AYON AUDIO S10 MK2 ULTIMATE

Description

This model features additional options from MK2 version (PCM-DSD converter for all PCM signals (DAC, USB and streamer) high-quality coupling caps Jantzen and or Mundorf depending on the country of distribution).

Optional upgrade to JRiver BLACKBOX -SERVER $ 3.995. Plug and play ready with JRiver BlackBox Server unit;
Second self-sufficient Streamer Module with independent power supply and upgradeable firmware and Hard Disk – SSD1TB
(add mounting rack & all connectors for SSD installed)

High-quality coupling capacitors Ayon S-10 II
Vacuum Tube Streamer – Vacuum Tube Network Player
DAC – Preamp – Analog Inputs
The Real Benchmark in Network Players
For over 4 decades, Ayon Audio has been handcrafting world-class vacuum tubes and vacuum tube audio equipment, setting the benchmark and new standards for high-end audio performance. Altruistic reliability, product durability, Ayon Iconic design and superb resale value.

Since its market launch in 2016, astonishing consumers and professionals with a new benchmark of sonic precision and performance reliability, the Ayon S-10 II is hailed as the best in digital. The Ayon Audio S-10 II inspires the admiration and loyalty of Audiophiles worldwide. Styled to fit a new, modern design with unsurpassed audio quality. It is one of the few digital products capable of offering the finest in recorded music with real/live tonal characteristics. Voiced to perfection, the S-10 II Network Player, Streamer is exceptional and spectacular in every detail. We have re-designed the output stage, power supply, DAC, and the quality of the components have been dialled-in to purity in key areas.

Based on the S-10 modular platform, the new S-10 II can be configured individually in different versions, depending upon the request and the requirements. The S-10 II includes a Music network player, computer playback, NAS playback, USB drive playback, Roon, JRiver, analog preamplifier with a quadrable analogue volume control system, a new dual-mono Digital to Analog converter, an updated PCM to DSD converter converting all PCM signals to DSD, Remarkable. Additionally, a separate self-sufficient server unit with variable hard disk or solid-state capacity can be installed in the chassis of the S-10 II. Furthermore, we have implemented a completely new streamer platform that can be equipped with a second self-sufficient streamer module as the server option, embedded JRiver. Simply install the JRiver App on your Apple IOS or Android machine and you are ready to stream.

Of course, the Ayon S-10 II will produce a fast tight bass, warm fluid mids, super smooth highs, the best possible sonic performance is the top priority. Its spacious 3D sound demonstration, combined with an enormous sound stage with agility, timbre and powerful reproduction, are only a few elements of the Ayon S-10 II, an exceptional device.

This vacuum tube-based network player offers the outstanding performance you would expect from an Ayon Audio product, setting a new sound performance standard in its price range, really at any price.

Ayon S-10 II Network Player Streamer Functionality

*User interface on QVGA 5” TFT display
*Tidal – online streaming
*HiResAudio – online streaming
*Qobuz – online streaming
*Airable Services
*UPnP/DLNA
*AYON Controller app for iOS & Android
*Roon
*JRiver
*DSD (DIFF, DSF)
*WAV
*FLAC
*AIFF
*Dual-Band WIFI connection
*RJ45/LAN Gigabit Ethernet
*Digital input – S/PDIF (RCA), Toslink and USB “B” for computer playback
*2 x USB “A” inputs – for external disk
*Digital output / Streamer – S/PDIF (RCA)
*Analog line inputs: 2 pair RCA (optional)
*Quadruple electrical -analogue volume control for preamp (optional)
*PCM / DSD converter (up to 256x switchable) for all PCM signals (optional)
*Separate Server with Harddisk (HDD or SSD variable disk space – (optional)
*JRiver Embedded Server (optional)
*Logical sequenced soft-start power up for extended tube life
*Warm-up function
*0dB negative feedback (of any kind)
*Ultra short signal path
*Simplest direct circuit path for purest musical sound and high reliability
*Low output impedance for driving long runs interconnect to an amplifier, and any tube or solid-state power amp
*No solid state devices in the analog tube output (signal path )
*Minimal discrete wiring for optimum signal propagation
*No followers or buffers in the signal path
*No DC servo that degrades the signal
* High-quality parts throughout
*Separate analog output stage for left and right channel

Power Supply

The power supplies have been further refined with new components and enhanced AC line noise filtration. Separate power transformer windings and filters provide total isolation between the input and output stage. This makes it a pure power source, which is a critical attribute for a 6H30 output stage. We also use electrolytic capacitors with much larger storage capacity, to make up for the loss in filtering, when using resistors in lieu of inductors.

*R-Core / Low noise – insulated power transformer for digital & analog
*Innovative power supply provides high-speed energy delivery on transients
*Separate and isolated power supplies over each stage of amplification
*AC power line filter to avoid noise and hash from entering into the unit.
*8 separate voltage regulators

Components

The type of parts used, therefore, must have a synergistic relationship to the circuit they are placed in. It is this relationship of which type of part is used and its location, that ranks our products apart from the masses.

*Selected, premium quality passive components used in all applications
*High speed & high-quality audiophile-grade coupling capacitors
* High-quality tube sockets with gold pins
* High-quality capacitors ( MKP )
*High quality – RCA & XLR jacks
*Gold-plated industrial grade PCB

All S-10 devices can be upgraded to the new S-10 MkII version.