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Hybrid Integrated Amp with ESS Sabre DAC inside
Decco 2is a versatile integrated
amplifier with a built-in ESS Sabre DAC. It's designed for those who use any
digital source for music. Computers, Sonos, Airport Express, Apple TV etc.
It's a big
improvement over the original, as we learned much and wanted to further improve
the experience.The Decco2
now has class A outputs for preamp, headphone out and fixed line outs.
The Decco2
is four products in one...
1. 40 watt per channel integrated Amplifier
2. Class A Tube Preamplifier
3. Stand-Alone Multi-Input DAC
4. Class A Headphone Amplifier
Digital to Analog converter: The heart of the Decco2 is our over performing ESS Sabre D/A
converter. This complete DAC is the result of 2 years in development and many
hours of critical listening. We use the ESS 9006 Sabre DAC for digital
processing. Our design uses a mutli-layer DAC board with over 450
components and 11 regulated power supplies.
The ESS Sabre DAC's patented jitter
reduction circuit re-clocks the digital signal before passing it through a
high-resolution 24/96 upsampling processor. This is perfect for computers and
most streaming or hard-drive based music servers because most of them have high
levels of jitter. Jitter, simply put, is digital timing error between
the source and the DAC. The lower the jitter, the better the DAC sounds.
Our DAC takes the re-clocked signal and upsamples it to achieve 24/96
resolution. This transforms your iPod or just about any digital source to the
performance of a high-end CD player. Even cheap transports and high jitter
sources like Sonos, computers and iPods now sound great because the iDecco
thinks they're all high-end digital transports! The iDecco can deliver an
astounding 118 dB signal to noise ratio, greatly extending dynamic range and
your overall music experience with virtually all digital sources.
Each digital input is transformer-coupled so noise
associated with ground problems and switching power supplies from computers is
eliminated. The USB connection is galvanically isolated, eliminating noise
generated by your computer's switching power supply and greatly improving sound
quality.
The Decco2 is a great stand-alone D/A converter and will drastically improve most any digital source you have including
your old CD player. The Decco 2 has
a fixed Class A line out so it can be used as a “remote switchable D/A
converter” that can be added to any current system, or even your whole-house
audio system, to handle and improve any digital source. If you’re thinking about
adding a PC or Mac, Apple TV, Sonos or any other music server to your system, the
iDecco serves as the perfect upscale D/A converter.
The preamp section employs a Class A
tube buffer with a 30-ohm output impedance, so if 40 watts per channel isn't
quite enough power, you can hook up a separate, more powerful amplifier. The
preamp maintains a high level of detail while also taming harsh compressed
digital music and allowing exceptional reproduction when listening to high
resolution files. The Decco 2 has a USB input for your computer, 1 coax, and 1
optical input for other digital sources like Squeezebox, Apple TV or Airport
Express, Sonos, and XM or Sirius tuners. It also has 2 analog inputs for a tape
deck or phono preamp. We tried to think of everything you could possibly need
on a piece like this. The Decco 2 should have you covered!
For the headphone user the Decco2 has a "Class
A tube" headphone section that rivals some of the best headphone amps available
today. Many hours were spent on the headphone section and no detail regarding
quality was left to chance. The signal passes through the DAC, preamp and then
the tube buffer giving you an extended yet addictive sound.
When
headphones are plugged in, your speakers are muted so you can rock on when quiet
is a necessity. Headphones have never sounded better than through the iDecco!
The ESS Sabre DAC's patented jitter
reduction circuit re-clocks the digital signal before passing it through a
high-resolution 24/96 upsampling processor. This is perfect for computers and
most streaming or hard-drive based music servers because most of them have high
levels of jitter. Jitter, simply put, is digital timing error between
the source and the DAC. The lower the jitter, the better the DAC sounds.
Our DAC takes the re-clocked signal and upsamples it to achieve 24/96
resolution. This transforms your iPod or just about any digital source to the
performance of a high-end CD player. Even cheap transports and high jitter
sources like Sonos, computers and iPods now sound great because the iDecco
thinks they're all high-end digital transports! The iDecco can deliver an
astounding 118 dB signal to noise ratio, greatly extending dynamic range and
your overall music experience with virtually all digital sources. 
The Decco2 is a great stand-alone D/A converter and will drastically improve most any digital source you have including
your old CD player. The Decco 2 has
a fixed Class A line out so it can be used as a “remote switchable D/A
converter” that can be added to any current system, or even your whole-house
audio system, to handle and improve any digital source. If you’re thinking about
adding a PC or Mac, Apple TV, Sonos or any other music server to your system, the
iDecco serves as the perfect upscale D/A converter.
