Le DAC 3
PCM 768. DSD 1024.
Le DAC 3 converts, and takes the format further than any Métronome before it. Five digital inputs, two of them I2S.
An ES9026PRO conversion processor, in the Classica cabinet. The USB input reads PCM up to 768 kHz in 32-bit and DSD up to DSD1024, sixteen times the rate of a SACD.
Two I2S inputs carry clock and data separately, with no intermediate format, for transports and servers built to send them. S/PDIF, AES/EBU and Toslink complete the connections. Output on RCA or XLR, straight to your amplifier.
The streaming option adds the network: Ethernet, two USB ports for external storage, MQA renderer. Certified Audirvāna, Qobuz Connect and JPLAY. A 3.9-inch display on the front.
Key features
Specifications
Datasheet (PDF)
CONVERSION
- Reference
- ES9026PRO
- THD+N
- -110 dB
- Dynamic range
- S/N 124 dB
DIGITAL INPUTS
- I2S (×2)
- PCM 44.1–384 kHz/32-bit — DSD64–256 Native
- S/PDIF
- PCM 44.1–384 kHz/32-bit — DSD64–128 DoP
- AES/EBU
- PCM 44.1–384 kHz/32-bit — DSD64–128 DoP
- Toslink
- PCM 44.1–192 kHz/32-bit — DSD64 DoP
- USB
- PCM 44.1–768 kHz/32-bit — DSD64–1024 Native
ANALOGUE OUTPUTS
- RCA
- 100 Ω — 3 V max (0 dB)
- XLR
- 150 Ω — 3 V max (0 dB)
GENERAL
- Display
- 3.9-inch — 480×128
- Power consumption
- 24 W / Standby 18 W
- Dimensions
- 450 × 120 × 420 mm
- Weight
- 12 kg
- USB
- 1 × USB 2.0 (device update)
STREAMING (OPTION)
- Format
- PCM 44.1–384 kHz/32-bit — DSD64–256 Native
- Ethernet
- 1 × 10/100/1000 port
- USB
- 2 × USB 2.0 (external storage)
- MQA
- Renderer 44.1–384 kHz / 32-bit
- Protocols
- DLNA/UPnP, Audirvāna, Spotify Connect, Deezer, TIDAL Connect, Qobuz Connect, vTuner
Finishes
SELECTED AND MATCHED
Converter boards are populated, matched and checked in our workshop in the Tarn. Measurement settles what can be measured. Listening decides the rest.