Ideon Audio Ion DAC & ION+ DAC Preamplifier - High-End Digital-to-Analog Converter for Audiophiles | Perfect for Home Theater & Music Studio Setups
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The Ideon Audio IΩN (ION) DAC, with optional analog preamplifier utilizing trickle-down technologies and R&D gained, from our extensive work with our flagship Absolute Epsilon DAC. Most of the Epsilon DAC’s innovations and designs are found in the IΩN in its own scale. As with all Ideon offerings, the IΩN DAC is a fully proprietary design, with audio technologies developed in-house. A bespoke handcrafted product housing an innovative combination of high-performance design features and best-of-breed quality components. Conceived and designed in-house, the Ideon Audio Triple Distillation USB input comprises a proprietary three-stage noise eradication circuit that eliminates digital noise from the input signal. Our experience from the making of the Absolute Espislon DAC has been now transfered to the IΩN as well. Figuratively speaking, we have declared war on linear & non-linear distortion and noise! The IΩN, like the flagship Absolute epsilon DAC, uses three top-of-the-line femto ultra-low jitter and ultra-low phase noise clocks in a no-compromise architecture; precision and resulting phase fidelity of the signal is ensured. Each clock has its own dedicated power line. The in-house designed, IΩN DAC’s balanced output has symmetrical analogue output channels, with no capacitors in the signal path and dedicated power supplies, in a unique topology. The output energy and strength can virtually drive any load! The IΩN DAC has been designed with future upgrades in mind, like most of Ideon’s products. Its modular construction allows for future upgrades of different parts of the device, if and when a new technology becomes available, or a new format takes over. The IΩN is also offered with an optional analog pre-amplifier integrated with the DAC, under the name IΩN+. The Pre-Amp is also a proprietary in-house design with software-controlled analog potentiometers. This is a purist design ensuring transparent performance, practically a zero signal path, very low-noise, extremely low harmonic distortion levels and great dynamics. IΩN’s multistage power reservoir comprises of 10 ultra-low noise power supply units and individual regulation stages. The importance of stable, abundant, and clean power is touted all over audio circles, but at Ideon Audio, we take things to another level: we as many separate stages as needed in order to achieve unparalleled clarity and linearity. We choose top-level componentry: state-of-the-art regulators with extreme low-tolerance rating, and audio-grade capacitors (ELNA Silmic II) with silk-fibre plate separators specifically designed for audio applications. These components display higher propagation speed and low esr * resulting in smoother sound without loss of detail. IΩN DAC IΩN+ Pre-Amp sectionIΩN DAC or DAC & Pre-Amp
The new Ideon Audio IΩN DAC & optional Pre-Amp: the reference front end
Breakthrough technology from the Absolute Series: re discover your music
HyperStream, 8-channels architecture with proprietary, cutting-edge analog stage
Proprietary Triple Distillation USB input: Noise Elimination
Clock Oscillators: Getting the Music in Phase
The Symmetrical Analog Output Principle
Modular Construction for future upgrades
The Analog Pre-Amp section
Ideon’s ultra-low noise power supply
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IΩN DAC
SUPPORTED FORMATS (INPUT DEPENDENT) 44.1kHz to 384kHz PCM up to 32 bits , Native DSD (up to 8X DSD) DIGITAL INPUTS 3x Advanced isolated input module slots (USB, BNC, RCA) XLR BALANCED OUTPUTS (high/med/low/variable selectable by the user) 8.8 Vrms at 0dB (at high output) RCA OUTPUTS (adjustable as with XLR) RCA OUTPUTS 4.4 Vrms at 0dB (at high output) THD (A WEIGHTED 20HZ-20KHZ) < – 110dB on all outputs CHANNEL SEPARATION >130dB on all outputs SNR (A WEIGHTED 20HZ-20KHZ) >122dB on all outputs DYNAMIC RANGE 20HZ TO 20KHZ 135 dB (FS) . 132 dB (AFS) DISPLAY Custom LCD TFT display DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) 460 x 300 x 90 mm (18.1 x 11.8 x 3.5 in) WEIGHT 13kg (~28 lbs) IΩN+ Pre-Amp section
TOPOLOGY Full Balanced Design ANALOG INPUTS 2x Balanced (XLR & RCA) OUTPUT IMPEDANCE 40 ohms GAIN RANGE -111.5dB to +15.5dB DYNAMIC RANGE 121 dB configuration CHANNEL SEPARATION >130dB on all outputs ULTRA-LOW NOISE 1.1 nV/√Hz at 1 kHz ULTRA-LOW DISTORTION 0.000015% at 1 kHz DIMENSIONS (W X H X D) 460 x 300 x 90 mm (18.1 x 11.8 x 3.5 in) WEIGHT 13kg (~28 lbs)
