AESTHETIX Pandora MKII
AESTHETIX Pandora MKII. Pandora is a tube DAC with USB and three SPDIFs and Romulus has the same virtues and includes a CD transport mechanism.
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Card-based DAC with three digital input slots.
AES / EBU, RCA Coax, Toslink standard in 1 slot digital input.
AES / EBU and RCA Coax SPDIF capable of 192KHz / 24 bit.
Digital section with the following frequencies: 32KHz, 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz, 176.4KHz, 192KHz, all with 24-bit resolution.
Standard USB on 2-slot digital input.
USB capable of class 1 audio (96 kHz, 24-bit) and class 2 audio (192 kHz, 24-bit).
Optional 2nd USB input.
Asynchronous transfer mode for USB input, licensed from Gordon Rankin / Wavelength Technologies. This technology enables jitter levels overa hundred times lower than previous USB solutions.
DSP-based digital section using Motorola DSP56362 for digital filters.
DAC section based on Burr-Brown PCM1792A.
Analog section with four vacuum tubes in differential configuration (2x 12AX7, 2x 6DJ8 / 6922).
Analog zero feedback circuits.
Balanced, single-ended outputs.
The optional volume control allows the DAC to drive a power amplifier directly. Relay-based switched resistor of analog / digital design.
Remote control of all functions.
Multiple stainless steel cages isolate critical digital, analog, and power sections.
Three transformers, one for critical digital circuits, one for analog circuits, and one for control functions.
All aluminum chassis construction.
RS232 control.
12v trigger.
Available in black or silver faceplate.
Unit Weight: 18 Kg
Dimensions: 18 '' wide x 12 '' high x 18 '' deep