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ZiShan MD1
Desktop-grade USB DAC and USB audio player manufactured by ZiShan, featuring:
- PCM decoding: up to 32bit/384KHz (USB Type-A flash drive input only. USB DAC through Type-C input only support a fixed 16/48 sampling rate)
- DSD decoding: native DSD up to 1bit/11.2MHz (DSD 256) [USB Type-A input only. Type-C input downsamples into 16/48]
- Bluetooth decoding: up to 24bit/96KHz
- DAC: ES9038Q2M / AK4493EQ*2 / CS43198*2
- LPF: LM4562 (Rollable)
- Output power: 2Vrms
- MCU: Allwinner F1C100s with single; @11.0592MHz oscillator
- CLPD: AGM AG1280Q48 with dual; @45.1584MHz, 49.1520MHz oscillator
- Bluetooth chip: CSR8675
- Bluetooth codec support: SBC, AAC, AptX, AptX HD, LDAC
- Input(s): USB 2.0 Type-A for USB Flash drive, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C (combined power and USB DAC input as one port)
- Output(s): Optical, Coaxial, RCA, 3.5 LO
- Display: 0.96" OLED
- Operation method: 1 five-way physical button, remote control
- Relay: Axicom IMO 1 3VDC (3.5 LO only)
- PSU voltage: +/-13V
- Capacitance supply: 5000µF in total
- Flash drive expansion: Unknown maximum capacity; works with NTFS, exFAT, FAT32
- Power input: 5V 500mA (minimum), 5V 1A or above (recommended)
- Body dimensions: 84mm x 80mm x 24mm (H x W x T)
Gallery
Links
Δ You can get the MD1 here on Taobao:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0d.6639537.1997196601.4.57817484XEJZeh&id=625376418649
Δ Manual and firmware link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1XC5rv_PhVaTV9wi7YocBhQ
Extraction code: i3er
∆ New firmware link: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/zishan-md1-hifi-desktop-dac.940379/post-15947479
Updates
¶ New DAC variants are available; Single ES9038Q2M and Dual CS43198.
¶ For those who experienced problem when using MD1 with linux: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/zishan-md1-hifi-desktop-dac.940379/post-15947479
NOTE
MD1's RCA output is a line level. You need to connect the MD1/s RCA out to an external amplifier to adjust the volume properly.
Stay healthy,
God bless.
Desktop-grade USB DAC and USB audio player manufactured by ZiShan, featuring:
- PCM decoding: up to 32bit/384KHz (USB Type-A flash drive input only. USB DAC through Type-C input only support a fixed 16/48 sampling rate)
- DSD decoding: native DSD up to 1bit/11.2MHz (DSD 256) [USB Type-A input only. Type-C input downsamples into 16/48]
- Bluetooth decoding: up to 24bit/96KHz
- DAC: ES9038Q2M / AK4493EQ*2 / CS43198*2
- LPF: LM4562 (Rollable)
- Output power: 2Vrms
- MCU: Allwinner F1C100s with single; @11.0592MHz oscillator
- CLPD: AGM AG1280Q48 with dual; @45.1584MHz, 49.1520MHz oscillator
- Bluetooth chip: CSR8675
- Bluetooth codec support: SBC, AAC, AptX, AptX HD, LDAC
- Input(s): USB 2.0 Type-A for USB Flash drive, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C (combined power and USB DAC input as one port)
- Output(s): Optical, Coaxial, RCA, 3.5 LO
- Display: 0.96" OLED
- Operation method: 1 five-way physical button, remote control
- Relay: Axicom IMO 1 3VDC (3.5 LO only)
- PSU voltage: +/-13V
- Capacitance supply: 5000µF in total
- Flash drive expansion: Unknown maximum capacity; works with NTFS, exFAT, FAT32
- Power input: 5V 500mA (minimum), 5V 1A or above (recommended)
- Body dimensions: 84mm x 80mm x 24mm (H x W x T)
Gallery
Links
Δ You can get the MD1 here on Taobao:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z0d.6639537.1997196601.4.57817484XEJZeh&id=625376418649
Δ Manual and firmware link: https://pan.baidu.com/s/1XC5rv_PhVaTV9wi7YocBhQ
Extraction code: i3er
∆ New firmware link: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/zishan-md1-hifi-desktop-dac.940379/post-15947479
Updates
¶ New DAC variants are available; Single ES9038Q2M and Dual CS43198.
¶ For those who experienced problem when using MD1 with linux: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/zishan-md1-hifi-desktop-dac.940379/post-15947479
NOTE
MD1's RCA output is a line level. You need to connect the MD1/s RCA out to an external amplifier to adjust the volume properly.
Stay healthy,
God bless.
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