TIDAL Audio Contros

Technical specifications of TIDAL Audio Contros

• TIDAL Contros: volume-controlled digital music converter with streaming unit and 4 digital inputs
• Purely discrete 32-bit non-oversampling 8xR2R ladder DAC without pre- and post-ringing
• Lossless volume control: the signal output level is set directly in the ladder DAC – via an electrically isolated potentiometer from the outside (can also be controlled remotely by motor)
• Proprietary ASRT² Analog Signal Remediation Technology: Field Programmable Gate Array for most precise timing correlation between left and right channel incl. Timing correction and audio signal remediation processing (target interpolation TIDAL algorithm)
• Each function module in the TIDAL Contros has its own power supply, separately for each channel, left and right, such as for the amplification, the DAC, the PCM unit, the streaming module and other parts. A total of 22 extremely low-noise power supplies
• 3x low-noise toroidal transformers with foil shielding to prevent interference currents between primary/analog/digital audio
• Total capacity >300,000µF with 180 ultra-fast charging organic capacitors
• Copper-silver cable with 3 layers of forced attenuation shielding (power input to the transformers – the only cabling inside)
• 3x SPDIF input: coaxial RCA, AES XLR, optical
• 1x proprietary TIDAL Link input interface with high-speed low-voltage differential signal driver/receiver: for TIDAL Arkas streamers and future TIDAL devices
• Precision resistors with 0.01% tolerance, organic capacitors with ultra-low ESR
• Femto clock oscillator with extremely low noise (-169 dB)
• 1x proprietary TIDAL Link input interface with high-speed low-voltage differential signal driver/receiver: for TIDAL Arkas streamers and future TIDAL devices
• Precision resistors with 0.01% tolerance, organic capacitors with ultra-low ESR
• Femto clock oscillator with extremely low noise (-169 dB)
• Fully discrete Class A output amplifier, balanced output concept without sound-altering inverted signal generation (as with transformer outputs)
• Input for music data streaming: LAN Ethernet (1000 BASE-T), USB memory/hard disk (single partition FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, EXT2/3)
• Multi-clock system for maximum timing precision, MQA decoding, DSD-over-PCM support
• UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension, seamless playback
• Supported formats: DSF (DSD), DFF (DSD), DoP (DSD), FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA, MP3, AAC (M4A)
• Native support for Tidal music streaming, Qobuz music streaming, MQA, Apple AirPlay, TuneIn internet radio, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect music streaming
• Dimensions (width x height x length): 44cm x 13cm x 39cm
• Fully discrete Class A output amplifier, balanced output concept without sound-altering inverted signal generation (as with transformer outputs)
• Input for music data streaming: LAN Ethernet (1000 BASE-T), USB memory/hard disk (single partition FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, EXT2/3)
• Multi-clock system for maximum timing precision, MQA decoding, DSD-over-PCM support
• UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension, seamless playback
• Supported formats: DSF (DSD), DFF (DSD), DoP (DSD), FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA, MP3, AAC (M4A)
• Native support for Tidal music streaming, Qobuz music streaming, MQA, Apple AirPlay, TuneIn internet radio, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect music streaming
• Dimensions (width x height x length): 44cm x 13cm x 39cm
• Weight: 16.6 kg