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The power supply is supplied with a US standard power cord. You must therefore use a US to FR adapter to use it on European plugs (see accessories).
DAC AK4499EQ XMOS XU208 AK4118EQ 32bit 768kHz DSD512
The Monolith Liquid Platinum DAC is a compact DAC offering an exceptional sound reproduction quality with excellent measured performances. It is designed to be perfectly matched with the Liquid Platinum and THX-AAA headphone amplifiers of the brand, but also with any other HiFi headphone amplifier. The Liquid Platinum DAC combines an AKM AK4499EQ DAC, a USB XMOS XU208 interface and ultra low phase noise clocks in an optimized architecture.
For over 18 years now, Alex Cavalli has been designing and developing audio circuits, with a special focus on headphone amplifiers. Formed in 2011 with the desire to create exceptional products, Cavalli is behind some of the most successful headphone amplifiers of the past decade, including the Liquid Fire, Liquid Gold, Liquid Crimson and Liquid Glass. These amplifiers are known for their extremely accurate sound reproduction, unique designs and their ability to reproduce incredible musicality.
The digital/analog conversion stage of the Monolith Liquid Platinum DAC is based on a 32bit AKM AK4499EQ DAC chip. This chip offers exceptional performance with very low noise and distortion levels, for a precise and detailed reproduction. Moreover, this chip integrates six types of 32bit digital filters allowing to adjust its sound signature.
The Liquid Platinum DAC from Monolith offers a complete set of connectors to adapt to all usage scenarios. There are Coaxial, Optical and USB-B inputs. For the outputs, the DAC proposes balanced stereo XLR and two unbalanced stereo RCA.
Specifications | |
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Product type | DAC |
DAC chip | AKM AK4499EQ |
USB Interface | XMOS XU208 |
SPDIF Receiver | AKM AK4118EQ |
Supported sampling rates | USB : PCM up to 32bit 768kHz, DSD up to DSD512 Optical / Coaxial : PCM up to 24bit 192kHz |
General | |
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Package | 1x Monolith Liquid Platinum DAC 1x USB Cable 1x Power adapter (US plug) |
Input | SPDIF |
Input | USB |
Input | Optical |
Output | XLR |
Output | RCA |
DAC / ADC Chip | AK4499 |
Max sampling rate | 768kHz |
Max sampling rate | DSD512 |
Color | Black |
Networking | No |
Remote Control | No |