![]() Our easy-to-use GN Control App (available for free on iOS and Android) displays on your smartphone or tablet all information registered on the track as well as the real resolution format. You can quickly check all the functions available on the DS-10 on its large 2.8” TFT display and fully control it through the SKC (Single Knob Control) located on the front panel, the Gold Note remote control or the dedicated App GN Control. Thanks to the ease of use and the clear menu on the display such profiles can be selected in real-time during music playback. The DS-10 has a unique feature that sets it apart from any other DAC, making it the most versatile DAC available today – three different profiles can be selected to fine-tune the performance of the DAC, which adapts to the music it’s playing as a chameleon.įor the first time ever, the DAC behavior can be changed to adapt to the music played without modifying the audio signal and thus maintaining the highest audio quality, acting on the deemphasis, the low-pass digital filters, and the amount of power applied to the circuits. With the additional analogue input the DS-10 can be matched to the Gold Note PH-10 phono stage and the PA-10 power amplifier. The DS-10 also features a professional 6.3mm headphones output with two sensitivity levels (High/Low), a proprietary technology we developed to help get the best out of your headphones. LINE PREAMPLIFIER AND HEADPHONES AMPThe DS-10 is equipped with an ON/OFF switchable High-End Analogue Preamp stage to enable the control of the analogue volume even through web players (when the Preamp stage is activated) and guarantee the best performance ever. Stream through Roon, Airplay, Tidal, MQA, Qobuz, Spotify, vTuner and Deezer or access your collection of digital music stored locally on a NAS or a USB flash drive and control the DS-10 with our easy to use GN Control App on your smartphone or tablet (available for free on iOS and Android). Simply connect it to your network using the Wi-Fi or the Ethernet port and to your power amplifier or active speakers, and get ready to explore the limitless possibilities of high-resolution music. HIGH-END DAC AND NETWORK STREAMERThe DS-10 is a Roon Ready device with a quick set-up and multi-room capabilities. The technology of the DS-10 is enclosed in a compact-sized aluminium chassis, which makes it the perfect addition to a modern High-End audio system. The DS-10 is also equipped with analogue input to become a complete preamplifier for analogue and digital sources, both the analogue line input and the preamp stage operate in a fully analogue way to preserve the purest audio quality. It combines its extended connectivity features with the exceptional high-resolution of the Bluetooth 5.0 – for the first time ever on a High-End audio product – and the headphone double power GAIN output. I like both, but for different reasons.THE AUDIO SOURCE FOR THE CONTEMPORARY AUDIOPHILEThe DS-10 is a versatile state-of-the-art streaming DAC, designed for the contemporary audiophile: it features a new generation D/A Converter, UPnP-DLNA Streamer, Line Preamplifier and a Headphone Amplifier. So, to summarise: TIDAL for a quick engaging fix of music, Qobuz for all day relaxing listening. ![]() I can listen to Qobuz all day long and enjoy having the music in the background. The music doesn’t distract me while I’m working. ![]() There isn’t the emotional pull from the music that I get with TIDAL. However, the sound from Qobuz is like velvet, it’s like honey. Coming from TIDAL the UI is all over the place, there’s a distinct lack of useful suggestions and I find it difficult to find songs that I like. Qobuz as a desktop app is hard work, to be honest. TIDAL’s management of the DAP’s filesystem for offline content appears to be a lot better than Qobuz so there’s far less lag in my DAP. The space saved on my micro-SD card for large offline TIDAL playlists is substantial. MQA works really well for me for offline listening on my DAP. Having said that, it can become fatiguing after a while. ![]() In fact, it’s engaging to the point of distraction if I am streaming TIDAL all day in the background while I work. Ignoring MQA for a moment, TIDAL FLACs deliver a really engaging sound. TIDAL is a long way ahead in terms of songs availability for the genres that I like (library), suggestions (Track Radio, Masters Track Radio, Artist Radio, Producer Mix, My Mixes, My Daily Discovery) and UI. I’m running both in parallel at the moment and they both have a place for me with each one having pros and cons. ![]()
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