exaSound e32 Mark II, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...e32 Mark II Digital to Analogue Converter Owner s Manual Mac OS PLEASE READ BEFORE OPERATION DSD 256 12 288 MHz DXD 32bit 352 8 kHz MQA 24 bit 384 kHz REV 1 0 0d 04 2018...

Page 2: ...s 8 Automatic PCM DSD MQA Switching 8 Asynchronous USB mode eliminates jitter caused by the PC or the USB interface 8 Hardware Volume Control and Volume Bypass 9 Roon Tested 9 MQA Master Quality Authe...

Page 3: ...Volume Control 18 Volume Bypass 18 Settings Menu 19 Using the exaSound ASIO Drivers for Mac OS 19 Step By Step Player Configuration Instructions 19 Playing Music from SPDIF Sources 20 MQA Master Qual...

Page 4: ...es you to play back MQA audio files and streams delivering the sound of the original master recording e32 Mark II is a Roon Tested DAC It has been profiled and tested by both Roon Labs and exaSound fo...

Page 5: ...er equipment that emits heat Do not expose the unit to smoke humidity moisture and water Do not stack exaSound devices one on top of the other Keep the length of analogue interconnects and speaker cab...

Page 6: ...d equipment Infrared Remote Control Your unit is programmed to work with the supplied remote control The e32 Mark II DAC can be re programmed to work with most infrared remote controls using Sony and...

Page 7: ...r Mac will reboot You will see the exaSound driver in the Audio MIDI Setup 3 Select the exaSound driver in the settings window of your player application Check the Guides section of the exaSound blog...

Page 8: ...that are hard to achieve with the Mac Core Audio system Our proprietary ASIO implementation is completely independent from the Core Audio sound system and always operates in Integer Exclusive Mode AS...

Page 9: ...esolution Volume processing is performed by the DAC chip right at the border between the digital and the analogue domains This architecture offers signal to noise ratio comparable to the best analogue...

Page 10: ...ies from 44 1 kHz to 96 kHz Connecting the Line Outputs The e32 Mark II DAC offers two types of analogue line outputs unbalanced RCA and balanced XLR Before making a connection make sure that your ana...

Page 11: ...tested to comply with the DAC s quality requirements and allows for very high performance If you decide to use another power supply the specifications marked on the back of the e32 Mark II DAC must b...

Page 12: ...e remote control programming mode or press the Volume Down button to cancel the operation 4 Point the remote control to the e32 Mark II DAC display Press and hold down the remote control buttons for a...

Page 13: ...es downloaded from other websites 3 Download the latest version of the exaSound Drivers Installer for Mac OS Locate the installation package exaSound OS X Drivers 5 1 9 pkg in your Downloads folder Th...

Page 14: ...exaSound Dashboard icon 6 Power on the DAC The red square overlay on the exaSound Dashboard icon indicates that the device is On and in Stop mode 7 During playback the red square changed to a green t...

Page 15: ...can play music with iTunes Step By Step Player Configuration Instructions ASIO enabled player apps compatible with the e32 Mark II DAC include Roon HQPlayer and Decibel Popular Core Audio player apps...

Page 16: ...te that the e32 Mark II DAC will match the volume level of your Mac when it is turned on This may cause unexpected volume level rising The e32 Mark II DAC can be controlled from the front panel button...

Page 17: ...ower On Off The e32 Mark II DAC has an automatic power on function and it will turn itself on when playback is detected The e32 Mark II DAC automatically turns itself off after a period of inactivity...

Page 18: ...control the volume for individual channels and the master volume The master volume can also be controlled from the device front panel or using a remote control When the master volume level is changed...

Page 19: ...information on selecting MQA Output Modes Settings changes may not come into effect until playback is restarted Using the exaSound ASIO Drivers for Mac OS Make sure that the player is configured for A...

Page 20: ...DAC You can connect up to two SPDIF devices such as disk players and wireless music servers To use SPDIF sources 1 Select SPDIF input by pressing the Input button on the device front panel by using t...

Page 21: ...pports three MQA output modes that are controlled by the Settings Menu Original Sample Rate This is the default MQA output mode MQA encoded streams are processed at their original sample rate Non MQA...

Page 22: ...Hz 96 kHz 176 4 kHz 192 kHz Sampling Rates SDIF Optical IN 2 PCM 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 88 2 kHz 96 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion Noise 0 00021 1KHz 0dBFS Intermodulation Distortion 128db 0 00004 19KHz 20KHz...

Page 23: ...Impedance 200 ohms Line Output Offset 5 mV Headphone Amp Current Output 500 mA peak Headphone Amp Output Impedance 0 5 Ohm 20Hz 20KHz Headphone Amp Output 0 7V Headphone Amp THD N 0 0012 1Vrms into 60...

Page 24: ...e safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade o...

Page 25: ...UFACTURER REFUSES EVERY RESPONSIBILITY REGARDING DAMAGES TO PEOPLE OR THINGS DUE TO THE USE OF A UNIT WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS OR TO MISUSE OR TO MALFUNCTION OF A UNIT WHIC...

Page 26: ...help preventing potential damages to environment and human health which could be caused by the incorrect treatment of this product as generic garbage Materials recycling helps conserve natural resour...

Page 27: ...rts and products assume the remaining original warranty or ninety 90 days whichever is longer This limited warranty covers non commercial use of this product and shall not apply to the following inclu...

Page 28: ...nal packaging with your assigned RMA number marked clearly on the outside of the package Send the package pre paid and insured to the exaSound to obtain warranty service All returns must comply with o...