The Nēo ACE from Moon is “A Complete Experience of musical ecstasy” says the company’s press release. The all-in-one ACE is an integrated amplifier and streaming DAC music player so all you need do is simply hook up a pair of speakers, connect to the internet and play. The ACE features Moon’s MiND* control system which provides a full graphic interface allowing access to a digital music library or streaming service.

The ACE features all-new advanced setup software and will decode DSD up to DSD256 and 32- bit/384kHz PCM. The ACE also features a moving magnet phono preamplifier and has RS-232 and IR ports for use in custom-install environments.

RRP £2,800, though on offer at £2500 until July 1st

MOON NEO ACE FEATURES 

• Three line-level inputs including a front-mounted 1/8” mini-jack for personal media
• Headphone output on 1/4” TRS jack located on the front
• Seamless integration with MOON’s MiND
• Eight (8) digital inputs include USB (hi-res audio), SPDIF (2), Optical (2), aptX® Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi and Ethernet
• The first MOON product using an OLED type screen – provides more detailed information.
• Simple MiND setup via on-board software
• Moving magnet phono preamplifier
• Analogue inputs are configurable to “pass-through” mode, which bypasses the gain stage to accommodate components like a home-theatre processor

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 

• Output Power at 8Ω: 50 Watts per channel
• Input Sensitivity: 370mV – 3.0V RMS
• Input Impedance : 11,000Ω
• Gain: 37dB
• Signal-to-noise ratio: 100dB @ full power
• Frequency response (full range): 10Hz – 60kHz +0/-3dB
• Crosstalk: 90dB

   THD (20Hz – 20kHz @ 1 watt/50 watts): 0.015% / 0.02%

• Intermodulation distortion: 05%
• PCM Bit-depth range/sampling rates: 16-32bits / 1-384kHz
• DSD sample rates: DSD64, DSD128 & DSD256
• Shipping weight: 24 lbs / 11 Kgs
• Dimensions (width x height x depth): 42.9 x 8.9 x 36.6