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The Pro iDSD Signature uses the second generation XMOS XU216 X-Core 200 Series 16-core processor with a maximum of 2,000 MIPS (two billion

instructions per second) calculation power in dual-issue mode as USB interface.

The X-Core 200 handles decoding of signals from all Inputs, be it USB (up to 768kHz/DSD512), AES/EBU or S/PDIF (up to 192kHz/24Bit) and

WiFi/network/mass-storage (up to 192kHz/32Bit).

Hi-res Network Audio

In addition to traditional inputs, the Pro iDSD Signature integrates a WiFi/network playback system, with

built-in Spotify and Tidal (and other streaming services), wide protocol support including Airplay and USB

memory/HDD/SD card playback to make a full standalone streamer/network audio player with 32

bit/192kHz & DSD64 support.

The following playback options are available with the Pro iDSD Signature:

• Airplay network audio playback from iPhone, iPad and Mac computers

• DLNA network audio playback from smartphones, tablets and Windows/Linux computers

• Playback from a hard disk drive (HDD), USB memory or SDHC memory card

• Playback from Network Attached Storage (NAS)

• Streaming playback includes Spotify, TIDAL, Napster, QQ Music and others

• The Pro iDSD Signature includes MQA(*) technology, which enables you to play back MQA(*) audio les

and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording.

* MQA

1) Listen to MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) les straight out of the box.

2) For MQA tracks, simply connect to Tidal and check the options to stream MQA.

3) Visit mqa.co.uk for more information.

The Pro iDSD Signature includes MQA technology, which enables you to play back MQA audio les and streams. ‘MQA’ or ‘MQA.’ indicates that the product

is decoding and playing an MQA stream or le, and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material. ‘MQA.’

indicates it is playing an MQA Studio le, which has either been approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been veried by the copyright owner.