Aries Cerat Ithaka Minor DAC

DIGITAL SECTION

IC Chip Array:

12 R2R converters per channel, single ended current output using the top grade Analogue Devices AD1865  with 12 parallel converters per bank, 12 per channel, 24 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 400VA torroidal transformers, over 1 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, Triple-stage pre-filters

TriodeFet PSU:

Triple choke-filtered, veru high current capacitor supplies

INPUT & OUTPUT SECTION

Gain Stage:

First Generation TriodeFet output stage, Single-Stage, Single Ended circuit. 0.5A idle current Class A operation.

Output Range:

RCA: 30Vpp output @ 0db 10Vrms  ( optional 4V output on demand)

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).

USB input:

Data rates up to 24/384KHz

Other inputs:

AES/EBU, S/PDIF, BNC as option

Jitter attenuation:

Down to femtosec level

Dimensions:

480mm W x 490mm D x 165mm H

Weight:

140kg total unpacked