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Aune S16 32Bit/384KHz DSD DAC/Headphone Amplifier for $674 @ A1futureshop

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The new Aune S16 32Bit/384KHz DSD DAC 128 FIFO Full Isolation USB DAC + Headphone Amplifier is on the way. Expected stock arriving before 14/11/2014. Pre-order now to receive a 10% discount. Deal ends 14/11/2014.

Description
In February 2014 to start the project, S16 uses AKM latest decoder chip AK4495S, has been developed during the AKM official support.

AK4495S is AKM fourth generation decoder chip, also the world's first to support 32BIT 768K decoder chip, technically comprehensive than AKM43XX series. The analog portion of the chip is about two channels using an independent power supply and reference voltages, respectively, effectively reducing crosstalk.

Four kinds of digital filter mode AK4495S with adjustable, but also incorporates a newly developed analog circuits to achieve rich bass sound field and the digital section to a separate 32 digital computing module provides a complete 32 bit processing.

AK4495S use the AKM's newly developed switched-capacitor filter, greatly reducing the impact caused by noise shaping to achieve extremely low distortion of music playback experience. Meanwhile Audio 4 Pro (TM) series chip with excellent sound performance, this is also an important reason we chose this chip!

HIFIDIY launch in 2013 of several critically acclaimed design, in 2014, AKM and HIFIDIY official design team involved in the formation of this design, the S16 uses this unique FPGA complete digital signal processing algorithm optimization through after , the final output indicators have been completely beyond the official nominal chip index! While using pumpkin CD and LYRA 2 compare to teach sound!

At present, the design into the third edition of the stereotypes, the second edition of the test indicators:

THD + N: -116 (balance -3dB)
-112 (Unbalanced -3dB)
-106 (Unbalanced 0dB)
News: 118dB
Separation: 120dB
Intermodulation Distortion: -98dB (60Hz, 7KHz)
Background noise level: -145dBFS
SNR: -118DB
Effective low noise voltage: 4uV (10-100KHz)

Parameters:

Input Interface
USB:
Maximum world length: 32Bit
Maximum sampling rate: 384K
Maximum DSD rate (DOP): DSD 128

AES:
Maximum world length: 24Bit
Maximum sampling rate:192K
Maximum DSD rate (DOP): DSD 64

COX:
Maximum world length: 24Bit
Maximum sampling rate:192K
Maximum DSD rate (DOP): DSD 64

OPT:
Maximum world length: 24Bit
Maximum sampling rate:192K
Maximum DSD rate (DOP): DSD 64

Typical Line Output Indicatiors
USB:
Output voltage level@ 0dB: 5.6 V rms
Frency response (from 20Hz to 20KHz): ± 0.5 dB
Dynamic range: 118 dB
THD+N @ 1KHz: -100 dB
IMD + N @ 19KHz& 20KHz: -111
Stereo crosstalk: -115

RCA:
Output voltage level@ 0dB: 2.8 V rms
Frency response (from 20Hz to 20KHz): ± 0.5 dB
Dynamic range: 118 dB
THD+N @ 1KHz: -100 dB
IMD + N @ 19KHz& 20KHz: -111
Stereo crosstalk: -115

Headphone Output Power:
@ 600 Ohms 300 mW
@ 300 Ohms 600 mW
@ 120 Ohms 1500 mW
@ 32 Ohms 3000 mW

Package
S16 Unit * 1
Power Cord * 1
User Manual * 1

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closed Comments

  • +5

    wat

  • 384khz, OMG.
    There isn't a recording studio in the world that records at that rate. This sounds like a first world solution to a first world problem. Anyway, I'm sure it's value for someone.

  • sorry no disrespect but i fell asleep after reading the first 3 words.

  • FIFO Akm4495 FPGA….lucky it has all that… sorry dude you lost me half way through the first sentence.

  • +6

    The "32 bit" claim is useless, just a marketing gimmick. Yes, you can make a D-A converter with 32 bits of data. But can you make a D-A converter with 32 bits of usable resolution? No.

    Here's the facts: every bit of resolution SHOULD give you an extra 6dB of SNR (signal-to-noise ratio). So a 16-bit DAC, as in every modern CD player, should give you a theoretical 96dB SNR. In reality, you get a little bit more, up to about 10dB more, due to the "noise shaping" done during the recording and mastering process - it's a mathematical technique that moves some of the noise to frequencies beyond the normal human hearing range.

    So if this unit has a 32-bit DAC, then you should have an SNR of 192dB. Does this unit have that? No, it says 118dB - equivalent to 20 bits of resolution with no noise shaping, or about 18 bits with noise shaping.

    In fact the result looks curiously similar to the performance you'd achieve using a 16-bit DAC with 4x oversampling (another method of increasing SNR).

    To use a car analogy, they're saying "look, an eight cylinder engine", but the specs show that only four cylinders actually work. The rest are simply there so they can make the eight-cylinder claim.

  • All your base are belong to us

    Since you are a store rep, maybe you can pass on some feedback to the manufacturer?
    All their hard work and research goes out the window when someone with poor English skills attempts to translate their sales spiel for the local market…. and fails terribly.

    It just screams "cheap Chinese crap" when the company couldnt be bothered getting 'a local' to read over their marketing material before publishing it.

    Far too many grammatical errors in your above cut and paste to take this product even remotely serious.

  • Hi all,

    Thanks for all your comments. For those who are not familiar with such a product please do not input your comments. This is consider a high-end audiophile product and are not for everybody. Not something you can find at JB HIFI, Harvey Norman, DSE stores…

    A proper review can be found here:
    http://www.head-fi.org/t/740376/review-aune-audio-s16-single…

    First batch arriving almost sold out. Second batch due early Dec.

    • The reviewer has a writing style not unlike the sales pitch for this product.

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