DIGITAL SOURCE COMPONENTS
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ON THE HORIZON<br />
Antelope Audio Zodiac Platinum DSD DAC/<br />
preamp/headphone amp<br />
www.antelopeaudio.com<br />
Antelope Audio, known for their "atomic clock"-equipped<br />
Rubicon DAC/ADC-capable preamplifier, have added a new<br />
Zodiac Platinum DSD DAC ($5495 with Voltkus PSU). The<br />
Platinum DAC trumps the Antelope Audio Zodiac Gold by adding<br />
256X DSD support (and DSD upsampling to 256x), a 768 kHz<br />
sample rate, quad DAC architecture, a 64-bit up-sampler for<br />
PCM, and the ability to accept an atomic clock input.<br />
ExaSound E20 DAC and E28 DSD DAC<br />
www.exasound.com<br />
Building on the technology of their E20 DAC<br />
($2899), ExaSound’s new E28 DAC ($3299) is the<br />
world’s first multi-channel DSD DAC. It supports<br />
DSD up to 12.28 MHz, DXD up to 352.8 kHz/ 32-<br />
bit, and PCM up to 384/32. With automatic rate<br />
and sample switching, a bit-perfect custom ASIO<br />
driver for Windows, galvanically isolated USB, and<br />
an asynchronous USB interface, the E28 is based on<br />
the ESS9018 Sabre 32 reference DAC chip and offers<br />
eight discrete channels of analog outputs.<br />
dacs<br />
Bel Canto Asynchronous Stream Controller &<br />
PowerStream Monoblocks<br />
www.belcantoblack.com<br />
Bel Canto has gone upmarket with their new “Black”<br />
line of components. Designed to be used together,<br />
The Asynchronous Stream Controller ($20,000) and<br />
PowerStream Monoblocks ($15,000 each) represent a new<br />
way of arranging components in an audio system. With<br />
three boxes and only two connections, the Black system<br />
uses Bel Canto’s proprietary StreamLink fibre cable<br />
to connect the Stream Controller to the PowerStream<br />
Monoblock amps. With eight digital inputs, including<br />
USB and UPnP/DLNA Asynchronous interfaces and RCA<br />
analog as well as StreamLink and AES/EBU outputs, the<br />
Asynchronous Stream Controller represents Bel Canto’s<br />
designer John Stronczer’s latest thinking on how to build a<br />
low-noise digital hub.<br />
Ressonessence Labs Invicta Mirus DSD DAC<br />
www.resonessencelabs.com<br />
Resonessence Labs from Kelowna, British Columbia, had<br />
two outstanding new DACs on display. Resonessence’s<br />
flagship DAC is the Invicta Mirus ($4995) which uses dual<br />
ES9018 DACs to deliver 8 DACs per channel and 130 dB<br />
DNR with 0.0002% THD. The Mirus also supports DSD<br />
64/128, DXD and PCM 384/24. With custom up-sampling<br />
filters, balanced XLR and single-ended RCA analog<br />
outputs, asynchronous USB, and S/PDIF, Toslink, AES/<br />
EBU and S/D card inputs, the Mirus is fully-featured yet<br />
compact.<br />
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