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SMSL M500 MKII Balanced MQA Audio DAC Headphone Amplifier

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Brand: SMSL

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M500 MKII Balanced MQA Audio DAC Headphone Amplifier

€ 355,33€ 429,95 9 In stock: delivery time 1-4 business days

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Product description

The M500 MQA is the result of ten years of ingenuity, professional technoglogy with the attitude of presenting high quality hearing feast. The top performance D/A chip ES9038PRO from ESS Technology in combination with the high-performance power supply chip ES9311 gives you excellent performance while enjoying many features.

Highlights

High quality gold-plated input and output jacks;
3 high-end dual op-amps OPA1612 and a lot of audio grade components are used;
2.19 inch LG TFT LCD display;
JAS Hi-Res certification;
Equipped with remote control and full-function remote control
D/A chip ES9038PRO from ESS Technology

Product details

SMSL M500 Balanced MQA Audio DAC Headphone Amplifier

Supports MQA decoding; The top performance D/A chip ES9038PRO from ESS Technology; The high-performance power supply chip ES9311, the noise of ES9311 is as low as 1uVrms, to push ES9038PRO to the limit; XMOS XU-216, true 32bit audio processing, supports DoP and Native DSD, and reaches 32bit/768kHz and DSD512; Ultra-low phase noise and optimized clock processing circuit are used to achieve ultra-low clock jitter; All inputs support DSD streaming, including coaxial and optical (DoP64); Independent headphone volume design, does not interfere with the preamp volume; Special design of discrete components high current headphones amplifier for higher damping factor; Used tempered glass display panel for higher light transmission and longer service life; Built-in shielded, low noise power supply processing while improving power efficiency, lower power consumption.

What's in the box?

1x SMSL M500 MKII
1x Remote control
1x Power cable
1x USB Cable

Specifications

Article number: M500
Product type: Audio DAC + Headphone Amplifier
Wireless Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.0 (LDAC, APTX/HD, SBC, AAC)
DAC Chipset: ES9038PRO
Codec support: MQA
PCM
DSD512
Inputs: 1 x USB
2 x Optical
1 x Coaxial
1 x Bluetooth
Outputs: 1 x RCA Headphone Amplifier
1 x RCA
1 x XLR
THD(+N): 0.00015%
Dynamic Range: XLR : 125dB
RCA : 126dB
SNR: 120dB
USB Compatibility: Windows 7+
Mac OSX
Linux
Processing resolution & sample rate: > 32-bit / 768 kHz (USB)
> 24-bit / 192 kHz (TOSLINK, COAX)
DSD512
Power requirements: 100 - 240 VAC
Headphone amplifier output power: 570mW(32Ω)
290mW(64Ω)
125mW(150Ω)
65mW(300Ω)
Power consumption: 5 watts
Standby power consumption: < 0.5 watts
Remote control: Yes
Dimensions: 85 x 88 x 197 mm
Weight: 910 gr.

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Reviews

2 reviews

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5 of 5

Fantastic DAC. Version that Sound Imports sells is HW 1.7 and SW 1.3 (so its a M500 V2!). I use it to power my DT770Pro and DT880Pro 250Ohm also serve as pre amp driving my studio monitors. Great DAC performance, works flawlessly with Tidal MQA. Also SHIPPING and HANDLING of Sound Imports was under 30 hours delivered home via DHL to Malta. Fantastic. I have never been more satisfied.

By Karl M. on 21 July 2021

5 of 5

Terrific dac, I use it together with a pair of nc400 monos and it handles musical streams via optical for the moment and tv on The other optical input. works terrific with logi harmony too!

By Richard H. on 3 March 2021