CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
THANK YOU
Dear Model One Customer,
Congratulations on the purchase of your Model One (M1) Electrostatic Headphone System! We urge
you to take the time to study this user manual because with proper operation and maintenance your
M1 will provide you with many years of unparalleled listening pleasure. Built around the revolutionary
High-Precision Electrostatic Laminate (HPEL) transducer, the M1 has been designed from the ground
up to be optimized for playing today’s hi-res music formats. These features are key to delivering its
extraordinary sonic quality and comfort:
1.
Revolutionary lightweight High-Precision Electrostatic Laminate (HPEL) transducer
2.
Injected magnesium ear cups for strength and lightness
3.
Handmade ‘Cabretta’ sheepskin ear and headband pads
4.
Custom low-capacitance headphone cable
5.
Discrete FET Class-A energizing amplifier
6.
32-bit/384 kHz ESS SABRE Reference DACs
7.
32-bit/384 kHz AKM Premium ADCs
8.
Custom 64-bit fixed-point double-precision Digital Signal Processing
9.
Ultra-low phase-noise master oscillator (±80 femtoseconds of jitter at 100 MHz)
10.
Superior USB cable
11.
Precision-machined aluminum case
12.
Custom, fixed-frequency universal power supply unit
In developing the Sonoma Model One, our paramount goal was to stay true to the precedent for
uncompromised audio quality set by its namesake, the Sonoma Digital Audio Workstation. We value
your thoughts so please let us know if you think we have achieved our goal.
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Thank you!
The Team at Sonoma Acoustics
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