Aries Cerat Ithaka DAC

Ianus Series DAC

DIGITAL SECTION

IC Chip Array:

24 R2R converters per channel, complimentary current output using the top grade Analogue Devices AD1865N-K  with 12 converters per bank, 24 per channel, 48 in total

Current to Voltage Conversion:

Transformer I/V conversion with custom wideband transformers, balanced current to single ended voltage conversion.

Additional Clock:

Internal Super-Clock by-passable on the fly, triple regulated supply, quad-stage pre-filters

Regulators:

Eight discrete ultra-low-noise regulators for the 4 converter banks,quad-stage pre-filters

POWER SUPPLY SECTION

PSU:

Massively over engineered power supplies, power input filters

PSU filering:

Extensive local decoupling using tuned LC filters

Mains Transfomers:

2 Low noise 500VA torroidal transformers, over 4 Farad total system capacitance, wideband local decoupling

Pseudo-battery system:

Four independent Pseudo-battery systems for isolating all analog and digital stages from the power grid, Quad-stage pre-filters

TriodeFet PSU:

Triple choke-filtered, veru high current capacitor supplies

INPUT & OUTPUT SECTION

Gain Stage:

Third Gen TriodeFet output stage, Single-Stage, Single Ended circuit. 1A idle current Class A operation.

Output Range:

RCA: 30Vpp output @ 0db 10Vrms
Balanced output: standard

User Selectable Output Tuning:

User can pre-load the output stage using external resistive modules, to fine-tune the sound.

Output:

2 x RCA, 2 x Balanced. True Balanced output standard.
Floating RCA output switchable (ground loop resolver).

Output Impedance:

1 ohm (balanced and SE output).
Minimum resistive loading to outputs:3ohm.

USB input:

Data rates up to 24/384KHz

Other inputs:

AES/EBU, S/PDIF, BNC.

Jitter attenuation:

Down to femtosec level

Dimensions:

540mm W x 580mm D x 165mm H

Weight:

160kg total unpacked