Musical Fidelity MX DAC Digital to Analog Converter

"Completely Neutral and Accurate" DSD DAC

England's Musical Fidelity was one of the very first, if not the first hi-fi company in the world to make a digital-to-analog converter. Talk about being on the cutting edge. And ever since that time, Musical Fidelity has remained right on the forefront of DAC performance technology. All of the company's DACs have offered industry-leading, envelope-pushing performance, not to mention Musical Fidelity's guiding philosophy of fair pricing and outstanding build quality.

The company waited before becoming involved with DSD playback in its digital gear because the technology was, to say the least, very fluid. The wait is over, though. After many years of patient research and development, Musical Fidelity has launched its MX DSD DAC. And, as the saying goes, the wait was definitely worth it.

Outstanding Technical Performance

The new MX DAC is a tremendous performer. It's a true triple threat, boasting ultra-low distortion, very wide bandwidth, and low noise. As a matter of fact, the outstanding technical performance of the MX-DAC is on a par with any other DAC on the market at absolutely any price. Jitter is about 12pps, signal-to-noise ratio is -116dB (‘A’ weighted), linearity is +0.2dB at -116dB, and stereo separation is -104dB at 1 kHz. Furthermore, frequency response is ruler flat, and distortion is a mind-bogglingly low 0.00025% at 1 kHz and 0.0003% at 20 kHz.

"These technical figures are state-of-the-art, and they demonstrate that our implementation is almost perfect," notes Musical Fidelity's founder and CEO Antony Michaelson. "This ensures completely neutral and accurate digital-to-analog conversion of any digital input."

All of the Digital Inputs You Need

The MX DAC doesn't skimp on digital inputs. It provides 2 x optical (up to 24-bit/96 kHz), 2 x coaxial (up to 24-bit/192 kHz) and asynchronous USB (up to 24-bit/192 kHz). Importantly, since it offers stellar DSD playback, the MX DAC also has inputs for DSD 64 kHz and 128 kHz.

Even more crucially, all inputs – whether from optical, coaxial, or USB – are processed in the DSD domain. This desirable feature gives a warmth and humanity to the sound quality of your music that simple digital conversion just doesn’t achieve.

The MX DAC has single-ended RCA analog outputs for compatibility with a huge range of AV gear as well as XLR balanced outputs for the ultimate audiophile experience.

MX Excellence

The new MX product line from Musical Fidelity has beautiful aesthetics and wonderful build quality. The front panel and housing are both from exclusive custom-made extrusions using Mil-spec aluminum.

The MX DAC represents truly outstanding value for money. Its combination of superlative technical performance, technical innovation, build quality and value should prove a compelling commercial proposition as well.

Product Features

Sample rate converter: SRC4392 up-sampling data to 192kHz
Digital to Analog converter: PCM1795 32 bit / 192kHz Multi-bit Sigma-Delta type
24-bit/192 kHz DAC with Dedicated DSD Playback
Inputs for DSD 64 kHz and 128 kHz
Coaxial, Optical, USB Inputs
RCA and XLR Analog Outputs
DSD-Domain Processing for All Digital Inputs
Coaxial Inputs: S/PDIF up to 24 bit / 192kHz
Optical Inputs: S/PDIF up to 24 bit / 192kHz
USB Input: USB Audio Class 2 requires USB 2.0 or higher
USB Data Transfer: Asynchronous with DSD DOP 64/128 support

Inputs

2x RCA coaxial connector SPDIF
2x TOSLINK optical connector
1x USB type 'B' connector

Outputs

1x line level RCA (single-ended)
1x XLR Male sockets (balanced) to EIA RS-297-A

Supplied Accessories

1x 5v / 2A DC power supply (90-250VAC universal worldwide supply)
Windows driver CD
User manual

Product Specs

Output Voltage: 2 Volts RMS single-ended (RCA)
Output Voltage: 4 Volts RMS balanced (XLR)
PCM THD: <0.002%
PCM THD(+ noise): <0.003%
DSD THD: <0.003%
DSD THD(+ noise): <0.006%
PCM Frequency Response: –3dB, 2Hz to 90kHz
PCM Frequency Response: –3dB, 2Hz to 40kHz
Channel Separation: -110dB
Power Consumption: <0.25 Watts standby, <1 Watt max.
Dimensions: 8.6" wide x 2" high x 8.5" deep
Weight: 4.2 lbs.

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