The Classic DAC/renderer is a digital-to-analog converter: it converts music provided by your digital sources (CD player, streamer, smartphone) and your computer into an analog signal, which is what, amplified appropriately by the amplifier, drives your acoustic speakers.
It has a full range of digital input connections, including a USB 2.0 port and an I2S port in PS Audio format, through which you can connect any source to the Classic DAC.
Its single-ended and balanced outputs allow it to be connected to any amplifier.
It is equipped with an infrared remote control through which it can be controlled.
It is designed with great attention to the quality of signal transfer and with sound quality in mind first. Its USB interface is galvanically isolated from the computer’s USB bus and is powered by a local power supply internal to the DAC. This prevents possible noise from the computer from affecting sound quality. The output stages that transfer the signal from the conversion IC to the analog outputs are made with discrete component circuits making use of top-notch components: film capacitors, anti-inductance resistors, and low-noise transistors. The section that generates the fundamental clocks for conversion is made with ultra-low phase noise quartz oscillators fed by a dedicated regulator, which is also ultra-low noise.
The Classic DAC/renderer supports PCM format from 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz, with 16-bit to 32-bit resolution. It also supports DSD format from 64x to 512x in native and 64x to 256x in DoP.
Recognizes and decodes MQA© encoding on all wired inputs.
M2Tech has adopted MQA to support Master quality playback and streaming. MQA is an innovative encoding algorithm that captures the original quality of the Master sound; “folds” the file into a smaller size for easy streaming or downloading; and authenticates the file when played on an MQA-enabled device.
M2Tech recognizes the sonic and technical advantages of MQA, so all M2Tech DAC products will include MQA in their format decoding pool.
Visit www.MQA.co.uk for more information.
