La Voce S3 Discrete
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About the La Voce S3 Discrete
The Aqua La Voce S3 Discrete DAC is a pure R2R ladder DAC using proprietary FPGA-based digital decoding without any digital filtering, preserving the original digital samples for faithful sound reproduction. It features a sign-magnitude ladder converter and a fully discrete analog stage with no op-amps, ensuring natural, fast, and dynamic audio without compression. The DAC supports PCM up to 384kHz/24-bit and DSD64/DSD128 via DoP on all inputs. It includes galvanic isolated S/PDIF and AES/EBU digital inputs, a jitter-free AQlink (I2S protocol) interface, and a modular design allowing hardware and firmware upgrades. The analog outputs include RCA single-ended and XLR balanced asymmetrical connections. The unit is handmade in Italy and comes with a 5-year warranty. It requires an external preamplifier or volume control as it has no adjustable analog output level or streaming capabilities.
Specifications
Digital Audio
DAC capabilities and digital audio processing
- Bit Depth
- 24-bit
- Max Sample Rate
- 384 kHz
- DSD Support
- DSD128
- MQA Support
- No
- DAC Chip
- Proprietary Discrete DAC
Connectivity
Input and output connections
- Bluetooth
- No
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Ethernet
- Yes
- Digital Inputs
- RJ45 AQlink, BNC coax S/PDIF, USB Type B, AES/EBU, RCA coax S/PDIF, AT&T (ST Fiber), Optical TOSLINK
- Analog Outputs
- RCA single-ended, XLR balanced
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