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EarMen Tradutto
Sep 6, 2021 at 4:06 AM Post #31 of 69
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EarMen Tradutto
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Ultra Hi-Res Fully Balanced DAC​

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EarMen is coming up with NEW sophisticated DAC with wide range of abilities to offer. EarMen Tradutto is a piece-of-art device with the power to Enhance Sonic Performance of your system.

  • The ES9038Q2M DAC allows outstanding sound performance and easily handles digital audio files up to 32bit/768kHz or DSD512. Furthermore, the whole circuit is optimized to draw less current and improve power filtering, resulting in low interferences from Wi-Fi, cellular, and Bluetooth signals.
  • MQA Supported: FSR (MQB/MQA Core, decoded file), MQA (MQA file that is hardware decoded in our device and then rendered), MQA Studio (the same as MQA, just with the consent of an author or production company)
  • Digital optical, digital coaxial and USB inputs - connect CD players, phones, tablets, games consoles, laptops or other digital audio sources – just play it!
  • Built in Qualcomm HD Bluetooth 5.1 (AAC/SBC/aptX/aptx LL/aptx HD/LDAC)
  • Gold Plated PCB - Not only does it give a good clean low resistance contact, but the perfect flat surface.
  • XMOS 16-Core chip (XU216) - has enabled us with its excellent performance a hardware decoding MQA, as well as other necessary functions for listening to music (delivers double the clock speed (2000MIPS) and four times the memory (512KB).
  • TRADUTTO is fully balanced, which means that the balanced outputs from the DAC go to the output intact, only amplified.

All the sources​

Tradutto lets you enjoy music from any source, such as Coaxial, USB, TOS Link connections or HD Bluetooth. Wherever songs are played from, TRADUTTO stays true to the character of every instrument and uncovers a musicality you’ve never heard before. It offers a variety of options and freedom of choice that you can customize to your own sensibilities and possibilities.

Outstanding audio performance​

At the heart of Tradutoo is the extremely high-quality ESS Saber digital-to-analog converter ES9038K2M that delivers outstanding sound performance that can process digital audio files up to 32bit/768kHz or DSD512, so you can enjoy high-resolution music in every detail. EarMen Tradutto is designed for true audiophiles.

MQA Studio quality audio​

Tradutto supports Tidal Masters (MQA)

MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. The master MQA file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download. Visit mqa.co.uk for more information

MQA is a registered trade mark of MQA Limited.© 2018

Qualcomm QCC5124 Flagship Chip​

BlueTooth QCC5124 is a part of the QCC5100 Low Power Bluetooth Audio SoC Series. It is designed to meet demand for robust, high quality, wireless Bluetooth listening experiences in small devices with low power consumption for longer audio playback.Qualcomm® aptX™ audio, aptX HD, and Qualcomm aptX Adaptive audio technologies are designed to deliver consistent, high quality audio streaming over Bluetooth.

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Exceptional workmanship​

Tradutto is born from a full block aluminum chassis, which makes it extremely durable and robust. Compact design makes it fitting to any environment, any system or home. The PCB is embedded in a solid aluminum housing, giving the board greater protection inside the housing and additional insulation from external influences

The Finest DAC Circuitry​

  • We used XMOS with 16 cores (XU216), which with its excellent performance enabled us to hardware decode MQA as well as other necessary functions for listening to music.
  • The clock is carefully adjusted and has minimal jitter.
  • The digital and analog part of the circuit is also carefully separated by the power supply
  • We used wima capacitors to obtain the lowest THD, as well as audio electrolytes in combination with MELF low noise resistors and SoundPlus OPA1642 operational amplifiers which proved to be great for getting neutral sound.

InputsBluetoothBluetooth 5.1 (AAC,SBC, aptx, aptx HD,aptx LL, LDAC)
USB
TOS LinkS/PDIF optical
COAXS/PDIF
OutputsRCAoutput impedance = 300Ω
Balanced 4.4mmoutput impedance = 600Ω
Audio Formats:PCMUp to 768 kHz
DSDDoP64, DoP128, DoP256, native DSD512
DXDUp to 768 kHz
MQA RenderingFSR (MQB/MQA Core), MQA, MQA Studio
Bluetooth/SPDIF44.1kHz - 192kHz/16bit - 24bit
Single-end output:​
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USB Input​
S/PDIF input/BT​
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Output level​
2Vrms 0dBFS​
2Vrms 0dBFS​
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THD+N​
0.0003%​
0.0003%​
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SNR​
>116dB​
>116dB​
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A-Weighted​
A-Weighted​
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Freq.Response​
±0.014dB​
±0.006dB​
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Fully Balanced Output:​
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USB Input​
S/PDIF input/BT​
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Output level​
4Vrms 0dBFS​
4Vrms 0dBFS​
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THD+N​
0.0003%​
0.0003%​
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SNR​
>120dB​
>122dB​
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A-Weighted​
A-Weighted​
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Freq.Response​
±0.03dB​
±0.003dB​
Dimension LxHxW150x30x150 mm / 5,9"x1,18"x5,9"
Weight550 gr / 1,21lbs
 
Dec 5, 2021 at 1:49 PM Post #40 of 69
Jan 27, 2022 at 11:23 PM Post #42 of 69
I performed a thorough analysis of the Tradutto over the last two months. I tested with headphone amp and stereo system with speakers - and different inputs. And I compared it with a selection of other DACS most of which using the same chip...just to make the point that the chip is of limited importance.

Last but not least did I discuss the technology with the USB audio pioneers Paul McGowan of PS Audio and Gordon Rankin of Wavelength Audio.



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Jan 28, 2022 at 4:24 PM Post #44 of 69
EarMen focus on few products and appear to put a lot care into small details. They don't offer 10 DACs but one DAC, which makes the decision, which one to choose, much easier. I don't see a reason to offer different DACs or amp models $50 or $100 apart.

In my earlier days, I bought the earphones of Focal, B&W, and NAD: reason, they are respectable Hifi manufacturers - so I concluded their only iem must be good.

EarMen also put a lot of thinking into their dongles. The Sparrow's balanced output has the best staging of the many dongles I have tested.
 
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Jan 28, 2022 at 7:29 PM Post #45 of 69
Tradutto arrived and just set up for BT
WOW fantastic bass out of Focal Radiance to through microzotal
As preamp going to McCormack amp
All frquenciences clear and present!
@nd this ten min into audition! How much burn in useful???
Hearing details I've never heard before in very familiar album by Ajja!! And Sting was glorious!!!
 
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