Brand new M-DAC+ from Audiolab. The well reviewed M-DAC got a newer big brother, called M-DAC+. As far as we been told, the retail should hit around 995£, and the current MDAC should continue, and then the MDAC+ is the “better” version.
M-DAC+ is a not only a big brother in terms of performance and features, it is also a bigger psychical version. Now with two big knobs instead of normal buttons, like the ones we’ve seen on the 8300A, and a small round turn off button, also like the 8300A.
It will be equipped with ESS Sabre32 9018 chip, just like the 8300CD, and the M-DAC+ will now supports DSD via the USB input, and resolutions up to 384kHz/32-kbit and DSD256. Besides this, the M-DAC+ will be equipped with Bluetooth APT-X.
As its predecessor M-DAC, it is equipped with balanced XLR output, but AES digital output, and AES input has now been added.
Here at Audiophiles.eu we can’t wait to get our hands on one of these units to see if they could take the notorious M-DAC/8200CD a step further!
Specifications
| Disc Compatibility | CD/CDR, SACD |
| DAC | ESS Sabre32 9018 chip |
| Resolution | 32 bits |
| Sampling Frequency | Optical,Coaxial, AES:32kHz – 192kHz, USB:32kHz – 384kHz(PCM)/DSD64, DSD128 |
| Maximum Sampling Frequency | Optical,Coaxial, AES: 192kHz, USB:384kHz (PCM)/5.6M(DSD128) |
| Digital Input | 2 x Coaxial, 2 x Toslink Optical, 1xAES/EBU, 1 x USB for PC USB |
| Digital Output | 1 x Coaxial, 1 x Toslink Optical,1xAES |
| Dimensions | 247 x 114 x 252mm |
| Net Weight | 4.9kg |
| Standard Accessories | Power Cord, Remote Control, User Manual |