{"product_id":"apos-certified-gustard-x16-dac","title":"Gustard X16 MQA DAC (Apos Certified)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-8629de54-7fff-c288-9674-b818bf3c160b\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBest-in-Class Signal-to-Noise and Distortion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIt seems like every time a major DAC manufacturer releases a new chip, Gustard is there to implement it. Back in May, they released the A18 DAC, the most affordable implementation of AKM’s AK4499 chip to date. Now they’re back with the X16, an amp that implements ESS’ latest offering: a DAC chip that renders MQA files.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe X16 is that rare DAC that boasts summit-fi abilities at a mid-tier price. Stacked against the competition,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audiosciencereview.com\/forum\/index.php?threads\/gustard-x16-balanced-mqa-dac-review.17419\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eit outperforms every DAC on the market\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e except the Okto Dac8 Stereo--a DAC that costs more than double the X16. It’s an excellent DAC for anyone who wants to graduate from entry-level or mid-tier equipment without paying a fortune. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBest-in-class clarity and transparency \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eGustard’s DACs are known for their clarity and transparency, but no DAC of theirs has come close to the measurements of the X16. “It produces some of the best measurements I have seen out of some 350+ DACs I have tested!” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audiosciencereview.com\/forum\/index.php?threads\/gustard-x16-balanced-mqa-dac-review.17419\/\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003esays audiosciencereviews.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e. In fact, the only DAC that beats the X16 in terms of objective measurements is the Okto Dac8 Stereo, a DAC that costs $1,300--over twice that of the X16.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWith THD+N at less than 0.0001%@1kHz and crosstalk at less than 130dB@1kHz, you can rest assured that X16 isn’t going to add any noise or distortion to your system. In the words of Audio Science Reviews: “If you have noise in your system, this is NOT the place to look.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA DAC chip that renders MQA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe X16 implements two all-new ESS ES9068S DAC chips. Unlike most DACs being manufactured today that allow consumers to add MQA decoding for an additional cost, the DAC chip \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eitself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e decodes MQA. So what’s the benefit for you? Savings. Hardware-integrated MQA rendering is cost-efficient. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eMaster Quality Authenticated, or MQA, is all the rage in audio circles, but what does it mean? Put very simply, MQA is a technology that delivers the full, uncompressed sound of the original master recordings. MP3 files, on the other hand, deliver just about 10% of the original source recordings. That’s one-tenth of the nuance, depth, and richness that the artist intended for you to hear. (For more information on MQA, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/us\/advice\/mqa-audio-what-it-how-can-you-get-it\" style=\"text-decoration: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003echeck out this article by What HiFi.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSimple user interface \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eGustard provides a full-function remote, complete with a d-pad, volume buttons, and menu options, for easy navigation. If worse comes to worst and you lose the remote or your dog devours it or something, the large rotary control on the front panel makes navigation a breeze. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ePlenty of connections for all your gear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThe X16 lets you connect multiple sources to your audio system. A coaxial input is ideal for connecting a CD or DVD player, Sonos Connect, or any other digital component with a coax out. An optical input is ideal for HDTVs and game consoles. A USB input is the best way to connect your laptop or desktop computer. IIS and AES are ideal for connecting balanced sources. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eProduct highlights \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eTwo ES9068S DACs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eXMOS’ xCORE-200 series 16-core XU216 processor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSupports native DSD 32-bit PCM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003e2 American ACCUSILICON femtosecond crystal oscillators \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDigital processing system uses Intel’s ALTERA’s large high-speed CPLD logic array chip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eMQA full expansion decoding. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eCOAX\/AES\/OPT\/IIS supports MQA hardware rendering\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWhite light OLED display\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSimple user interface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eFull-function remote control\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eHigh-quality toroidal transformer, multiple sets of linear voltage regulators, and TI high-current ultra-low noise LDO chips used in key parts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eVISHAY MELF high-precision low-temperature drift resistance is used in key part of the analog circuit part\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOPA1612A high-performance operational amplifier composes analog circuit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eSample rates:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eCOAX: PCM 16-24bit\/44.1-192kHz; DSD DOP64\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAES: PCM 16-24bit\/44.1-192kHz; DSD DOP64\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eOPT: PCM 16-24bit\/44.1-192kHz; DSD DOP64\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eUSB: PCM 16-24bit\/44.1-768kHz; DSD DOP64-DOP256; Native DSD: DSD64-DSD512\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIIS: PCM 16-24bit\/44.1-768kHz; DSD DOP64-DOP256; Native DSD: DSD64-DSD512\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: circle; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eBluetooth 5.0: PCM LDAC, AAC, SBC, APTX, APTX LL, APTX HD, and other high frequency encoding, LDAC can achieve 24B\/96K high code transmission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAmplitude frequency response: 20-20,000Hz \/ ±0.08dB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDNR: \u0026gt;126dB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eCrosstalk: -130dB @ 1kHz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eTHD+N: \u0026lt;0.0001% @ 1kHz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIMD: \u0026lt;0.0004% @-1dBFs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eRCA output level: 1Vrms (volume 00dB), output impedance: 100Ω\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eXLR output level: 4Vrms (volume 00dB), output impedance: 300Ω\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAC power supply: AC 115V\/230V 50\/60Hz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ePower consumption: \u0026lt;15W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eDimensions: 8.6 x 1.9 x 6.6” (220 x 50 x 170mm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWeight: 5.5lbs (2.5kgs) (including packaging)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eWhat’s included \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eGustard X16 DAC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003ePower cord\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eUSB cable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eRemote control\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\"\u003e\n \u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAntenna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gustard","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":46878590238895,"sku":"APS-AC-0406-1-LN","price":499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Silver","offer_id":46878590271663,"sku":"APS-AC-0406-2-LN","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/6415\/2239\/files\/apos-audio-gustard-dac-digital-to-analog-converter-gustard-x16-mqa-dac-apos-certified-29739688362155.jpg?v=1778011024","url":"https:\/\/freshized.com\/products\/apos-certified-gustard-x16-dac","provider":"Freshized","version":"1.0","type":"link"}