EMM Labs XDS1 "V3" Mint. Why buy a V2 when you can get a V3

ONLY 20 "V3" MADE. Will quickly become a rare item. It has an Esoteric Drive and can read SACDs. The V3 version is Ed's latest design for the Analog PCB.

Box, Manual and Remote

Selling for $14,750 plus Shipping. Includes the just released "V3" upgrade which is $4500 (included)
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THIS IS AN XDS1V2 UPGRADED TO A "V3"

I'm still a fan of Ed Meitners and have ordered the new DA2.

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Box, Remote and Manual. Also will include original V2 Analog board if you want it...

THE XDS1V2 IS $25,000 PLUS THE "V3" UPGRADE WHICH IS $4500 = $29,500

This is a mint scratch free flagship product of Ed Meitner of EMM Labs in Calgary, Canada. It has been upgraded to the "V3" status which is the newly designed analog PCB from the DA2 DAC.

https://www.emmlabs.com/xds1v2.php this is the V2 literature...

Too much to put here so go to the review of the V3. READ REVIEW BELOW.

https://www.dagogo.com/emm-labs-xds1-v3-update/

from Dagogo:

The upgrade involves replacing the entire analog board that contains the DAC converter circuitry. Both the analog and converter circuitry are quite different than they were before, which is why it made sense to simply replace the entire board. A key component to the redeveloped board involves power distribution to both the analog and conversion circuitry — power distribution being an area in which there have been new learnings and developments in recent years in such sensitive areas. The changes in circuitry and power distribution represent nearly a decade of learning, and would be complex to describe specifically. As Ed Meitner said to me in a call, “It’s not just one tweak that gets us where we want to be…it’s a global thing. Everything has to play together. It is important to understand that the new board represents an overall process of continuing improvements, not just one thing.”

The end goal of the process is clarity, transparency, and musicality, the latter of which in this reviewer’s experience, sometimes seems to get left on the cutting room floor. After a month or so of very happy listening, I can sum up this upgrade simply: The upgrade is a terrific success and worth every penny for those who already have an XDS1.

Let me begin the listening descriptions with comments about a series of SACDs, from which one would expect excellence from EMM Labs.

Key Features:

CE

All digital inputs support up to 24bit, 192kHz PCM audio
PCM inputs via USB, AES/EBU and Toslink
DSD streaming over USB (DoP 1.0)
Single stage from DAC to output with fully discrete Class-A circuitry
Meitner Digital Audio Translator (MDAT™) signal processing technology
Provides 2x DSD upsampling for SACD and PCM playback
Preserves phase, frequency and dynamic integrity of waveform
MDAC discrete dual differential D-to-A conversion circuit
MFAST technology for instant signal acquisition, jitter-free performance
High-isolation resonant mode power supply for silent, green operation
Exclusive aerospace-grade composite laminate circuit boards
Silky smooth Esoteric™ drive
Sculpted, brushed aluminum chassis
Low resonance, internally braced design with thick, machined sole plate
Available in silver or black
LCD display with four brightness levels and a display-off setting
Precision-machined aluminum multifunction infrared remote control
Remote-controllable polarity inversion performed in the digital domain
CE-compliant device

Power Supply:

Power factor corrected
Factory set to 100V or 115V or 230V, 50/60Hz
Power consumption: max. 45 W

Stereo Audio Outputs:

Balanced on XLR
Unbalanced on RCA

Digital Inputs:

Class 2 USB (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, DSD)
AES/EBU PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz)
TOSLINK PCM (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz)
Up to 24bit wordlength at all inputs
DSD streaming over USB (DoP 1.0 specification)

Digital Outputs:

EMM Optilink
AES/EBU

Stereo Audio Outputs:

XLR 300 ohms balanced, 5V peak
RCA 150 ohms unbalanced, 2.5V peak

System ports:

USB Port for software upgrades
Wired RS-232 control
External IR Remote

Factory set to 100V or 115V or 230V, 50/60Hz
Power consumption: max. 45 W
Dimensions: W x D x H: 435 x 400 x 145mm
Weight: 17kg

The Absolute Sound

Anthony Cordesman “natural, musically realistic sound”
October 2010
“The most musically natural SACD and CD player I have yet encountered. A true pleasure to listen to! I owe HP one for introducing me to EMM Labs. I should also say that I am making the XDS1 one of my references… and more than a bit of a breakthrough in terms of natural, musically realistic sound…”

The Absolute Sound

Harry Pearson “Editor’s Choice”
October 2010
“The sonic evolution of CD players at the high end has become so intense that it is small wonder that hard on the heels of his outstanding TSD1/DAC2 two-piece two-channel system, Ed Meitner has achieved his magnum opus, a statement CD player that has no traces of the things we normally associate with “CD sound,” that is, an identifiably “digital” character, or, for that matter, an identifiable characteristic coloration”

Superior Audio – Enjoy the Music.com

Phil Gold “musically satisfying”
August 2011
“In short, SACD performance is raised to unmatched levels in my experience, while CD comes closer than ever before to SACD. In every single area of performance, resolution, timing, transient response, decay, image size and depth, frequency response, dynamics and tone color, the XDS1 improves on all digital players I have heard before….this is the state-of-the-art, and as musically satisfying a machine as I could wish. For that reason, and for how it performs in comparison with other expensive hardware, I am forced to admit it represents good value for money too. You can’t get there for less.”

Dagogo

Fred Crowder “a great foundation”
August 2010
“…the XDS1 exhibited a wonderful control of all sounds, with a balanced presentation that is truthful– not warm, not edgy, not syrupy, just liquid, with very solid, well-articulated bass. The XDS1 provides the music a great foundation. It is very controlled….in the end, particularly given the level of performance vs. price, buying the XDS1 was an easy decision.”

TechRadar

Alvin Gold “perhaps the finest”
December 2009
“…we observe that this is one of the finest sounding SACD players we’ve ever used, perhaps the finest. And although we weren’t able to fully explore the ability of the digital input, on paper at least, it should be something very special.”