Description
Director Mk2
The director sets the tone.
The central unit of the HiFi system is the preamplifier. With remote source selection and volume control, tape monitor path, retro-look-VU-meters, premium DA-converter and the all superior VOLTAiR technology, the Director Mk2 caters for musical blockbusters.
Milled from solid
The massive 45mm volume control knob milled from aluminum is a haptic highlight. Its mass together with the motorized Alps RK27 “Big Blue” potentiometer enhances the “spoon in the honey” feeling even further.
The red marker LED ensures good visibility of the volume parameter even in darkened environments.
Remote control
The volume control can be remotely controlled with any infrared remote control.
The Director Mk2 learns to communicate with it with the simple push of a button.
Learning made easy
This video explains how you can use any infrared remote control to remotely control the volume and the source selection.
Source of joy
Up to ten (10!) stereo sources can be connected to the Director Mk2. Six of them are for analog and four for digital input signals.
The source selection is shown in the dot matrix LED display: IN 1 through IN 6 for the analog inputs.
AES, USB, COAX, OPTIC for the digital inputs, where the detected sample rate is displayed after about two seconds. For example U768 = USB input with 768 kHz sampling rate.
The source selection can also be operated remotely if the rotary switch is set to the “Remote” position.
The Director Mk2 offers two pairs of balanced inputs with XLR connectors and four standard inputs with gold-plated RCA connectors.
On the digital side there are four additional inputs. PCM audio is received in S/P-DIF format via coaxial Cinch, optical Toslink and balanced XLR (AES). Both PCM audio and DSD audio can be converted via USB.
Well informed
The DAC automatically picks up the sampling rate and resolution of the digital playback source. No matter if a streamer, computer or CD player is connected. No further settings on the Director Mk2 are necessary.
The detected sampling rate is shown in the dot matrix LED display. For example, U768 is an acronym for the source “USB” with a sampling rate of 768 kHz.
Specifications
Analog Inputs & Outputs: XLR (balanced), RCA
- Maximum input & output gain 32.5 dBu
- Input impedance (RCA) 47 kΩ
- Input impedance (XLR) 20 kΩ
- Output impedance 75 Ω
- Common mode rejection (XLR) -81 dBu
- Frequency range (0 dBu) 10 Hz – 100 kHz
- Crosstalk (0 dBu, 1 kHz) -103 dBu
- THD + N (0 dBu, 1 kHz, analog) 0.0030 %
- THD + N (0 dBu, 1 kHz, digital) 0.0016 %
- Noise (A-weighted) -99 dBu
- Dynamic range 132 dB
Digital Inputs, DAC768
- AES/EBU (XLR), PCM sample rates 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz
- Coaxial SPDIF (RCA), PCM sample rates 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz
- Optical SPDIF (Toslink F06), PCM sample rates 44.1/48/88.2/96/with Glass fibre <1m: 176.4/192 kHz
- USB (B), PCM sample rates 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192/352.8/384/705.6/768 kHz
- USB (B), DSD over PCM (DoP), sample rates 2.8 (DSD64), 5.6 (DSD128), 11.2 (DSD256) MHz
- 0 dBFS calibrated to 15 dBu
Internal Linear Power Supply with Shielded Toroidal Transformer
- Operating voltage for analog audio +/- 60 V
- Operating voltage for relays and LEDs + 12 V
Mains Power Supply
- Mains voltage (selectable, see fuse chamber) 230 V AC / 50; 115 V AC / 60 Hz
- Fuse for 230 V T 0.5 A
- Fuse for 115 V T 1 A
- Power consumption max. 40 VA
- Stand-by power consumption < 0.3 W
Dimensions & Weight
- W x H x D (width x height incl. feet x depth) 278 x 100 x 300 mm / 11 x 4 x 11.81 inch
- Unit weight 4.55 kg / 10 lbs
- Shipping weight (incl. packaging) 5.9 kg / 13.01 lbs
