One firm very a lot leaning into the high-end SACD/CD participant + DAC product class is Luxman. The Japanese firm has this week introduced the D-07X which sits beneath the flagship D-10X however inherits a lot of its expertise:
- a pair of MUS-IC BD34301EKV DAC chips (from ROHM Semiconductor Co. Ltd) that promise 130dB of SNR and are utilized in a twin mono configuration;
- a low-noise clocking system comprising “two high-precision, low-jitter, ultra-low part noise modules”;
- the LxDTM-i disc drive system whose aluminium disc tray and metal prime/aspect plates assist immunise the mechanism towards undesirable vibrations.
Luxman’s new silver disc participant additionally contains a USB enter that may play catch on PCM as much as 32bit/768kHz and DSD as much as DSD512. In keeping with the press launch, that USB enter goes additional than your common USB enter: “Along with standard, “isochronous” file transfers at fastened bitrates, the USB enter helps two modes of Bulk Pure Enhanced Expertise® (Bulk Pet®) high-resolution audio file switch. This optimizes knowledge packaging and supply to the converter, easing the processing load for each the host CPU and the gadget CPU. This in flip reduces the workload between studying and replica, enhancing playback stability and bettering sound high quality.”
The neighbouring coaxial and TOSLINK inputs accommodate PCM as much as 24bit/192kHz. MQA decoding can also be supported through the unit’s three digital inputs and the disc drawer through MQA CDs.
The analogue output stage has reportedly been developed with a eager eye for element. The differential present outputs of the paired MUS-IC DAC chips are transformed to a voltage by a brand new system and that voltage is then handed off to 4 discrete amplifier modules. The buffer stage applies a low-pass filter to strip out any undesirable high-frequency noise and minimises the unit’s output impedance.
However there’s extra. The D-07X contains a bigger energy provide than its predecessor (the D-06u), a chassis higher shielded towards EMI, toes that minimise shelf-borne vibrations, gold-on-brass RCA output connectors and balanced XLR output sockets from Neutrik. The IEC socket has been turned 180 levels to raised help heavier energy cables.
On cosmetics, the brand new Luxman disc spinner’s end is brushed aluminium – the identical brushed aluminium that’s discovered on the provided distant IR wand – and the fluorescent show presents a 4x zoom for higher legibility on the listening place.
Pricing says hiya at US$9995 (which is US$6500 decrease than the flagship D-10X).
Additional data: Luxman
