aqua - acoustic qualityLa Scala MKIInewaqua - acoustic quality La Scala MKIIWe invite you to experience the heart and soul of your music through this distinguished and exemplary digital to analogue converter. *In home demo units available upon request* "It was an audio equ...5500.00

aqua - acoustic quality La Scala MKII

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Ships fromAlexandria, VA, 22312
Ships toUnited States and Canada
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We invite you to experience the heart and soul of your music through this distinguished and exemplary digital to analogue converter. 

*In home demo units available upon request*

"It was an audio equivalent of the Buddhist Middle Path  high up the mythical mountain."

Srajan Ebaen 
6MOONS            

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews2/aqua/1.html 

"There’s no doubt that this is the finest sounding DAC to  date to grace my life/system/website with its presence."

John H. Darko
DIGITAL AUDIO REVIEW

http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2014/03/aqua-hifi-la-scala-mkii-dac-review/ 

Since its
introduction in 2010, La Scala D/A converter has earned the distinction of
"the standard reference in a class by itself".

With its extraordinary sound quality and stylish appearance it has remained the
DAC of discerning audio enthusiasts.

La Scala MkII inherits the innovative proprietary DFD decoding without any
digital filter, assuring a pure and precise digital signal. In addition aqua -
acoustic quality has developed a single-stage signal amplifier: VALVE / MOSFET
direct-coupled and LED bias. It uses ECC81 tube - a High-Frequency triode - for
its low noise main feature. This is directly connected to High-Voltage MOSFET
to enable:


- simplicity

- wide bandwidth

- fast response

- no overshoot, no ringing, no roll-off

- lower output impedance compared to conventional circuits

- no feedback

- low distortion

 

Features


High performance proprietary DFD (Direct From Decoder) digital decoding without
digital filter for purest digital signal quality
• Custom designed
discrete circuit with high-speed photocouplers for Galvanic and magnetic
isolation between Digital stage and Analog DAC ground
• Jitter free
digital interface AQlink (I2S protocol), uncompromising digital connection to
La Diva cd transport
• Precision sign
magnitude R2R ladder DAC with 4 Burr-Brown PCM -1704K arrayed in a true
differential dual mono configuration
• Transformer
current / voltage conversion (I / V)
• Zero S/PDIF
Jitter design, digital receiver stage PLL (phase locked loop) technology
• High-performance
AQ Discrete Regulator (MOSFET, J-FET, BJT) for analog and digital DAC’s power
supply
• Valve-Mosfet
direct coupling analog stage in pure class-A without negative feedback
• MOSFET Virtual
battery circuit for analog anode supply
• Soft-start power
up for extended tube life
• etherCON RJ45
(AQlink) input connection, employs CAT6 cable can connect both RJ45 and
professional etherCON RJ45
• 2 separate low
noise power transformers, one for the analog and one for the digital section
• MODULAR DESIGN
with upgradeable multi board system
• Regulated DC
filament supplies with soft start for tubes
• Fully discrete
analog stage, not even a single Op-Amp is used
• Proprietary USB
Firmware / driver :
Apple MAC OS -
Linux OS : USB asynchronous native support, no need to install drivers software
• Fully upgradeable
asynchronous USB module with resolution up to 24 bit and 192 KHz, operates with
computers running OSX 10.7 and above, WINDOWS XP, 7 and 8 ASIO - WASAPI bit
perfect high-speed
• Digital phase
selector on front panel
• High-quality
parts selected for sound quality:
   - 105°
long life capacitors
   - low
noise Metal Foil ultra-precision resistors
   -
double metallized film pulse capacitor
   -
ultra-fast diodes
   -
halogen free cables
• Aluminium
anti-resonant cabinet with Nextel
• Designed and
handmade in Italy
• Input:
- etherCON RJ45 AQlink
(I2S serial bus) - 24 bit / 384 KHz
- AES/EBU balanced
110 ohm  -  24 bit / 192 KHz
- BNC coax (S/PDIF)
75 ohm  -  24 bit / 192 KHz
- RCA coax (S/PDIF)
75 ohm  -  24 bit / 192 KH
- USB port 
-  24 bit / 192 KHz
- AT&T (ST
Fiber) -  24 bit / 192 KHz (optional)

Please contact [email protected] for further details or call 703-750-5461. 

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