IDEON Audio – EOS DAC

IDEON Audio – EOS DAC

Breakthrough technology from the Absolute and IΩN series: an affordable reference DAC

The Ideon Audio eos DAC, utilizes trickle-down technologies and R&D gained, from our extensive work mostly with our IΩN DAC and our flagship Absolute Epsilon which has set new standards worldwide.

Many of the IΩN DAC’s innovations and designs are found in the IΩN in its own scale. As with all Ideon offerings, the eos DAC is a fully proprietary design, with audio technologies developed in-house.

A bespoke handcrafted product housing an innovative combination of high-performance design features and best-of-breed quality components.

HyperStream, 8-channels architecture with proprietary, cutting-edge analog stage

High output impedance at -120 dB SNR, quad current output from DAC
Cutting edge analog stage, with symmetrical ultra-low noise power supply – in a unique topology
Low-noise power through, more than 10 different separate power regulators in the circuit.
Direct coupled output with no capacitors in the output stage.
In-House fully balanced design throughout.

Manufacturer’s website Ideon Audio

Description

IDEON Audio EOS DAC Specifications:

Cutting edge analog stage, with symmetrical ultra-low noise power supply.
-120 dB SNR, quad current output from DAC.
Silicon carbide diodes deployed to minimize diode-rectification noise
Upgradable DAC and USB input engine.
New in-house developed dedicated software for the DAC chip (same as the Absolute E DAC). The upgradable chip firmware is developed by Ideon Audio in close cooperation with ESS.
Native support and playback for all DSD and PCM formats/frequency rates
Proprietary Triple Distillation USB input: Noise Elimination.
New audio USB codec used in our USB input module. A proprietary design, being the most current, state-of-the-art technology. The result; amazing, practically zero jitter, extremely low noise, super-fast processing, and extraordinary, natural sound quality.
A customized USB Audio 2.0 audio class driver developed for Windows. It’s optimized for low latency and low CPU load. Buffer depths can be adjusted to optimize settings for any given computer. The driver implements a transparent (bit-perfect) playback.

SUPPORTED FORMATS (INPUT DEPENDENT)	44.1kHz to 384kHz PCM up to 32 bits , Native DSD (up to 8X DSD)
DIGITAL INPUTS	3x Advanced isolated input module slots (USB, BNC, RCA)
XLR BALANCED OUTPUTS	2.2 Vrms at 0dB
RCA OUTPUTS	2.2 Vrms at 0dB
THD (A WEIGHTED 20HZ-20KHZ)	< – 110dB on all outputs
CHANNEL SEPARATION	>124dB on all outputs
SNR (A WEIGHTED 20HZ-20KHZ)	>120dB on all outputs
DYNAMIC RANGE	20HZ TO 20KHZ 132 dB (FS) . 130 dB (AFS)
DISPLAY	Custom matrix LED display
DIMENSIONS (W X H X D)	460 x 295 x 110 mm (18.1 x 11.5 x 2.9 in)
WEIGHT	10kg (~22 lbs)