EVO PHONODAC TWO
DXD-DSD A-TO-D AND D-TO-A CONVERTER – PHONO PREAMP
REVISION P
R
A – JULY 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Unpacking and Placing the Unit.......................................................................................7
2. Front Panel ......................................................................................................................9
3. Rear Panel.....................................................................................................................11
4. remote control................................................................................................................13
5. Connecting and Powering the Unit ................................................................................15
6. Cleaning the Unit ...........................................................................................................17
7. Using the
EVO PHONODAC TWO
.....................................................................................19
7.1. Input selection .........................................................................................................19
7.2. HID with the USB input............................................................................................19
7.3. Analog input gain and impedance ...........................................................................19
7.4. Equalization.............................................................................................................19
7.5. Clip indicator ...........................................................................................................20
7.6. External clock, auxiliary S/PDIF input......................................................................20
7.7. DSD and DXD .........................................................................................................21
7.8. Filters ......................................................................................................................21
8. Configuring the
EVO PHONODAC TWO
...........................................................................23
8.1. Left-Right balance (BALANCE) ...............................................................................23
8.2. External clock (EXT CLK)........................................................................................23
8.3. Power-on volume (PWR ON VOL) ..........................................................................23
8.4. Output signal phase (PHASE).................................................................................24
8.5. Channels swap (CH SWAP)....................................................................................24
8.6. Low-pass filter (LP FILTER) ....................................................................................24
8.7. High-pass filter (HP FILTER)...................................................................................24
8.8. MPX filter (MPX FLT) ..............................................................................................24
8.9. Phono equalization (EQ Phono) ..............................................................................25
8.10. ADC resolution (ADC RES) ...................................................................................25
8.11. ADC sampling frequency (ADC FS) ......................................................................25
8.12. ADC input gain (ADC GAIN) .................................................................................25
8.13. ADC clip indicator reference level (ADC CLIP) .....................................................26
8.14. Menu default values restore (DEFAULT) ..............................................................26
8.15. Menu exit (EXIT) ...................................................................................................26
9. Notes on equalization ....................................................................................................27
9.1. Why equalization is needed for records? ................................................................27
9.2. List of phono equalization curves available on the
EVO PHONODAC TWO
and notes
on their usage ................................................................................................................30
9.2.1. RIAA .................................................................................................................30
9.2.2. AES ..................................................................................................................30
9.2.3. Angel (ANG) .....................................................................................................31
9.2.4. Audiophile (AUDP)............................................................................................31
9.2.5. Capitol (CAP)....................................................................................................31
9.2.6. Columbia (COL)................................................................................................31
9.2.7. HMV..................................................................................................................31
9.2.8. Decca/London FFRR ........................................................................................31
9.2.9. MGM.................................................................................................................31
9.2.10. NAB ................................................................................................................32
9.2.11. Oiseau-Lyre (OYLR) .......................................................................................32
9.2.12. Pacific Jazz (PACJ) ........................................................................................32
9.2.13. Philips .............................................................................................................32
