Auna S8 | DAC

AUNE S8 Reference DAC with ES9038PRO

The innovation that revolutionizes things

The S8 is a DAC full of innovation. From power management to fine-tuning, years of audio design experience enable us to deliver the ideal result as we expected. Plus, the addition of Titans Audio Lab's engineered low-phase-noise PLL takes the S8 to an even higher level.

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Beyond the Saber ES9038PRO

The S8 adopts the time-tested and successful ES9038PRO converter based on HyperStream ll. Compared with the last generation ES9018S, this new DAC chip has huge improvements. More flexible configurations allow manufacturers with technology to achieve even better results by optimizing the combination of internal and external factors and Aune S8 is just such an advanced design. The development of technology leads to the high performance of the S8.

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Thanks to Titans Audio Lab's digital processing technology, the S8 can completely bypass the ASRC inside the DAC chip and present music more realistically. Authentic reproduction based on a femtosecond clock: The S8 has adopted the AABT (Aune Audio Band Test) test standard which exceeds AES-12id-2006 (r201 7. The strict standard leads to more natural and musical sound.

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Authentic femtosecond oscillators, make the USB connection unique

Usually USB has basically played a secondary role for traditional DACs. The S8, on the other hand, has specifically improved the design of the USB connection: it has adopted the solution based on the combination of XMOS and FPGA, in which XMOS performs USB data analysis, while FPGA performs audio data synthesis. What's more, the customized Thesycon driver enables the S8 to support up to 32bit 768k and DSD512 music files. Thanks to the two genuine high-performance femtosecond clocks, this time the USB connection has also become a reason why one will want to buy a DAC like the new Aune S8.

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Professional setup thanks to 15 years of experience

All efforts are made for sound. In the entire R&D of the S8, hardware development takes up only 30% of the total hours. Instead, most of the time was spent fine-tuning and fine-tuning all kinds of details that affect audio performance. Over the 15 years we have released many classic and successful products. From experiences, we know what sound customers want. When the S8 starts ringing, you'll know it too, and that's exactly what you're after.

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Technical specifications

USB input

• Maximum bit depth: 32 bits
• Maximum sample rate: 768k
• Maximum DSD: DSD512

COAX input

• Maximum bit depth: 24 bits
• Maximum sample rate: 384k
• Maximum DSD: DoP128

OPT input

• Maximum bit depth: 24 bits
• Maximum sample rate: 192k
• Maximum DSD rate: DoP64

AES inputs

• Maximum bit depth: 24 bits
• Maximum sample rate: 384k
• Maximum DSD: DoP128

IIS inputs

• Maximum bit depth: 32 bits
• Maximum sample rate: 768k
• Maximum DSD: DoP512

XLR balanced analog output

• Maximum output level: 4.3Vrms
• Stereo Dynamic Range: 127dB(A)
• Stereo THD+N @ 1kHz: -116dB (0.00016)
• Noise: 2.5?Vrms

RCA unbalanced analogue output

• Maximum output level: 2.2Vrms
• Stereo dynamic range: 122dB(A)
• Stereo THD+N @ 1kHz: -114dB (0.0002)
• Noise: 2?Vrms

Endowment

• Auna S8
• Power cord (110V/230V)
• Remote control USB cable