ever SOLO DAC-Z8 High Resolution DAC Instruction Manual

ever SOLO DAC-Z8 High Resolution DAC Instruction Manual

Introduction

Thank you for choosing Eversolo DAC-Z6.
DAC-Z6 is a compact and exquisite fully-balanced DAC and headphone amplifi er. The decoding solution is XMOS 316 and dual ES9068 DAC chips, which supports up to DSD512,PCM 768Khz@32Bit and MQA decoding.Good decoding quality is guaranteed due to the low noise and distortion for D/A conversion. Two independent channels corresponds to two ES9068 DAC chips respectively for D/A conversion, so that channels interference are effectively avoided. High- precision resistors and fully balanced circuit are designed for lossless amplifi cation for XLR, RCA and headphone output.Channel separation, dynamic range and the sound integrity are greatly improved.

Multiple inputs on DAC-Z6 are available for hi-res digital audio decoding. USB DAC input can be connected with computer and streamer; Type-C is to connect mobile devices like mobile phones or tablets; Optical and Coaxial are to connect streamers and CD players. DAC-Z6 can also connect mobile devices by Bluetooth,just like a Bluetooth decoder, it is BT5.0 and supports APTX HD,LDAC etc.

The professional headphone driving circuit in DAC-Z6 supports good indicators and strong drive. As a high-performance headphone amplifi er, high and low gain modes are optional, headphones between 16-300 ohm impedance can be easily driven.

Eversolo DAC-Z8 is the perfect partner for high-fi delity audio equipment or high-end headphones.The exceptional preamp performance, good sound quality and strong headphone driving force will bring you with authentic HiFi music experience.
Please read this manual before using the device so that you could use it correctly

Specification

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USB-C DAC Input| Up to stereo DSD512, PCM 768KHz 32Bit, MQA
Optical Audio Input| Up to stereo PCM 192KHz 24Bit, DSD64 Dop and MQA
Coaxial Audio InputAnalog Audio| Up to stereo PCM 192KHz 24Bit, DSD64 Dop and MQAPreamp output: XLR (balanced), RCA;
Output| Headphone amp output: 6.35mm single-ended
USB Port| USB2.01（only for firmware upgrade）
Control MethodsRecommended| Remote control, mobile APP control and knob control
HImeapdepdhaonncee Rated Power| 16-300Ω （low gain mode:16-32Ω/high gain mode: 32-300Ω） 9W
Rated Power| 9W
Dimensions| 270mm(W) 187mm(D) 50mm(H)
Packing List| Remote control1, power cable1, USB cable1, product manual*1

Analog Audio
Characteristics

| XLR Audio Output
Output Level(Vrms)：4.1Vrms@0dBFS
THD+N@A-wt：0.000094%@1kHz（-120dB@1kHz）
THD+N@No-wt：0.000117%@1kHz（-118dB@1kHz）
Noise@No-wt ：<3uVrms
SNR)@No-wt：125@1kHz
frequency response：20Hz-20kHz(±0.15dB)
CROSSTALK：-123dB@1kHz
DNR)@No-wt：125dB@1kHz
| RCA Audio Output
Output Level(Vrms)：2.1Vrms@0dBFS
THD+N@A-wt：0.000116%@1kHz(-118dB@1kHz)
THD+N@No-wt：0.000138%@1kHz(-117dB@1kHz)
Noise@No-wt ：<2.5uVrms
SNR)@No-wt：21dB@1kHz
frequency response：20Hz-20kHz(±0.15dB)
CROSSTALK：-118dB@1kHz
DNR)@No-wt：121dB@1kHz
| Headphone
Low gain mode
Output Level(Vrms)：1.2Vrms@0dBFS
Max Power：： 45 mW@32Ω
THD+N@A-wt：0.00028%@1kHz(-111dB@1kHz)
THD+N@No-wt：0.00031%@1kHz(-110dB@1kHz)
Noise@No-wt ：<3.5uVrms
SNR)@No-wt：114dB@1kHz
frequency response：20Hz-20kHz(±0.15dB)
DNR)@No-wt：114dB@1kHz
High gain mode
Output Level(Vrms)：2.8Vrms@0dBFS
Max Power： 26 mW@300Ω
THD+N@A-wt：0.00014%@1kHz(-117dB@1kHz)
THD+N@No-wt：0.00016%@1kHz(-116dB@1kHz)
Noise@No-wt ：<3.5uVrms
SNR)@No-wt：121dB@1kHz
frequency response：20Hz-20kHz(±0.15dB)
DNR)@No-wt：121dB@1kHz

Hardware Introduction

Front panel

Control knob

Volume adjustment:
The knob can control volume when the device is in playback status. Rotate clockwise to increase volume while counterclockwise to decrease volume.
*Volume can be adjusted with step 0.5dB~3dB in DAC setting.

Setting menu:
Short press the knob will access into setting menu. Rotate left/right to navigate the menu upward/downward. Short press the knob again to confi rm or access into the sub-menu.

Audio source selection:
Long press the knob to select audio source, rotate left/right to choose left/right audio source channels.

Rear panel

Output

1. Headphone output
   Connect a headphone with 6.35mm single-ended jack to DAC-Z6 headphone jack.
   Note:
   Select the suitable gain mode in DAC setting to adapt to headphones with diff erent sensitivities and impedances.
   Headphone input has a higher priority than XLR/RCA, when it is in the mode of headphone output, the signal output of XLR/RCA will be disconnected.

2. RCA output
   Connect DAC-Z6 RCA output to power amplifi er or active speaker RCA input by a RCA audio cable.

3. XLR balanced output
   Connect DAC-Z6 XLR output to power amplifi er or active speaker XLR input by XLR audio cable.
   *The positive and negative polarities are reversed for some audio systems, the default positive polarity of DAC-Z6 are shown below. If you need to reverse the polarity, please set it in the system: Settings > DAC audio > XLR Port Polarity >Reverse.
   
   In order to reduce the possible signal interference of the RCA and XLR simultaneous output, XLR and RCA can be output separately by setting in the menu. Higher audio indicators and better sound quality can be obtained through separate output.
   Input

4. Optical/Coaxial input
   Connect this device with S/PDIF devices like media player and CD player by a Optical/Coaxial audio cable.
   Please set the signal source to Optical/Coaxial.

5. USB DAC Input
   Connect the computer to the USB DAC input of this device by USB-A to USB-B cable. Computer is the digital audio source, this device is used as a computer sound card to decode audio signals.
   Please select the signal source to “USB DAC IN”.
   Notes:
   Please refer to File Download part below to download Windows driver.
   EVERSOLO DAC-Z6 is working as the audio output device when connecting with the computer, the settings are as follows.
   Windows: Download and install the driver on the computer, find “Control Panel>Hardware and Sound >Sound >Playback”, then select “EVERSOLO USB AUDIO”.
   Mac: No driver is needed to be installed, find “System Preferences

   Sound>Output”, then select “EVERSOLO USB AUDIO”.

6. USB Type C input
   Connect mobile phone or tablet to the USB-C port of this device by date cable, mobile device is used as a digital audio source to input into this device for audio decoding. Android devices use Type-C to Type-C OTG cable, while IOS devices use Lightning to Type-C cable.
   Please set the signal source to “USB Type C IN”.

7. Bluetooth input
   The device has a built-in Bluetooth receiver, with the support of Bluetooth audio protocol SBC/AAC/aptX/aptX LL/aptX HD/LDAC, it can connect with diff erent mobile devices by Bluetooth.
   Please set the signal source to “Bluetooth IN”, enable Bluetooth on mobile device and search “DAC-Z6” to fi nish Bluetooth pairing

Remote control

Basic Settings

1. Signal source
   Long press then rotate the knob or press key on remote control to switch input source.
   

2. Settings
   Short press the knob or press key on remote control.
   

3. Output port
   Enter the setting menu > Output port > XLR output/ RCA output/ XLR and RCA output.
   

4. Headset gain
   Enter the setting menu > DAC > Headset gain, select high gain or low gain.
   

5. Volume control steps
   Enter the setting menu > DAC > Volume control steps, adjust the suitable volume step. “Power-on volume” is to select the volume when powering on, customize the volume or keep the last volume.
   

6. Filter
   Enter the setting menu > DAC > Filter, adjust DAC fi ltering characteristics for DSD or PCM to output diff erent sound styles.
   

ES9068AS DAC（PCM）CHARACTERISTICS

FILTER| IMPULSE RESPONSE| CHARACTERISTIC| Distance| Edge
---|---|---|---|---
Fast Roll-Off ,
Linear Phase
Filter| | Low onradteurrarelverb,| Far| Neutral
Slow RollOff , Minimum
Phase Filte| | Intermewdaiartme reverb,| Middle| Neutral
Hybrid, Fast
Roll-Off ,
Minimum
Phase Filter| | High omrdelelor wreverb,| Close| Sharp

language
Enter the setting menu > General > Language, select language for menu and user interface.

VU meter
Enter the setting menu > General > VU meter, select VU meter mode in for the playback interface according to your preferences.

Energy Saver
Enter into Menu —>”General”—>”Energy Saver” to adjust the Screen Brightness, Standby and Screen Off Settings.

Screen Brightness: Adjust the brightness levels according to your preference.

Standby: Select the time interval that you want the device to standby when no playback. The screen display will be turn off and DAC circuit will be cut off . The device will go back to work status when system detects the input of audio source or when we switch audio source manually and press POWER key.

Screen Off: Select the time interval to automatically turn off the screen when no operation is performed on the device. The screen will light up again once operating.

Knob
Enter the setting menu > General > Knob, set up the brightness level of the ambient light and customize function for short pressing the knob(system menu or input source selection).

Disable Remote
This function is for the situation when 2 or more EVERSOLO DACs in the same environment, so that DACs will not be controlled at the same time. Enter into Menu —> “General > ” —>”Other” —>”Disable Remote: Disable/Enable”

Note: If the device cannot be controlled by remote, please check whether remote is disabled.

Firmware upgrade
Download the fi rmware package on EVER SOLO offi cial website to a U disk, connect the U disk to DAC-Z6 USB A port. Access system menu> About> Upgrade to upgrade firmware, wait for the device to restart automatically after upgrading the firmware successfully.

Note: Don’t unplug the U disk or power the device off during the firmware upgrade period.

MQA (Master Quality Authenticated)

Eversolo DAC- 6 includes MQA technology, which enables you to play back MQA audio fi les and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording.
The green or blue dot next to MQA logo indicates that the unit is decoding and playing an MQA stream or fi le, and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material. The blue dot indicates it is playing an MQA Studio fi le, which has either been approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been verifi ed by the copyright owner. The magenta dot confi rms that the product is receiving an MQA stream or file. This delivers the final unfold of the MQA file and displays the original sample rate.

• MQA
• MQA Studio
• MQA Core

MQA (Master Quality Authenticated)
MQA is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. The master MQA fi le is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download.
DAC-Z6 adopts MQA technology to receive and decode MQA audio and provide master-level sound.
Visit mqa.co.uk for more information.
MQA and the Sound Wave Device are registered trade marks of MQA Limited © 2016

File Download

Download firmware, USB driver and controller app on the DOWNLOADS page of official website: www.eversolo.com
Or scan the QR codes below to download.
When downloading the driver, please unzip the package, double click .exe fi le and complete the installation via the instruction.

Driver/APP download

Special note:
EVERSOLO will upgrade fi rmware from time to time in order to improve user experience, so that this manual might diff er with the situation of real product. The functions or parameters of this device are subject to adjustment without prior notice.

For more information, please visit our offi cial website: www.eversolo.com

Safety Warning

1. No water splashing or dripping, don’t put objects with liquids like vases on the device.
2. The socket should be put aside the device for easy operation and no occlusions.
3. It is a Class I device,there must be grounding measures inside the box when using

• Safe using below 2000m altitude.

References

• Homepage | Experience the best sound with MQA | MQA
• Best High Resolution DAC-EverSolo,EverSolo Best High Resolution

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