{"id":42051,"date":"2018-11-26T18:27:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T16:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/?p=42051"},"modified":"2018-11-26T19:03:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T17:03:32","slug":"new-sound-card-manufacturer-mamboberry-hd-dac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/2018\/11\/new-sound-card-manufacturer-mamboberry-hd-dac\/","title":{"rendered":"New Sound Card Manufacturer &#8211; MamboBerry HD DAC+ by Collybia"},"content":{"rendered":"[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; pb_border_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first last&#8220;]\n<p>We are very happy to announce our newest addition to the Max2Play sound card selection. Collybia&#8217;s flagship sound card, the MamboBerry HD DAC+ comes in two different varieties to accommodate any specific needs in the audiophile market. One utilizes the u<span class=\"st\">ltra-low jitter Femto Clock by IDK and the other one was outfitted with the hi-end clock module CH-957 by Crystek. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"st\">These two newly designed models, made by the Greek manufacturer Collybia, offer huge local filter capacitors from NICHICON (330 \u03bcF in Crystek-Version and 220 \u03bcF in IDT-Version for each capacitor), three-ways new ultra low noise LDO by Texas Instruments, WIMA plastic film and ELNA audiophile bypass capacitors, as well as SUSUMU SMD resistors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The creator of the DACs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.collybia.com\/staff\/vasilis-tounas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vasilis Tounas<\/a>, is a renowned sound technician and design engineer whose participation in high-end sound components for over fifteen years brings professional expertise to the HD DAC+ models&#8216; conception and design.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [blank_spacer height=&#8220;30px&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first last&#8220;] [spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; pb_border_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first last&#8220;]\n<p>Here are the two variants side by side with their respective components explained:<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_single_image image=&#8220;42272&#8243; image_size=&#8220;full&#8220; frame=&#8220;noframe&#8220; intro_animation=&#8220;none&#8220; full_width=&#8220;no&#8220; lightbox=&#8220;yes&#8220; link_target=&#8220;_self&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/2&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first&#8220;] [spb_single_image image=&#8220;42271&#8243; image_size=&#8220;full&#8220; frame=&#8220;noframe&#8220; intro_animation=&#8220;none&#8220; full_width=&#8220;no&#8220; lightbox=&#8220;yes&#8220; link_target=&#8220;_self&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/2&#8243; el_position=&#8220;last&#8220;] [blank_spacer height=&#8220;30px&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first last&#8220;] [spb_text_block title=&#8220;DAC with IDT Femto Clock&#8220; pb_margin_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; pb_border_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; width=&#8220;2\/3&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first&#8220;]\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.max2play.com\/en\/mamboberry-hddac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"ss-cart sf-icon sf-icon-float-left sf-icon-small sf-icon-standard\"><\/i> Buy MamboBerry HD DAC+<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The standard version of the HD DAC+ includes the IDT XL crystal oscillator XLH536. IDT is an established company with a long history in clocks. Collybia used their clock for some time and found that this new version of their XL crystal oscillator brings a massive improvement in sound quality over previous clocks.<\/p>\n<p>In all HD DAC+ sound cards, the\u00a0Sabre9023p Digital-Analogue-Converter chip is included. Both versions excel at high resolution audio of 192kHz\/24bit and, like their predecessors, support Digital eXtrem Definition DXD 352,8 kHz playback.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block] [spb_single_image image=&#8220;42055&#8243; image_size=&#8220;full&#8220; frame=&#8220;noframe&#8220; intro_animation=&#8220;none&#8220; full_width=&#8220;no&#8220; lightbox=&#8220;yes&#8220; link_target=&#8220;_self&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/3&#8243; el_position=&#8220;last&#8220;] [blank_spacer height=&#8220;30px&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first last&#8220;] [spb_single_image image=&#8220;42254&#8243; image_size=&#8220;full&#8220; frame=&#8220;noframe&#8220; intro_animation=&#8220;none&#8220; full_width=&#8220;no&#8220; lightbox=&#8220;yes&#8220; link_target=&#8220;_self&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/3&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first&#8220;] [spb_text_block title=&#8220;DAC with Crystek Hi-End Clock&#8220; pb_margin_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; pb_border_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; width=&#8220;2\/3&#8243; el_position=&#8220;last&#8220;]\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.max2play.com\/en\/mamboberry-hddac-crystek.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"ss-cart sf-icon sf-icon-float-left sf-icon-small sf-icon-standard\"><\/i> Buy MamboBerry HD DAC+ Crystek Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Crystek version of the HD DAC+ is the premium variety. It utilizes the Crystek CCHD-957 with filtering inside the clock which has been established as a flagship component to reduce jitter to under 2 picoseconds in previous tests. It is very transparent at higher resolutions, and a little wider range.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll only need one 5v power supply for the sound cards and the Raspberry Pi. Two ultra-low-noise voltage regulators ensure quality audio performance.<br \/>\nHowever, using a quality power supply unit is highly recommended. We recommend the <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.max2play.com\/en\/ifi-power.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iFi Audio iPower with active noise cancellation<\/a> or a custom linear power supply.<\/p>\n[\/spb_text_block]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[spb_text_block pb_margin_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; pb_border_bottom=&#8220;no&#8220; width=&#8220;1\/1&#8243; el_position=&#8220;first last&#8220;] We are very happy to announce our newest addition to the Max2Play sound card selection. Collybia&#8217;s flagship sound card, the MamboBerry HD DAC+ comes in two different varieties to accommodate any specific needs in the audiophile market. One utilizes the ultra-low jitter Femto Clock by IDK and the other one was outfitted with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13459,"featured_media":42254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[316,1213,187],"tags":[2578,1205,1776,2577,2576,1564,2580,1341,2579],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42051"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13459"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42051"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42285,"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42051\/revisions\/42285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.max2play.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}