Chinese brand SMSL has announced August 20th as the release date for their new M500 DAC, though the price is yet to be confirmed.
The new SMSL M500 head/DAC/Pre will support MQA decoding and uses the ES9038PRO digital-to-analogue chip and ES9311 power supply chip. Processing is provided by the XMOS XU-208 to allow 32-bit processing and supporting DoP and Native DSD up to DSD512 via USB. 
SMSL claim the low noise and optimized clock processing on the M500 will give “ultra-low” levels of jitter and there is a separate headphone amp designed not to interfere with the main pre’s output.
Specifications
Inputs: USB, 2 x optical and coaxial.
Outputs: Headphone, RCA and XLR.
THD+N: 0.0002%.
Dynamic Range: XLR 125dB and RCA 120dB.
Signal To Noise Ratio: 120dB
Sampling Rates:
USB – PCM 44.1/768kHz and DSD 2.8224/22.5792MHz
Optical/Coaxial – PCM 44.1/192kHz and DSD64 (DoP)
Size: 85 x 88 x 197mm (WHD)
Read More Posts Like This
-
Meridian has announced the introduction of Director, the company’s latest DAC. Built in Britain, Director aims to provide the link between digital sources and a conventional analogue audio system. Featuring…
-
The DAC-V1 is an asynchronous USB digital to analogue converter with multiple digital S/PDIF inputs, volume control and a headphone amplifier. High-speed asynchronous USB input up to 24bit/384kHz 5 x…
-
Meridian Audio has announced Explorer2 a portable, compact and rugged USB including compatibility with MQA ‘Master Quality Authenticated’ lossless audio files. Building on the original Explorer – the Cambridgeshire-based company’s…
You must be logged in to leave a reply.