Gold Note DS-10 PLUS DAC, Streamer & Headphone Amplifier

The new generation streaming DAC featuring a headphone output and a line pre-amplifier, representing our vision of the future of Hi-Fi.

The DS-10 is a versatile state-of-the-art streaming DAC designed for the contemporary audiophile. The technology of the DS-10 is brilliantly enclosed in a compact-sized aluminium chassis and it’s the perfect addition to a modern High-End audio system. The DS-10 PLUS is also equipped with a 3.5 mm jack analogue input and a completely analogue stage, a perfect pre-amplifier for analogue and digital sources.

 

A COMPLETE AUDIO SOURCE: STREAMING D/A CONVERTER WITH HEADPHONE OUTPUT, LINE PREAMPLIFIER AND ANALOGUE INPUT

The DS-10 PLUS is a 4-in-1 digital source that features a UPnP-DLNA Streamer, High-End D/A Converter, Line Pre-amplifier and Headphone Amplifier. Inspired by our acclaimed IS-1000 All-In-One unit, it combines its extended connectivity features with the exceptional high-resolution of the Bluetooth 5.0 – for the first time ever on a High-End audio product – and the impressive headphone double power GAIN output. The DS-10 PLUS is also equipped with an analogue input to become a complete pre-amplifier for analogue and digital sources, both the analogue line input and the pre-amp stage operate in a fully analogue way to preserve the purest audio quality (available on DS-10 PLUS only).

 

• DAC: D/A Converter AKM AK4493 PCM up to 32bit/768kHz & DSD512 native
• STREAMER: Roon Ready, MQA, Airplay, vTuner, Tidal, Qobuz, Deezer, Spotify
• CONNECTIVITY: LAN/WLAN, Bluetooth 5.0 (44/16)
• DIGITAL INPUTS: 1 RCA Coax (PCM 24/192), 2 Optical Tos-Link (PCM 24/192), 1 AES/EBU XLR (PCM 24/192), 1 USB-B (PCM 32/768, DSD512), 1 USB-A (PCM 24/192, DSD64)
• ANALOGUE INPUT: 3,5mm mini jack
• AUDIO OUTPUTS DAC: stereo RCA @ 1Volt and balanced XLR @ 2Volt
• AUDIO OUTPUTS PREAMP: Stereo RCA, balanced XLR; 1 headphone 6,3mm Jack on the front panel double gain
• OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 50Ω
• FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz-20kHz +/-0.1dB
• THD - TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: 0.001% max
• SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO: -125dB
• PREAMP STAGE VOLUME CONTROL: enabled/disabled by remote
• DYNAMIC RANGE: 120dB
• SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS (NETWORK): PCM 24bit/192kHz, DSD64: DSF, DFF, AIFF (.aif, .aiff, .aifc), ALAC, WAV (.wav) packed/unpacked, FLAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, OGG, Monkey’s. IMPORTANT: UPnP server must support DSD streaming in order to stream DSD files.
• SUPPORTED MEDIA SERVERS: all UPnP / DLNA / Roon
• REMOTE CONTROL: included
• CONTROL APP: available for iOS and Android, search "GN Control" on Apple App Store or "Mconnect Control" on Google Play Store
• POWER SUPPLY: 100-240V, 50/60Hz, Multiple Transformer proprietary power supply, Power consumption: 30W
• DIMENSIONS: 200mm W, 80mm H, 260mm D
• WEIGHT: 4kg net, 5Kg boxed
• FINISHES: Brushed Aluminium in Black, Silver or Gold color