"To see how much the d1-streamer-sublime was adding to this delightful illusion,
I replaced it with my own streamer: the much less expensive and kludgier combinaison of the Sonore ultraRendu
and Denafrips Iris digital-to-digital converter (the latter to enable an AES3 connection to the d1-unity).
The resulting sound was possibly a hair more forcefull but also audibly less refined and purposeful.
The meaning of the music was less obvious, and everything sounded just a bit more mechanical.",
Alex Halberstadt, Stereophile
"About the new Unity architecture, Vincent Brient says that it brings 'presence, clarity, body and dynamics'.
It's obvious from the very first notes, a bit like pulling the contours of an image with the mouse on to enlarge it while revealing the background.
More resolution, more nuance, more substance matter - and yes, the dynamics, more precisely the dynamic range."
Diapason
The d1-streamer-sublime has two AES-EBU digital outputs (and coax on order), so compatible with most DACs and it is also ready to drive 2 monoblocs of d1-sublime DAC.
Your music can be stored in a NAS, in a computer connected to the network somewhere in your house (or in a USB disc connected to that computer),
or the music can come from the Internet (streaming via Tidal, Qobuz or more, Internet radios, Youtube...).
Embedded reclocker interfaces:
-192KHz asynchronous Xmos USB, RCA, optical and AES-EBU digital inputs, selectable from a remote control.
-44.1KHz, 48KHz, 88.2KHz, 96KHz, 176.4KHz and 192KHz, 16 to 24 bit formats supported on all inputs except 96KHz max for optical input.
-DSD (DoP standard) supported on the USB, AES-EBU and spdif inputs.
-two AES-EBU digital outputs (and spdif RCA or BNC on order).
-embedded custom clock with anti-jitter FIFO memory.
-bit perfect signal path.
-display switched off by remote control or automatic.
-external power supply to minimize the noise.
-aluminium and PMMA enclosure.
-power consumption 15W.
-dimensions: height 110mm, width 360mm, depth 290mm.
-power supply dimensions: height 65mm, width 122mm, depth 180mm.
-weight: 4kg.
Computer type interfaces:
-1 ethernet port.
-1 USB2 port as an audio output to the embedded reclocker.
compatible applications:
RoonReady (RAAT certified by Roon)
Jplay certified
UPNP/DLNA/openhome, for example for Jplay IOS app, Minimserver, Audirvana, Mconnect Player HD, BubbleUPNP, Spoticast
Airplay compatible, to listen to the sound of your Ipad/Iphone or from Itunes under Windows
Squeezelite, compatible with Roon
Streaming such as Qobuz, Tidal or Spotify via Roon, Jplay, Mconnect, Audirvana or Airplay
Try Qobuz, with one free month:
https://www.qobuz.com/store-router/discover
Available options:
-damping feet.
-volume control, to control a pair of speakers with AES-EBU inputs for example.
-silver massive aluminium front panel.
-115V or 100V or 128V power option.
-BNC coaxial digital input instead of RCA.
Thanks to these GPL or LGPL softwares:
- upmpdcli
- MinimServer
- MPd (Music Player Daemon)
- upmpdcli
- darkhttpd
- libelium Http server
- raat
- Avahi
- Shairport
- perl
- php
- udevd
- ssh
- cron
- kernel linux
mobile phone: +33 6 18 03 14 08 (European time zone, Whatsapp compatible)