Gold Note of Italy has announced the release of the All-in-One DS-10 in its PLUS version.

The DS-10 PLUS is a significant upgrade to the original DS-10 CLASSIC, which we reviewed last year here. the versatile 4-in-1 unit features a new generation D/A converter, UPnP-DLNA Streamer, line preamplifier and headphone amplifier with a 3.5mm jack analogue input.

Digital & Analogue

Standing between the worlds of digital and analogue music, the DS-10 PLUS now offers “the best of bot”h, giving audiophiles the opportunity to fully use it as a multi-source pre amp. With the DS-10 PLUS it is now possible to connect the Gold Note PH-10 phono stage or any other analogue source using it as a pure pre amplifier.

DS-10 PLUS is a real multitool product designed to sit at the centre of any High-End audio system, enclosed in a convenient compact-sized box exuding the Italian sense of “bellezza”.

Specifications

DAC: D/A Converter AKM AK4493 PCM up to 32bit/768kHz & DSD512 native

STREAMER: Roon Ready, MQA, Airplay, vTuner, Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, Spotify

CONNECTIVITY: LAN and WiFi, Bluetooth High Definition 5.0

DIGITAL INPUTS:

1 RCA Coax

2 Optical Tos-Link

1 AES/EBU XLR

1 USB-B DAC Input DSD512

1 USB-A host (for flash memories)

ANALOGUE INPUT: 3,5mm mini jack

AUDIO OUTPUTS DAC: stereo RCA @ 1Volt and balanced XLR @ 2Volt

AUDIO OUTPUTS PREAMP

Stereo RCA, balanced XLR;

1 headphone 6,3mm Jack on the front panel double gain

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 50Ω

FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz-20kHz +/-0.1dB

THD – TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: 0.001% max

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO: -125dB

PREAMP STAGE VOLUME CONTROL: enabled/disabled by remote

DYNAMIC RANGE: 120dB

SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS (NETWORK):

up to PCM 24bit/192kHz:

AIFF (.aif, .aiff, .aifc)

ALAC

WAV (.wav) packed/unpacked

FLAC

MP3

DSD64: DSF, DFF

Apple Lossless

OGG

Monkey’s

DSD64: DSF, DFF

IMPORTANT: UPnP server must support DSD streaming in order to stream DSD files.

SUPPORTED MEDIA SERVERS: all UPnP / DLNA / Roon

REMOTE CONTROL: included

CONTROL APP: available for iOS and Android, search “GN Control” on Apple App Store or “Mconnect Control” on Google Play Store

POWER SUPPLY: 100-240V, 50/60Hz Multiple Transformer proprietary power supply, Power consumption: 30W

DIMENSIONS: 200mm W, 80mm H, 260mm D

WEIGHT: 4kg net, 5Kg boxed

FINISHES: Brushed Aluminium in Black, Silver or Gold colour

Price

Suggested retail price: 2.890€

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