Introducing Digi&Aesth | Alpha PRO — Our First All-in-one DAC Amp

May 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 30

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We're Digi & Aesth, a new brand dedicated to high-end audio design. Rooted in our philosophy of "Future Design", we aim to fuse cutting-edge engineering with timeless aesthetics — where digital precision meets artistic expression.

The Alpha PRO is our very first creation: a fully balanced, high-fidelity DAC Amp built from the ground up to push the boundaries of desktop audio. From flagship decoding to discrete amplification, every part is crafted to deliver a pure, powerful, and refined listening experience.

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Flagship Decoding Engine
ES9039MSPRO Flagship DAC Chip

Harnessing Ess's flagship ES9039MSPRO DAC with MQA hardware decoding, HyperStream technology, and fully isolated digital/analog processing, the Alpha Pro eliminates jitter via 32-bit noise shaping and proprietary"Zero-Jitter Clock" architecture. Our 'SIGMA DAC" topology employs 8-channel differential signal summation per channel, reducing output impedance by 4x and noise by 75%,achieving unmatched dynamic range (133dB) and THD+N(-124dB).

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Built for perfect reproduction
2nd PLL Clock +3 Femtosecond Oscillators

Three femtosecond-grade oscillators: two for local USB clocks and one VCXO for the 2nd PLL slash jitter to 15ps (10x lower than conventional designs), ensuring sharper imaging, Better detail, and a more natural sound across every input.

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Precision-Engineered Synergy
Dual-DomainIsolation Architecture

Digital and analog modules are physically segregated via 4-layer PCB isolation and independent ground planes. Shielded blocks and star-quad power routing ensure zero crosstalk between DSP processing and DAC conversion.

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Premium Circuit
Signal integrity-Driven Partitioning Strategy

Critical traces are sandwiched between guarded layers, forming electromagnetic "Faraday Cages" +5ps delay matching and star-ground topology isolate digital control, high-speed data. analog audio,and power domains.

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No Headphone Beyond Reach
4C-FBDA Fully Balanced Discrete Amplification

Featuring 32 discrete transistors across four channels, the 4C-FBDA circuit achieves <0.1Ω output impedance and 0.0001% THD. Effortlessly driving 16Ω-600Ω headphones, it delivers 6000mW+6000mW at 32Ω with zero dynamic compression.

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Multiple output modes

DAC Mode: Bit-perfect decoding for PCM/DSD/MQA/LDAC​
Preamp Mode: Fully-balanced signal routing with adaptive gain staging​
Headphone Mode: Dedicated analog input for vinyl-to-headphone playback​
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MSRP $699 | ShenzhenAudio / Apos / Amazon
 
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May 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM Post #2 of 30
Awesome product, looks fantastic. I have only 1 question. Which digital filter des it use? Have read that cannot chose different ones, is tha right?
 
May 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM Post #8 of 30
and the price?
 
May 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM Post #11 of 30
Was anyone able to compare this with Luxsin X9 ?
Different approach, luxin x9 is AKM based and A&D uses 9039 pro, so different sound signature. Heared them both at High End Munich.

Their both very good. Luxsin x9 more smooth sounding, Alpha Pro has a more dynamic fresh focus, typical ESS sound. I liked them both.

It is al personal taste, both of them are good performers.

Photo’s I took on High End Munich
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May 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM Post #14 of 30
I can share this now!



Was embargoed until 7pm PT today.

I like the unit overall. The amp struggles a little bit with the HE6 series and 600 Ohm Beyers of the world. But other than that, really solid debut product from D&A!
 
May 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM Post #15 of 30
Awesome product, looks fantastic. I have only 1 question. Which digital filter des it use? Have read that cannot chose different ones, is tha right?
Thanks! It uses a minimum phase (default) digital filter and does not support switching to other filter types.
 
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