Esoteric N-01XD DAC

An all-unique circuit design called "Master Sound Discrete DAC", together with a further refined sound quality Network Module as core technology results in the ultimate Network Audio Player/DAC, the N-01XD. The outcome of ESOTERIC's passion is that strives for the original master sound.

Spec description

Digital audio input:

ES-Link- 1 (L/R)

Input signal formats

Linear PCM- 44.1k to 768kHz, 48bit (ES-Link5 format)

DSD- 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.5MHz

XLR- 1

Input level- 5.0Vp-p

Input impedance- 110Ω

Input signal formats

Linear PCM- 32k to 192kHz, 16bit/24bit (AES/EBU format)

DSD- 2.8MHz (ES-Link1, ES-Link2, DoP format)

RCA- 1

Input level- 0.5Vp-p

Input impedance- 75Ω

Input signal formats

Linear PCM- 32k to 192kHz, 16 bit/24bit (IEC60958 format)

DSD- 2.8MHz (DoP format)

OPTICAL- 1

Input level- -24.0 to 14.5dB peak

Input signal formats

Linear PCM- 32k to 192kHz, 16bit/24bit (IEC60958 format)

DSD- 2.8MHz (DoP format)

USB- 1 (B type)

Input signal formats

Linear PCM- 44.1k to 384kH, 16bit/24bit/32bit

DSD- 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.5MHz

ETHERNET- 1 (1000BASE-T)

Input signal formats

Linear PCM- 44.1k to 384kHz, 16bit/24bit/32bit (stereo)

32bit audio files only support integer formats

DSD- 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.5MHz (stereo)

Supported file formats

PCM lossless- FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF, MQA

DSD lossless- DSF, DSDIFF (DFF), DoP

Compressed audio MP3, AAC (m4a container)

USB DRIVE- 2 (front, rear)

Supported file system- FAT32, exFAT, NTFS

Single partition

USB 2.0 or later recommended

Maximum power supply- 0.5A

Input signal formats

Linear PCM- 44.1k to 384kHz, 16bit/24bit/32bit (stereo)

Only integer format files supported at 32bit

DSD- 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz, 11.2MHz, 22.4MHz (stereo)

Supported file formats

PCM Lossless- FLAC, Apple Lossless (ALAC), WAV, AIFF< MQA

DSD Lossless- DSF, DSDIFF (DFF), DoP

Compressed audio- MP3, AAC, (m4a container)

Analog audio outputs:

XLR/ESL-A- 1 pair (L/R)

Output level- 5.0Vrms (1kHz, 10kΩ loaded)

Output impedance- 40Ω

RCA- 1 pair (L/R)

Output level- 2.5Vrms (1kHz, 10k loaded)

Output impedance- 15Ω

Clock sync input:

BNC- 1

Input frequency- 10MHz (±10ppm)

Input impedance- 50Ω

Input level

Rectangle wave- equivalent to TTL level

Sine wave- 0.5 to 1.0Vrms

Clock sync output:

BNC- 1

Output level- TTL level equivalent (75Ω load)

Output frequency- 44.1k/48kHz

Output frequency accuracy- 0.5ppm

General: 

Power supply- AC 230V, 50Hz

AC 120V, 60Hz

AC 220V, 60Hz

Power consumption- 38W

External dimensions (WxHxD)- 445 x 162 x 438mm 

17 5/8" x 6 1/2" x 17 1/4" (including protrusions)

Weight- 26.3kg/58 lb

Included accessories- Power cord x1

HDMI cable x1

Felt pads x4

Owner's manual x1

Warranty card x1

Audio performance

Frequency response- 5Hz to 70kHz (-3dB)

S/N ratio- 113dB

Distortion- 0.0007% (1kHz)