Gustard
DAC
-X16
High-performance Audio DAC
User’s Manual
Page 1: ...Gustard DAC X16 High performance Audio DAC User s Manual...
Page 2: ...expansion decoding COAX AES OPT IIS supports MQA hardware rendering Automatically recognize and render the MQA digital stream after the first level is expanded Highly recognizable white light OLED di...
Page 3: ...Introduction 3 Rear panel Introduction 3 Display and menu 4 IR Remote control 7 Windows driver installation 8 DSD playback settings using foobar2000 11 DSD playback troubleshooting 16 Product specifi...
Page 4: ...at and sample rate volume and other status 2 Turntable can adjust digital volume attenuation or adjust each menu option in the menu state 3 Function button short press to cycle through digital input c...
Page 5: ...n of the DAC X16 by operating Turntable Rotate counterclockwise to attenuate the volume and clockwise to increase the volume The volume can be attenuated from 00dB to 90dB for a total of 90 digital vo...
Page 6: ...filter and send the original samples to the modulator This option is suitable for playing original mastering files with high sampling rate above CD format It is also suitable to use the signal after t...
Page 7: ...he screen will automatically turn off after 10 seconds Any operation of the fuselage and remote control will wake up the screen If there is a new change in the current playback sampling rate it will a...
Page 8: ...firm the result and return to the main page Back button Returns to the main page state Volume minus button When the DAC X16 is in the main page state press this button to decrease the volume Volume pl...
Page 9: ...recommended to use the USB port on the back of the chassis Because the USB port on the rear panel of the chassis is directly connected to the motherboard The USB port on the front of the chassis is c...
Page 10: ...9 3 Open the CD and double click to run the Gustard_USBAudio_v1A_2018 10 15_setup exe program If the User Account Control window appears click Yes 4 Click the next or install button as prompted...
Page 11: ...if there is a red text prompt Setup requires that the device is please restart the GUSTARD DAC X16 or re plug the USB cable 6 The figure below shows the screen for successfully installing the driver...
Page 12: ...ck settings using foobar2000 1 Open the folder foobar2000_DSD_0 7 X double click to run ASIOProxyInstall 0 7 2 exe and then click next or install to complete the installation 2 Run Foobar2000 Click Fi...
Page 13: ...12 3 Click on Components on the left and click on Install on the bottom right Use the mouse to select two files at the same time or press Ctrl to select two files at the same time Then click Open...
Page 14: ...13 Two rows of component information will be added to the component list followed by Apply The window shown below will pop up and click OK Then Foobar2000 will restart 4 Click File Preferences again...
Page 15: ...ct Gustard USB Audio from the drop down menu of the first line ASIO Driver Select ASIO Native from the drop down menu in the second line of the DSD Playback Method For other settings please make the s...
Page 16: ...left then select ASIO foo_dsd_asio from the drop down menu for Device on the right 8 Then click on Tools SACD and select DSD from the drop down menu in the Output Mode on the right Finally click OK be...
Page 17: ...mponent installed Drag the foo_out_asio fb2k component file from the foobar2000_DSD_0 7 X folder to the space in the box to the right of the component option in the preference window of foobar2000 the...
Page 18: ...oo_input_sacd fb2k component file from the foobar2000_DSD_0 7 X folder to the space in the box to the right of the component option in the preference window of foobar2000 then click the Apply button i...
Page 19: ...2000 components Why do I see an error window like the one below when I play the DSD file A Because the version of your ASIOProxy conflicts with the version of the SACD decoding component The correct v...
Page 20: ...sion of the SACD component and the installation method is consistent with the solution to the second problem However some versions of the foobar2000 component are locked and cannot be replaced Please...
Page 21: ...er high frequency encoding LDAC can achieve 24B 96K high code transmission USB input supported operating system WIN7 SP1 WIN8 WIN10 32 64bit macOS Linux Analog output performance Amplitude frequency r...
Page 22: ...and purchase date do not match the actual product and warranty card c Without GUSTARD technician permission unauthorized modifications to the circuit components or self repaired product d Damaging ca...
