While inheriting the philosophy of the K-05 series, the design platform has been completely renewed.
It has been reborn as a super audio CD player that is completely different from the previous 05.
A variety of tones that expressively depict the details of music. From silky smooth arias,
It has the flexibility to adapt to a wide variety of genres, from edgy rock to rock.
◆Main features
・Newly developed “VRDS-ATLAS (ATLAS 05)” SACD transport mechanism
・"Master Sound Discrete DAC" with in-house developed 64bit/512Fs ΔΣ modulator
・Newly developed player with built-in “Master Sound Discrete Clock for Digital Player”
・A unique system that is full of immersion and transmits the full energy of music.
Current transmission “ES-LINK Analog” output
・Current transmission enhanced output buffer circuit boasts a slew rate of 2,000V/μs,
“ESOTERIC-HCLD (High Current Line Driver)”
・Analog system, digital system independent high-capacity toroidal transformer x 2,
3-transformer configuration with control system EI x 1
・Equipped with low feedback discrete DC regulator
10MHz clock sync function with power supply section and external master clock generator
- Equipped with an MQA decoder that supports all external digital inputs. MQA-CD can also be played
・USB DAC function that supports DSD22.5MHz and asynchronous transmission
- Abundant input/output terminals (digital input: 192kHz, DoP compatible coaxial,
Optical/digital output: XLR, coaxial)
・Digital filter selection for PCM playback, analog FIR filter for DSD playback
Equipped with selection function
・Power ON/OFF control via external control port RS-232C terminal and trigger input
・You can also operate ESOTERIC amplifier equipment using the remote control with buttons on both sides (RC-1333)
◆Specifications
●DAC Master Sound Discreate DAC
●Digital audio input
RCA × 2
Optical × 2
USB B × 1
●Digital audio output
RCA × 2
XLR × 1
●Analog audio output
XLR / ES-LINK Analog × 1
RCA × 1
●10MHz clock input
BNC × 1
●General
Power supply; AC 100V, 50/60Hz
External dimensions; Width 445mm x Height 161mm x Depth 357mm
Color; silver, black
Audio characteristics;
Frequency characteristics; 5Hz ~ 70kHz
(-3dB, SACD 0dB, DSDF; F2, XLR output)
S/N ratio; 110dB
(\IHF-A, SACD 0dB, DSDF;F2, when outputting XLR)
Distortion rate; 0.007%
(1kHz, SACD 0dB, DSDF; F2, XLR output)