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Introduction
In pursuit of outstanding digital to analog audio playback, OPPO Sonica DAC is equipped with an
ES9038PRO32‐bitHyperStreamDACchip.AstheflagshipoftheESSSABREPROseries,theES9038PRO
sets new benchmarks for audio performance. Sonica DAC’s power circuitry includes a linear power
regulatordrawingfrom a
massivetoroidal powertransformer, whichprovidesa very clean and robust
powersupplytotheaudiocomponents.
Sonica DAC can be used as a standalone high‐performance DAC, providing digital inputs like Optical,
CoaxialandasynchronousUSBDACthatsupportPCMupto768kHz32‐bitandDSDup
to22.5792MHz
(DSD512).
Sonica DAC is also a high resolution audio player that is capable of decoding up to 24‐bit / 192 kHz
resolution FLAC, WAV andApple Losslessfiles, as well as DSD64files at64x sample rate. Youcanalso
playmusicfilesfromUSBdrivesattached
totheSonicaDAC,fromcomputersandserversconnectedvia
EthernetorWi‐Fi,orfromamobiledevicerunningtheSonicaapp.
As amember oftheSonica Wi‐Fi speaker family, SonicaDAC is alsoa music streamer,allowingyou to
stream music from your smartphone and tablet
using the Sonica app, AirPlay, or Bluetooth. When
groupedwithSonicaWi‐Fispeak ers,SonicaDACcanplaymusicstreamedtothespeakergroup,andyou
can also connect an existing analog audio sourceto the multi‐room speaker groupusing SonicaDAC’s
AUXinput.
SonicaDACprovidesXLRbalancedand
RCAstereooutputs.Theaudiooutputpathisfullybalancedfrom
the DAC chip all the way to the XLR jacks. Even the RCA output signal is derived from the balanced
output.Thebalanceddesignprovidesbettercommon‐modenoiserejectionandimprovessignalquality.
Italsoprovidesbetterchannel
separationbyeliminatingthecommon ground return path.You canset
either output to volume‐controlled or bypass, allowing Sonica DAC to be connected to preamps or
directly to power amplifiers. A 12V trigger input and output allows you to turn on and off the entire
audiosystemwithoneclick.
SonicaDACsportsanaluminumchassiswithclassicvolumeandsourceselectionknobs.A2.8‐inchOLED
display complements the brushed metal front panel, showing the current volume and detailed audio
information.
SonicaDACbringshigh‐resolutionaudioplayback,networkstreaming,andmobile deviceconnectionto
your existing home audio
system. As a member of the OPPO Sonica product family, the AUX input of
SonicaDACenablesyoutoconnectanexistinganalogaudiosourcetotheSonicamulti‐roomnetwork.
Addone,two,ormoreSonicaWi‐Fispeakersandenjoyyourfavoritetunesanywhereinyourhome.
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