Wattson Audio Madison ultra-compact streaming/dac

£3,550.00

With its sleek, minimalist design, the Madison deploys its technological strengths to deliver excellence in Hi-Res music reproduction. This ultra-compact streamer/DAC incorporates a new proprietary oversampling process, a dual mono DAC, a headphone output and a LEEDH Processing volume control.

Whether on XLR or RCA connectors, the Madison can be connected to a power amplifier or pre-amplifier of a traditional setup, as well as to a pair of active speakers.

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With its sleek, minimalist design, the Madison deploys its technological strengths to deliver excellence in Hi-Res music reproduction. This ultra-compact streamer/DAC incorporates a new proprietary oversampling process, a dual mono DAC, a headphone output and a LEEDH Processing volume control.

Whether on XLR or RCA connectors, the Madison can be connected to a power amplifier or pre-amplifier of a traditional setup, as well as to a pair of active speakers.

Key Features

  • Proprietary streaming solution by engineered SA, bit perfect and asynchronous

  • Support for PCM and DSD high-definition formats

  • New up-sampling process with time-domain optimization, legacy of the famous Anagram Technology up-samplers

  • Lossless LEEDH Processing volume control for direct connection to power amplifiers

  • Adjustable bass response to compensate for speaker placement near walls

  • Ultra-low phase noise oscillators

  • One D/A converter chip per channel in dual differential mode

  • Full-symmetric analogue output stages

  • Very low-noise power supply circuits

  • CNC-machined out of a solid aluminium block

  • Design, manufacturing and assembling entirely made in Switzerland

Connectivity

  • Network input: 100Mbit/s Ethernet

  • Digital inputs: 1x S/PDIF on RCA connector and 1x S/PDIF on TOSLink

  • Analog outputs: 1x unbalanced on RCA connectors and 1x balanced on XLR

  • Headphone output: 6.35mm Jack connector

Restitution

  • Supported compression formats: WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, WMA

  • Control protocols: UPnP/DLNA, AirPlay compatibility, Roon Ready³

  • Streaming services brought by the Wattson Music app: TIDAL¹, Qobuz², airable radios

Performances

  • Network streaming resolution: PCM up to 32-bit 384kHz, DSD up to 256x (11,2896MHz)

  • S/PDIF input resolution: PCM up to 24-bit 192kHz

  • RCA output level (0dB FS): 2,1V RMS

  • XLR output level (0dB FS): 4,2V RMS

  • Signal-to-noise, weighted (SNR-A): typ. 124dB

  • Harmonic distortion (THD+N, 0dB FS): typ. 0,001%

  • Headphone output: 2x 100mW on 32 ohms, 2x 25mW on 150 ohms

Mechanical and electrical characteristics

  • Dimensions (W x D x H): 6,9 x 7,3 x 1,9in (174 x 185 x 47mm)

  • Weight: 2,31lb (1050g)

  • Power supply: 5V DC, external, medical grade

  • Power consumption: 50mW (idle), 4,5 W (playing)

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