DragonFly Black, the most affordable model of the award-winning DragonFly family, has been praised by Darko.Audio as “the quintessential everyman hi-fi product,” while its more sophisticated sibling, DragonFly Red, combines significantly improved performance with still exceptional value. The ESS 9010 DAC chip in Black and the higher-performance 9016 chip in Red employ minimum-phase filtering for naturally detailed sound.
While DragonFly Black uses a high-quality headphone amp and analog volume control, DragonFly Red includes a more advanced ESS headphone amp and a bit-perfect digital volume control that resides on the 9016 DAC chip itself—a sophisticated implementation that gives Red a unique combination of power and grip over the music. DragonFly Black outputs 1.2 volts—enough power to successfully drive all preamplifier input circuits and a wide range of today’s efficient headphones. With its higher 2.1-volt output, DragonFly Red is compatible with a wider range of headphones, including power-hungry, low-efficiency models.
gonFly Series
USB DAC + Preamp + Headphone Amp
From MP3 to MQA and High-Res: Naturally Beautiful Sound at Your Fingertips—
Whenever and Wherever You Want It.
Our flagship DAC
Make digital music audiophile standard, whatever your source
Digital music now comes from a multitude of sources, but your PC’s sound card is an afterthought. Pass the same file through the 851D’s twin DACs in dual differential mode and its 2nd generation Adaptive Time Filtering process and the music will sound extraordinary – just as the original artist intended.
We built the 851D using all our hi-fi know-how, so it has a large toroidal transformer, audiophile internal components and connectivity with as many sources as possible. There are digital TOSLINK, S/PDIF, BNC and AES/EBU inputs, while if you add a BT100 Bluetooth dongle you can pair with compatible devices. For your PC there’s an asynchronous USB audio input with a dedicated driver, allowing you to bypass the PC’s poor audio path.
The outpus are similarly designed with flexibility in mind, with both digital, balanced XLR and traditional RCA sockets. As the 851D is also a pre-amp so can be directly connected to a power amp such as our 851W or active speakers for further sonic benefits.
Works with everthing. 6 Digital inputs cover all commonly available digital audio interfaces, I2S, USB Audio, AES/EBU, COaxial 1(BNC), Coaxial 2 (RCA), Optical. Compatible with Windows and macOS operating system
CHORD QUTEST DAC (Diginal Analog Covnerter)
Qutest is our ‘pure’ DAC (it does not contain headphone amplification or rechargeable batteries like some of its range stablemates) and is designed to improve sound quality in the home. It is the latest evolution of our most affordable standalone DAC, the multi-award-winning 2Qute, which it directly replaces.
> Chipset: Chord Electronics Custom coded Xilinkx Artix 7 (XC7A15T) FPGA
> Tap-length: 49,152
> Pulse Array: 10 Element pulse array design
> Frequency response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/-0.2dB
> Output stage: Class A
> THD: <0.0001%kHz 3v RMS 300 ohms
> THD and noise at 3v RMS: 117dB at 1kHz 300 ohms \'a\' WEIGHTED (REFERENCE 2.5V)
> Noise 2.6 uV \'A\' Weighted: No measurable noise floor modulation
> Channel separation: 133dB at 1kHz 300 ohms
> Weight: 1kg
> Dimensions in cm H x W x D: 4.5 x 16 x 8.8
> Boxed Weight: 2kg
This ultra-high quality dedicated Headphone Amplifier creates simply amazing sound because it uses Current Feedback amplification technologies from Marantz’s high-end Premium 11 Series.
The powerful HD-DAC1 can drive audiophile high-impedance headphones up to 600 ohm - with complete MODE ease. All thanks to its three-level gain control, Marantz HDAM-SA2 modules, a high current audiophile DAC (CS4398), and its Premium Quality fixed and variable RCA outputs.
Optical and coaxial digital inputs as well as a USB-B port enable you to stream music directly from your PC or MAC; iDevices can also be connected via the USB port on the front. For even more connectivity we have also included an analog input. The USB-B works in asynchronous mode to support not only 192 kHz / 24bits high-resolution audio but also the DSD 2.8MHz and 5.6MHz for maximized performance and the most direct way to enjoy excellent quality. To safeguard quality when connected to a computer, we built extended isolation around the USB-B input to eliminate the chance of a high frequency noise being generated by the computer when entering the HD-DAC1. We even included a jitter remover and Dual Clock for extreme accuracy. Info on volume, input, resolution, etc. is shown on the stylish Marantz Porthole Display. The solid aluminum front is supported by a double layer bottom plate and retro-style side panels. Pure craftsmanship.
At first glance, the McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable may look like it’s just a turntable, but a closer look will reveal that it is in fact so much more. Truly a one-of-a-kind product, it is designed for those who want maximum flexibility in their home audio system but don’t want – or don’t have the space for – a large audio system in their home. With all the built-in connectivity the MTI100 offers, it can become the center piece of a modern home audio system for modern lifestyles.
Z20 DAC
The Z20 Digital to Analogue Converter (DAC) provides the perfect solution to high quality reproduction of digital audio, from whatever source. It can be the interface between a PC, Mac or laptop and your hi-fi system, and it can provide a sonic upgrade to the stereo sound from your CD, DVD or Blu-Ray player.
The Rega DAC-R is a 16/20/24-bit at 32kHz to 192kHz digital to analogue
converter. Incorporating an enhanced version of the Rega designed circuit,
the DAC-R offers the highest possible resolution over all inputs including
fully asynchronous USB with the addition of remote functionality.
S.M.S.L M500 includes a full MQA Decoder which will unfold the file to deliver the highest possible sound quality. At this level of playback you will be hearing what the artist created in the studio. M500 supports MQA decoding via USB input only
he unit uses AKM\'s flagship DAC chip the AK4497, with a well-esigned circuit that delivers an unprecedented 0.00015% (-116dB) distortion!
The 2nd XMOS solution, PCM supports up to 32bit/768kHz, and DSD supports up to DSD512, a custom driver for Native DSD.
The latest Qualcomm (original CSR) Bluetooth solution supports UAT / LDAC/ aptX-HD / AAC / SBC and other encoding formats and audio up to 24bit /192kHz!
The clock system uses 2 independent ultra-low clock jitter and phase noise crystal as the audio clock.
Built-in power purification system supplying very low noise power for DAC and LPF circuits.
Lots of audio grade components, include low-noise resistors, Hi-End OPAs,
Premium Chipset Configuration.
The Topping D90 has a premium chipset configuration. It has a flagship DAC chip from AKM, AK4499 that provides a velvet sound experience with a smooth and detailed sound output. The D90 is equipped with a powerful XMOS XU208 USB Chip that supports USB decoding up to 32-Bit/768kHz and DSD up to DSD512 natively. Other chips include AK4118 S/PDIF Chip handling
Multiple Input Support.
The Topping D90 provides you with a variety of input options to choose from. You can use USB input, Optical input, Coaxial Input, or Bluetooth Input methods. Bluetooth here supports all hi-res codecs including Aptx HD, LDAC, and many more.
MQA Support.
The latest variant of Topping D90 supports MQA decoding functionality. MQA stands for Master Quality Authenticated Audio. MQA enables the delivery of studio-quality sound in digital files small enough to be streamed.
