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The Ferrum Wandla HP combines the famous Wandla DAC with a high-performance headphone amplifier. The latter incorporates the advantages of the Wandla DAC, such as an ESS ES9038PRO DAC chip and balanced architecture, enabling it to support high-resolution streams up to PCM 32bit 768kHz, DSD256 and MQA. On the headphone amplifier side, we find an IC amplifier with the brand's proprietary balanced architecture, offering a good reserve of output power and a dynamic range extended to 122dB. Overall, the Wandla HP's connectivity interface is quite rich, incorporating numerous digital inputs such as USB-C, HDMI ARC, I2S HDMI, SPDIF coaxial, Toslink optical, AES and an analog RCA input. It also has a single-ended RCA and balanced XLR analog outputs, plus a balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output. To top it all off, a beautiful color touchscreen displays information on current playback, as well as navigating the device's parameters.
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This DAC headphone amplifier will delight even the most demanding audiophile thanks to its high-quality components. The ES9038PRO DAC chip, ARM processor, headphone amplifier and IC preamplifier optimize signal processing for a powerful, natural sound.
Unique FPL power socket design: two wires providing power and two wires providing feedback to ensure a flat voltage at all times. This eliminates the adverse effects of cable resistance by effectively improving transient response. The speed of current delivery to the input of the powered device is considerably improved.
The Wandla HP is supplied with a carefully selected DC power adapter. However, to get the most out of the Wandla HP, you can connect it to HYPSOS using the proprietary Ferrum Power Link DC power cable (not included).
The Ferrum Wandla HP has a balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output. However, an adapter (supplied) allows you to use a Jack 6.35mm.
1 | Color touchscreen |
2 | IR receiver (remote control) |
3 | Balanced Jack 4.4mm headphone output |
4 | Volume control knob |
5 | Balanced XLR output |
6 | Single-ended RCA output |
7 | RCA input |
8 | AES input |
9 | Coaxial input |
10 | Toslink optical input |
11 | HDMI ARC input |
12 | I2S via HDMI input |
13 | USB-C input |
14 | Trigger |
15 | Ferrum FPL power connector |
16 | DC 5.5/2.5 (24V) jack power connector |
Technical characteristics
Specifications | |
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Product type | DAC / headphone amplifier |
DAC chip | ES9038PRO |
Architecture | Balanced |
Inputs | 1x Stereo single-ended RCA 1x USB-C 1x Coaxial 1x Optical Toslink 1x AES/EBU input 1x HDMI ARC 1x I2S HDMI |
Outputs | 1x Balanced XLR output 1x Single-ended RCA stereo output 1x Balaced 4.4mm jack headphone output |
Supported sample rates | USB-C: PCM 32bit 768kHz, DSD DoP256, DSD512 HDMI ARC: PCM 24bit 192kHz I2S HDMI: PCM 32bit 768kHz, DSD DoP256, DSD512 (+ PS Audio®) Coaxial: 24bit 192kHz, DSD DoP64 Optical Toslink: 24bit 96kHz AES/EBU: 24bit 192kHz, DSD DoP64 |
MQA | Decoder and renderer (on all digital inputs) |
Vmax RCA input | 9.5V RMS (2 – 3.5V RMS recommanded) |
RCA input impedance | 47kΩ |
Volume control | Analog with bypass option / digital for DAC operation only |
Line output level | @ 0dBFS, 1kHz sine 10V RMS balanced, 5V RMS unbalanced |
Line output level (RED) | @ 0dBFS, 1kHz sine 4V RMS balanced, 2V RMS unbalanced |
Frequency response | Analog input: 10Hz–200kHz +/- 0.1dB |
THD (DAC) | 121dB (0.00009%) |
THD (analog input) | -123dB @ 2V RMS output |
Dynamic range | Analog input: 127dB (A-weighted) Digital inputs: 127dB (A-weighted) |
DAC output Crosstalk | -120dB pour 1kHz, > -100dB for 20Hz-20kHz |
Line output impedance | Balanced: 44Ω Single-ended: 22Ω |
Headphone amplifier Measurements | |
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THD balanced output | 0.00016% / -116dB, 10mW into 50Ω 0.00020% / -114dB, 100mW into 50Ω |
THD unbalanced output | 0.00022% / -113dB, 10mW into 50Ω 0.00022% / -113dB, 100mW into 50Ω |
Output power | Balanced: 3500mW @ 50Ω Single-ended: 1000mW @ 50Ω |
Output impedance | Balanced : 1Ω Single-ende: 0.5Ω |
General | |
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Power supply | 24V DC via DC 5.5/2.5 jack 22-30V DC via proprietary FPL connector |
Power consumption | 13W iddle (with amp powered off) 18W à vide (with amp powered on) 35W max |
Dimensions | 21.7 x 20.6 x 5cm / 8.6 x 8.1 x 2.0 inch (WxDxH) |
Weight | 1.90 kg / 4.19 lbs |
Package | 1x Ferrum Wandla HP 1x 6.35mm jack to 4.4mm jack adapter 1x Remote control 1x 24V DC power adapter |
Input | USB |
Input | SPDIF |
Input | I2S via HDMI |
Input | HDMI ARC |
Input | RCA |
Input | Optical |
Input | AES/EBU |
Output | Jack 4.4mm |
Output | XLR |
Output | RCA |
DAC / ADC Chip | ES9038PRO |
Max sampling rate | DSD512 |
Max sampling rate | MQA |
Max sampling rate | 768kHz |
Color | Black |
Class | N/A |
Networking | No |
Remote Control | Yes |