Quick Start Guide
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Owner’s Reference
DirectStream DAC MK2
®
PS Audio® Inc. 800-PSAUDIO 4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301
• Carefully unpack the unit and place in the chosen location.
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The piano black top cover has a protective plastic film. Remove this film.
• Connect DirectStream MK2 to your digital sources using the appropriate connections.
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Connect the AC cable into the receptacle in back and plug the unit into your Power
Plant or into the wall.
PS Audio products come from the factory with a 3-year warranty. Please register your
new DirectStream MK2. Registration takes just a few minutes, helps us inform you about
future upgrades, keeps track of your serial number and allows us to maintain the highest
standards of product quality of any company.
To register your new unit, look on the back panel of DirectStream MK2 and note the serial
number. Using any web browser, go to
www.psaudio.com
and click on Register Products.
Once you have completed the registration process, you can go to the PS website and look at
the My Registered Products page. The link to this page is located at the top right hand corner
of the website once you are logged in. If you do not have web access, you may register the
unit via mail or phone. Notification of software upgrades to this product will be available only
to registered owners via the web and email.
There are multiple methods of connecting the digital inputs of DirectStream MK2: Through
the S/PDIF based TOSLINK, Coax, and XLR inputs, USB, and I
2
S. S/PDIF is a serial digital interface
available as an optical source (TOSlink), coaxial source (RCA) or balanced source (AES/EBU
XLR). Connect to your digital sources with any of these cable types.
USB is the preferred method of connection for a direct-to-computer connection and
DirectStream MK2 is capable of processing up to 705.6kHz 24 bit PCM data as well as DSD 64
through DSD256. Connect DirectStream MK2 to your computer using a well regarded USB
cable and make sure to set the output of your computer to the highest 24 bit standard. Once
connected, your computer should automatically install DirectStream MK2 as a new device
if you have a Mac. If you have a Windows operating system, you will need to download
Unpacking and
Connections
Register the Unit
Connecting
DirectStream
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