APL DSD-AR DAC

Description

The APL DSD-AR DAC is the new most affordable junior member of our digital products family. Just like its bigger brothers, the DSD-AR is specifically made for those enthusiastic audiophiles who search for a natural and analogue-like digital audio reproduction offered by an all-solid-state DAC design.

It is an all-hand-made boutique, designed and built with the best possible audio quality in mind for its price range.

The APL DSD-AR offers a high level of technological advancement and refinement from the quadruple DSD processing rate to the transformer-coupled Class-A output stage.

The DSD-AR offers a unique sound quality which is in line with our “house sound”. We are certain that many audiophiles will fall in love with it, especially given the price-performance ratio.

• Proprietary asynchronous USB input module accepting PCM rates up to 384kHz/32bit and up to DSD256.
• Proprietary PCM to DSD modulator with DSD128 and DSD256 capabilities, user-selectable from the remote.
• S/PDIF digital input accepting up to 192kHz/24bit PCM.
• All PCM rates from the digital sources are converted to DSD, before D/A conversion.
• Pure DSD Digital to Analog conversion.
• One per channel, used in Mono mode, Flagship DAC devices working in DSD only and Class-A output mode we have developed.
• Attenuator control offering a non-decimating volume control with a 0.5dB step.
• Ultra-low-jitter Femto Master Clocks.

• Class-A, transformer-coupled output featuring special Lundahl audio transformers with the amorphous core.
• Zero Negative Feedback design output stage.
• No Op Amps on the signal path.
• No mechanical relays or switches on the signal path.

• Custom-made C-Core power transformer by Lundahl in Sweden.
• High grade, specially selected Schottky rectifiers and passive components.
• Solid core copper wiring.

• OLED display.
• Microprocessor control memorizing last settings.
• Infrared Remote milled from solid aluminum blocks.
• All-aluminum, precision machined enclosure offered in Silver or Black.