbyitsHCLDbuffercircuitrymakestheN-01XDlesssusceptibletothedetrimentaleffectsofsignalpathimpedance,ensuringmorepureandpowerfulsignaltransmissionthatmaximizessystempotentialtodeliveroutstandinganalogueaudiooutputtransmissionwhenconnectedtocomparablecomponents. TransportConnectionsforSuperAudioCDplayback TheN-01XDsupportsEsoteric’sproprietaryES-LINKdigitalwidebandtransmissionstandard.AnEsoterictransportcanalsobeconnectedusingeithertwoHDMIcablesorasingleXLRcabletoenableplaybackofSuperAudioCDs.*ES-LINKisanultra-widebanddigitalinterfacedevelopedexclusivelybyEsoteric.LikeourflagshipGrandiosoD1XMonoblockD/AConverter,theN-01XD’sES-LINKhasalsobeenupgradedtoVersion5tosupportwide-rangetransmissionusingtwoHDMIcables(Max:22.5MHzDSDor768kHz/48-bitPCM).TheHDMImulti-cableconfigurationisusedforfullybalancedaudiodata,LRclock,andbitclocksignaltransmission.Incontrasttoregulardigitaltransmission,noprocessingisrequiredforsignalmodulationatthesendingsideorfordemodulationatthereceivingside,thusallowingasignificantreductionintheDAC’sdigitalprocessingloadtohelprealizepuredigitalsignaltransmissionwithnearperfectoptimization. FullMQASupport TheN-01XDisalsocapableofMQAdecodingfordigitalinputsources(*).Inadditiontoconventionalnetworkinput,MQA-CDplaybackisalsopossiblewhenusedincombinationwithaCDtransport.*OnlyGrandiosoP1XsupportsES-LINKconnection.(AsofJune2020) NetworkAudio Withnetworkaudio,youcanrealizetheopulentdreamoffullaccesstoallyourmusicwithsuperiorsoundqualityfromthecomfortofyourlisteningposition.AllthatisrequiredbesidestheaudiosystemisaregularhomeLAN(suchasaWi-Firouter),tabletorsmartphone,andaNAS(NetworkAttachedStorage)deviceforstoringyourmusiclibrary.Withthesecomponents,youcaneasilybeginalifeofrelaxingmusicenjoymentwithuncompromisingquality.TheN-01XDfeaturesnoticeableimprovementsinnetworkplaybackquality,includingthelatestdevelopmentsinnetworkmodulesthatsupports22.5MHzDSDandlinearpowersupplytechnologywithoutanyswitchingelements. CompatiblewithaWideRangeofAudioSources TheN-01XDiscompatiblewith22.5MHzDSD,384kHz/32-bitPCMplaybackandahostofotherformats(DSF,DSDIFF,FLAC,AppleLossless,WAV,AIFF,MP3,AACandMQA).Gaplessplaybackcapabilityisalsoofferedinalllosslessformats. ESOTERICSoundStream EsotericSoundStreamisanAppleiOS/Androidnetworkplaybackappforsmartphonesandtabletsdesignedwithanemphasisonbothsoundqualityandintuitiveoperability.Musicaltrackscanbeeasilyselectedusingthesmartphone/tablettocreateacustomizedplaylistforlaterplayback.Allscreenshavebeenintuitivelydesignedforsimpleoperationandaccesstoplaylistsandlibraries,makingiteasyforanyonetouse.Yetitalsooffersanextensiverangeofrefinedfeaturesthatmeetthedemandsofeventhemostexperiencedusers.Keytothisachievementisasuperbsearchandretrievalfunctionthatfullyutilizestaginformation.Imagescanalsobestoredusingtheapp,enablingtheusertoinstantlyscrollthroughalbumartworkandlibrariesaccordingtoartist,yearofrecording,composerorothercategories.Thisuseoftaginformationevenallowstracksthathavethesamenamebutdifferentformatstobeeasilyidentifiedonscreen. CompatiblewithaWideSelectionofAudioCodecsandStreamingServices ESOTERIChaspartneredwithawidearrayofstreamingserviceandaudiocodecproviders,andpreparationsarecurrentlyunderwaytoprovidecompatibilitywithnewerservices.**InformationonnewlysupportedserviceswillbereleasedonESOTERIC'swebsite.Pleasenot,however,thatregionalrestrictionsmaybeappliedonsomeservices. TIDALBeginyourencounterswithnewmusicthroughTIDAL,ahigh-endmusicstreamingservicethathasofficiallypartneredwithESOTERIC.TIDAL'slosslessmusicdistributionserviceoperatesonafixedratebasis.Offeringinstantaccesstoitsenormoussoundlibrary,TIDALenablesuserstoenjoytheirfavoritemusiconlinewithexcellentsoundquality.QobuzESOTERICisanofficialpartnerofQobuz,theleadingHi-ResmusicstreaminganddownloadserviceinEurope.Benefitfrom1monthFreeQobuzHi-Fitrial(worth=£19,99€)RoonReadyRoonisthemostengaging,enjoyablewaytobrowseyourmusic.BeingRoonReadymeansthatESOTERICnetworkplayerstransparentlydiscoverandconnecttoRoon,withnonetworkconfiguration,withbitperfectdeliveryofaudiotoyourdac.Together,RoonandESOTERICdeliverthepower,flexibility,andperformancebenefitsofnetworkedaudio,withtheeasiestsetupandhighestreliabilityavailable.SpotifySpotifyisanon-linemusicstreamingservicedeliveringover40millionmusic.Twotypesofservicesareprovided,abasicservicecalled"SpotifyFree"forfree,andon-demandandhigh-qualitysoundsubscriptionserivecalled"SpotifyPremium"atflatrate.MQAMQAisanaward-winningtechnologythatdeliversmasterqualityaudioinafilethat'ssmallenoughtostreamordownload.Usingpioneeringscientificresearchintohowpeoplehear,MQAcapturesandauthenticatesthesoundoftheoriginalstudioperformance. MusicServerFunction(*) TheN-01XDhastwoUSB-Aports,oneeachonitsfrontandrearpanels,thatenableconnectionofuptotwolarge-capacityUSBstoragedevices(USBflashdrive,externalUSBHDD/SDD,etc.)foruseasamusicserver.ThisallowseasymusicplaybackevenwithoutaseparateNASforpeoplewhofindNASconfigurationtobetoocomplicatedandtroublesom.(*)HDD/SDDcannotbeinstalleinsidetheN-01XDunititself. EquippedwithFourPowerfulIndependentPowerSupplies Thekeytothepowerfulanddeep,richsoundprovidedbytheN-01andD-02Xliesintheirhigh-performancepowersupplies.TheN-01XDfeaturessignificantenhancementstoitspowersupplytoensureitdeliversevenmorerobust,lifelikesound.Itsbuilt-inD/Aconverterfeaturesatotaloffourindependenttoroidalpowertransformers,oneeachfortherightandleftchannels,digitalcircuits,andnetworkmodule.TheDAC'sregulatorutilizesalow-feedbackDCregulatorforminimizingfeedbackinadiscreteconfigurationthatusesnointegratedcircuits,butinsteaadoptstechnologyobtainedinthedevelopmentoftheGrandiosoP1XSuperAudioCDTransportandD1XMonoblockD/AConverter.Theresultisapowerful,expansivesound. NetworkModuleFeaturesHigh-Sound-QualityLinearPowerSupply Thankstorecentbreakthroughsinthedevelopmentofournetworktransports,thenetworkmoduleusesanewpowersupplydesignedwithlinearelementscustomizedforaudiouseinsteadofaregulatedswitchingpowersupply.Combinedwithitshigh-capacitancefiltercapacitors,Schottkybarrierdiodes,EDLC(ElectricDouble-LayerCapacitor)supercapacitorsboastingacapacitanceof2,333,333μF,andotherhigh-endcomponents,thisenablestheN-01XDtodeliverdramaticallyimprovedsoundquality. GrandiosoCustomVCXO*II TheN-01XDalsoincludesthesameGrandiosoCustomVCXOIIhigh-presicionclockdevelopedfortheP1XandD1X,whichfeaturesextremelylowlevelsofphasenoiseandexcellentcenteringaccuracy(±0.5ppm).TheN-01XD'sclockoutputenableshigh-precisionclocksynchronizationusingtheGrandiosoCustomVCXOIIasamasterunitbysimplyconnectingittoatransportwithaclockinputport.AnexternalGrandiosoG1orG-01XMasterClockGeneratorcanalsobeconnectedtosynchronizeinternacircuitswitha10MHzclockthatrivalsatomicclocksinitsprecision,thusrealizingevenhigherlevelsofsoundquality.USBinputandnetworkplaybackcanalsobesynchronizedwiththeexternalclock.*VCXO:Voltage-controlledcrystaloscillator USBAudioInterfaceSupports22.5MHzDSDandAsynchronousTransmission TheN-01XDisfurtherequippedwithUSB-Bportforconnectingtoacomputer.ThedriverandESOTERICHRAudioPlayer(musicplayerapplication)canbedownloadedforfreefromtheESOTERICwebsite.Theaudiointerfacesupportshighsamplingplaybackat22.5MHzDSDandasynchronoustransmissionforenablinghigh-fidelityplaybackfromevenstudiomasterqualitysources.InadditiontoitsUSBports,threetypesofdigitalinputports(XLRx1,coaxialx2,opticalx1)havealsobeenprovidedforconnectiontoawiderangeofdigitaldevices. Highly-RigidChassisDesign TheN-01XDfeaturesahighlyrigidchassisdesignincorporatingthick,duallayeraluminumandsteelpanelsandadouble-deckinteriorstructurethatbothsuppressesinterfencebetweencircuitsanddrasticallyshortenspowersupplywiringtoachievetheultimateinsoundquality.Additionally,everyslotandgrooveinthechassishasbeenpreciselylaser-machinedtoeffectivelyreducdvibration.Thechassis'entire5mm-thicksteelbottompanelissupportedbyourownESOTERICpinpointfeet(patentNo;JP4075477,JP3778108)toensurecompletemechanicalgroundingthatfurtherprotectstheunitagainsttheeffectsofvibration. SemiFloatingTopPanel Theenclosure'stoppanelutilizesascrewlesssemi-floatingstructurethatfurthercontributestotheN-01XD'sopenandexpansivesound.