Product categories Digital Audio

Dreamplay S/SC

DreamPlay SC carries within it the Kalista DNA in its purest form: an obsession with detail, noble materials, and the conviction that silence between notes is as precious as the notes themselves.

Hand-crafted entirely within the French manufacture Métronome Technologie, DreamPlay SC unites streaming and reference DAC conversion within a single exceptional object — where every technological breakthrough, every architectural choice, exists solely to serve music at the highest possible level.

Beyond this mastery lies the very soul of Kalista: an authentic, living sound that transcends any specification. One only needs to listen to be definitively conquered.

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D-1 DAC

Perfecting HDR-A took over 10 years of continuous research and development. The graph shows how it works. Path 1 is an audio signal with 90dB of dynamic range, from 0dB to 90dB. Path 2 is an audio signal with 100dB of dynamic range, from 80dB to 180dB. When paths 1 & 2 are combined, the resulting dynamic range is 180dB, from 0dB to 180dB. That’s multi-path high dynamic range audio. Multi-path HDR-A offers two major advantages over traditional single-path methods. First, it significantly reduces noise and distortion (THD+N). The imersiv D-1 achieves a remarkable 40 nanovolts of broadband noise, which is around 40 dB lower — 100 times quieter — than today’s best DAC designs. In fact, the D-1’s self-noise is 25dB below the measurement capability of today’s leading test equipment, such as the APx555B. The second advantage is untethered headroom. HDR-A technology allows us to boost high-path headroom to any level without affecting our quiescent self-noise. The D-1 provides +22dBu (10 volts) of ISO-free* headroom while maintaining its profoundly low 40nV self-noise floor. This results in a true broadband, unweighted linearity and dynamic range of 28 bits or 168dB. (*inter-sample overs or inter-sample peaks) Multi-path is the next design standard of audio architecture, from microphone to power amp, and everything in between.

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T8

Super-Silent Linear Power Supply

The custom 4N oxygen-free copper toroidal transformer delivers steady and enduring energy to the audio system. All internal wiring is shielded with Teflon insulation, isolating noise and ensuring untainted current flow. With noise levels as low as 30μV, high-frequency interference and ground noise are thoroughly suppressed through precision voltage regulation and high-grade filtering components.

The Ultra-High Precision Clock System anchors every digital pulse with extraordinary accuracy. This precision in timing translates to pure sound, allowing the T8 to flow with grace and faithfully reproduce every detail for a clear, immersive listening experience.

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N50

High-end Music Server Triple-chassis Architecture (Server / Power / Audio) Ultra-low jitter and precise timing & multi-layer AC and DC filtering Dual AES/EBU outputs, I2S output interface module (HDMI or MSB ProISL – optional) Galvanically isolated audio class USB 2.0 output module 7x isolated LAN input module / TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify Connect, Roon Ready

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Le Player 4

Le Player 4 is the high-end “top-loading” CD Transport that all audiophiles were waiting for, with its classic design and high-end sound reproduction. Without an integrated DAC, Le Player 4 reads and upsamples your CDs up to DSD 128, for optimal listening pleasure. And a novelty in Métronome’s Classica range, Le Player 4/4+ has been developed with a performant streaming option, directly integrated in its housing. Available in Silver and Black finishes.

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DSC Mini DAC

Major evolution in the Digital Sharing range, Métronome presents the DSC mini, the converter designed to be paired with the DSS 2. Receiving the native I²S signal from the DSS 2, the DSC mini is the ideal complement for converting music files of all formats, up to DSD256. The chassis of the DSC mini is made of steel with a solid aluminum front panel, available in black and silver finishes.

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Genya

Within our Lampizator team we had set a new challenge: to create an entirely new DAC not based on any model from the past but with no frills, no bells or whistles , no volume control, no remote control, no preamp - just a bare bone DAC with the best possible sound and at the lowest possible cost of everything thats not sound.

We have Horizon 99 digital engines available after the Horizon1 DAC is upgraded to H360 - we can recycle the famous, babulously complex and fabulously good sounding engine.

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N20

The New Aspiration

“The Aurender N20 hits the bullseye with simplicity, stability, speed, and sound quality. The product is as simple as possible, but no simpler”, said AudiophileStyle.com and we couldn’t agree more. TESTER N20 sits in the enviable “sweet spot” of cost vs. performance in the middle of Aurender’s range of digital source components. Equally at home in a cost-no-object system or as the cornerstone of a more modest system, N20 is designed to be connected to the world’s best high-quality DACs. the N20 features ultra high-end SPDIF (Coaxial, BNC, Optical) and AES/EBU outputs in addition to an isolated USB Audio output. The SPDIF digital output suite is controlled by a precise OCXO clock for long-term jitter reduction, achieving the perfect marriage of low noise and low jitter. A word clock or master clock input is also provided for users who wish to sync with an external clock. High-resolution file support for all major codecs goes to the extreme limits, and on-the-fly DSD-to-PCM conversion by FPGA is available for SPDIF outputs. N20 is equipped with two user-installable storage bays, allowing the user to select the drive type and capacity to meet their own needs. The handsome machined aluminum front panel features a large 8.8” full-color IPS LCD display that reproduces the album art, artist name and song title. A true overachiever, the N20 fully embodies the virtues of high-end audio performance and user-friendliness expected from Aurender.

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MC10

Precision Time-Keeping, Without Complication

With MC10, Aurender is proud to introduce a master clock solution that retains the primary performance benefit of MC20, and brings exceptional value to the market. In fact, MC10 delivers exactly the same essential performance and benefits as its predecessor but at a much more accessible price point. Aurender has achieved this by removing the dual OCXO word clock modules and associated interface technology, which only work effectively with an extremely limited number of DACs (dCS). In retaining the rubidium-module-based 10MHz master clock generator, power supply structure, and vibration mitigation, MC10 retains 100% of the applicable performance benefits of MC20 in the vast majority of product-pairing scenarios.

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AQWO 2+

Big brother to AQWO 2, AQWO 2+ provides exceptional listening comfort and performance, thanks to its separate power supply. It is the essential universal source for your high-end audio system: CD/SACD player, network player, and converter. AQWO 2+ can be equipped with an optional tube output, installed at the time of purchase or later. As a converter AQWO 2+ manages both PCM and DSD formats up to 512 (x8).

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DMP-A8

The DMP-A8 utilizes the self EOS (Eversolo Original sampling-rate audio engine), supporting output at all audio original sampling rate. In other words, any audio playback can entirely bypass the Android SRC limitation, supporting the Direct audio passthrough of third-party apps (Such as Apple Music hi-res Direct output).

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MU2

We are convinced that smart integration of functions yields higher audio quality. The MU2 combines a music streamer with a superb DAC and a reference quality analog pre amp. Its built-in DAC takes full advantage of the Grimm Audio low jitter clock and high performance FPGA processor. A relay based analog volume control enables the MU2 to become the true ‘hub’ of your hifi system for both digital and analog sources. Just like with its sister product, the ‘digital output’ MU1, a Roon Labs server is on board so no external computer is needed to enjoy perfect streaming.

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