EMM Labs DA2 DA Conerter

Up for sale is a pristine condition EMM Labs DA2 DAC with LATEST FIRMWARE UPDATE  Flawless! Bought new from an EMM Labs dealer. Used in dedicated smoke, animal, and kids free listening room. Age and health force me to retire from audio.

Comes in original box and packaging, detachable Kimber Kable power cord custom-made for EMM Labs, manual and warranty card.

Payment via PayPal. PayPal 3% fee paid by buyer. Also accept bank wire transfer.

Will ship to certain International countries at buyers expense. Please ask.

All enquires welcome

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NO TRADES.

Reference DAC from Ed Meitner 
EMM LABS DA2 DAC  

"EMM Labs’ DA2 Reference is exceptional: Rather than strike a balance between musicality and detail, it provides both without limitation or compromise. I don’t have a single complaint about it, and am tempted to call it the best DAC in the world.", Doug Schneider, SoundStage!, July 2017 

Introducing the DA2 – redesigned from the ground up, it 

features the world’s first 16xDSD DACs and Ed’s latest generation analog stages. The combined performance of both allowing the DA2 to achieve that whole new level of transparency and 

performance.

The DA2 also features a multitude of inputs allowing a host 

of connectivity options and support for DSD, 2XDSD and DXD(352 and 384kHz PCM) 

via USB.

World’s First 16xDSD 
Proprietary Discrete DACs

MDAC2 is now the world’s first true fully discrete DSD1024 

/16XDSD D/A converter and still built in-house at our manufacturing facility in 

Calgary, Canada.

We’re not willing to accept the inherent non-linearities of 

ever mass-market chip created to date.  

Neither should you.

Newly Updated MDAT2 : 
16xDSD Upsampling

Out multi-award winning MDAT2 DSP has been refined and 

updated to synergistically work with the new 16xDSD MDAC2.  The new MDAT2 DSP does real-time transient 

detection, processing and up-converting of all incoming audio, PCM and DSD, 

before sending it to the new 16xDSD DACs.

New USB Isolation, 
MFAST and MCLK2

The DA2 also has Ed’s proprietary hardware galvanic 

isolation for its USB interface.  The 

allows the DA2 to further isolate its USB interface from noisy power systems.

Along with MDAT2, MFAST our high-speed asynchronous jitter 

removal technology and MCLK2 out custom built super accurate clock, has been 

carefully revised to work synergistically with the new 16xDSD DACs.  All culminating in that next level of 

immersive pristine sonic clarity that has been the definition of every new EMM 

product.

KEY FEATURES:

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World’s first 16xDSD proprietary discrete dual 

differential D to A converters (MDAC2)

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Newly designed next generation analog staged

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Latest generation 16xDSD Meitner Digital Audio 

Translator (MDAT2) signal processing technology

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Latest generation enhanced MFAST technology for 

instant signal acquisition and jitter-free performance

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Next generation MCLK2 proprietary customer clock

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Proprietary USB interface hardware galvanic isolation

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24bit, 192kHz support on all PCM inputs 

including USB

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DSD, 2xDSD and DXD (352/384kHz) over USB

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Exclusive aerospace-grade ceramic circuit boards

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EMM Optilink interface for connection to transport

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Precision-machines aluminum chassis & remote 

control

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Polarity inversion performed in the digital 

domain

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USB port  

for future software upgrades

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Serial port for wired remote control

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New optimized reference power system; Power 

Factor Corrected, Power Cunsumption: max 30w 

Digital 
inputs: EMM Optilink (CD/SACD), supports up to 24bit, 192KhZ on all PCM 

intputs: AES/EBU, USB, 2XSPDIF Coax, 2x S/PDIF Toslink USB also supports 

streaming DSD, 2xDSD, DXD (352 & 384kHz)

Stereo 
analog outputs: XLR and RCA

Output 
impedance: 300 ohm balanced (XLR), 150 ohm unbalanced (RCA)

Output 
levels: XLR outputs: ->4.6v, RCA outputs: ->2.2v

Dimensions: 

W x D x H : 438 x 400 x 161mm

Weight: 

17.2kg