PS AUDIO PerfectWave DirectStream DAC MKI Silver No Bridge Trade-In
Class A+ Stereophile rated DirectStream DAC converts any digital input format, such as PCM or DSD to a pure DSD stream and outputs near-perfect analog directly to your power amplifier or preamplifier. Whatever the format, whatever the sample rate, DirectStream is a pure DSD based solution that fulfills the promise of a high-resolution analog performance standard the originators of CDs promised over 30 years ago. Hear what’s been missing in your music for all these years. If you know the sound of music and instruments, and want to hear what’s been missing on your discs, then this DAC is right for you.
- Pure 100% DSD based D to A Converter
- Fully upgradable through software releases
- Resolution perfect volume and balance controls built in
- Upsamples PCM and DSD to 20x DSD rate
- DXD support
- Purely passive transformer coupled output
- Improves imaging and soundstage
- Simple, direct signal path with one master clock
- Hand written filters, processors and upsamplers
- Immune to incoming jitter problems from different sources
- Increased digital headroom
- No off-the-shelf IC DAC chips used
- Uncovers musical details masked by typical PCM based processors
- 7 digital inputs
- MQA and Tidal ready with optional Bridge II
- Fully balanced from input to output
- Color touch screen
Physical |
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| Unit Weight | 22 lbs [9.97 kg] |
| Unit Dimensions | 14” x 17” x 4” [ 36cm x 43cm x 10cm] |
| Shipping Weight | 31 lbs [14 kg] |
| Shipping Dimensions | 20.5”x 24” x 10” [52cm x 61cm x 25cm] |
Power requirements |
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| Input Power | Model specific 100VAC, 120VAC, or 230VAC 50 or 60Hz |
| Power Consumption | 30W |
Digtial audio inputs |
I2S(2), Coax, XLR Balanced, TOSLINK, USB, Network Bridge slot |
Sample Rates |
I2S, and USB -- 44.1kHz to 352.8kHz 16bit, 24bit, DSD 64, DSD 128 TOSLINK – 44.1kHz to 96kHz 16bit, 24bit XLR (AES/EBU)S/PDIF (coax)-- 44.1kHz to 192kHz 16bit, 24bit, DSD 64 |
Analog Audio Output |
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| Connector | RCA/XLR Unbalanced /Balanced (X2) |
| Output level, low | 0.282 VRMS Balanced 0.141 VRMS Single Ended |
| Output level high, maximum | 2.818 VRMS Balanced 1.414 VRMS Single Ended |
| Output Impedance | 100Ω/200Ω |
| Frequency Response | 20-20KHz +/- 0.25dB |
| THD&IM @ 1KHz (full scale) | <0.03% |
| Output Stage | Passive audio transformer, fed by high current, high speed analog amps producing double rate DSD. |
Data Handling |
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| Format | PCM or DSD |
| Sample rate (PCM) | 44.1kHz, 48.0kHz, 88.2kHz, 96.0kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz |
| Word length (PCM) | 16b, 18b, 20b, 24b |
| Data rate (DSD) | Standard (2.8MHz) or Double (5.6MHz) DoP as well as raw DSD on I2S and USB inputs |
| Input jitter reduction | effectively 100%, residual immeasurable. No input PLLs, FLLs. |
| Input Processing | 170MHz |
| Signal Processing | 50MHz |
| Synchronous Upsampling, all inputs | 28.224MHz |
| Digital Processing S/N ration | >146 dB |
| Digital Volume Control | Zero loss of precision |
| Analog Conversion method | Delta Sigma (DSD) Single-bit double rate |
I2S Digital Input |
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| Connector | HDMI |
| Format | PCM or DSD. DoP on all inputs as well as raw DSD on I2S inputs |
USB Digital Input |
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| Connector | USB “B” Type |
| Format | PCM or DoP v1.1 (DSD over PCM) |
| Transfer mode | Asynchronous |
90 Day acX Warranty
