Emm Labs XDS1 V3 CD/SACD Player and DAC

EMM LAB XDS1 Version 3, esta es la última versión de este venerado CD/SACD. Nuevo DSD512/8xDSD MDAC y MDAT2 DSP fully discrete; Reproducción DSD a través de entrada USB.
Está en fantásticas condiciones sin rayas ni marcas, viene con la caja, control remoto, manual, cable de alimentación y todos los accesorios de fábrica.
Las versiones v3 solo están disponibles en cantidades muy limitadas y representan el pináculo del modelo XDS1.

Este XDS1 V3 ofrece la capacidad de conectar fuentes digitales (en mi caso, a un streamer Roon a través de USB), pero le brindará la flexibilidad de reproducir CD y SACD a través de la misma sección analógica del DAC. Este XDS1 V3 también se puede utilizar como un transporte de CD/SACD independiente, ya que proporciona 2 salidas digitales.
El sonido es absolutamente impresionante y la construcción de la más alta calidad:

* Comprado nuevo en 2017: actualización completa V3 de fábrica completada en 2019 por Ed Meitner en EMM Labs, Canadá.
* Las versiones V3 solo están disponibles en cantidades muy limitadas y representan el pináculo del modelo XDS1 SE.
* Detalles completos sobre la especificación V3 de EMM Labs: https://www.dagogo.com/emm-labs-xds1-v3-update/

Algunas reviews en inglés de la actualización a la versión V3:

XDS1 V2 with V3 upgrade, The Absolute Sound, Golden Ear Award 2017
"...XDS1 has been so consistently musical and free of colouration that I have never had a reason to replace it. There now is also a new V3 upgrade—the result of some eight years of experimentation and development. I’d put the V3’s sound up against any other top contender in its overall musicality, transparency, precision, natural timbre, and soundstaging."
Anthony H. Cordesman, The Absolute Sound, September 2017.


Dagogo review by Fred Crower:
https://www.dagogo.com/emm-labs-xds1-v3-update/

The upgrade involves replacing the entire analog board that contains the DAC converter circuitry. Both the analog and convertor circuitry are quite different than they were before, which is why it made sense to simply replace the entire board. A key component to the redeveloped board involves power distribution to both the analog and conversion circuitry — power distribution being an area in which there have been new learnings and developments in recent years in such sensitive areas. The changes in circuitry and power distribution represent nearly a decade of learning, and would be complex to describe specifically. As Ed Meitner said to me in a call, “It’s not just one tweak that gets us where we want to be…it’s a global thing. Everything has to play together. It is important to understand that the new board represents an overall process of continuing improvements, not just one thing.”

The end goal of the process is clarity, transparency, and musicality, the latter of which in this reviewer’s experience, sometimes seems to get left on the cutting room floor. After a month or so of very happy listening, I can sum up this upgrade simply: The upgrade is a terrific success and worth every penny for those who already have an XDS1.

The XDS1 has COAXIAL, TOSLINK, AES and USB inputs. Each able to support up to 24bit 192kHz. USB input also supports DSD streaming as well.

Key Features:
* All digital inputs support up to 24bit, 192kHz PCM audio
* PCM inputs via USB, AES/EBU and Toslink
* DSD streaming over USB (DoP 1.0)
* Single stage from DAC to output with fully discrete Class-A circuitry
* Meitner Digital Audio Translator (MDAT™) signal processing technology
* Provides 2x DSD upsampling for SACD and PCM playback
* Preserves phase, frequency and dynamic integrity of waveform
* MDAC discrete dual differential D-to-A conversion circuit
* MFAST technology for instant signal acquisition, jitter-free performance
* High-isolation resonant mode power supply for silent, green operation
* Exclusive aerospace-grade composite laminate circuit boards
* Silky smooth Esoteric™ drive
* Sculpted, brushed aluminum chassis
* Low resonance, internally braced design with thick, machined sole plate
* Available in silver or black
* LCD display with four brightness levels and a display-off setting
* Precision-machined aluminum multifunction infrared remote control
* Remote-controllable polarity inversion performed in the digital domain.