User's Manual

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Introduction
Mastering D/AConverter in 120V Technology
The Mercury Mastering D/A Converter perfectly connects the SPL Mastering Universe to
the digital world.
Mercuryisastereodigitaltoanalogconverterthatfulllsthehighestdemandsbothtech-
nologically and tonally.
Mercury provides connections for a total of seven digital stereo input sources.
It provides an USB input, two coaxial, two optical and two AES/EBU inputs – the AES
Input 2 also supports Dual-Wire (DW) mode.
Each digital sources has its dedicated and illuminated switch for instant selection and
fast comparison.
Themandatorylow-pass ltersthat immediately follow the DAconverter’s analogout-
putarebuiltin120Vrailtechnology.TheltersareeachoptimizedforPCMandforDSD
playback.
WerefertothemasDLP120,whichstandsforduallow-passltersin120Vtechnology.
DLP120 signicantly increases the dynamic range and headroom beyond the current
benchmarks.
ConversionisdesignedaroundAKM’shighlyacclaimedVelvet-Sound®convertertech-
nologythatsportssamplingratesofupto768kHz,32bitandDirectStreamDigitalupto
DSD4.
Mercuryprovidestwosetsofanalogstereooutputs.Oneofwhichisxedandcanbecali-
brated to all common reference levels, the other provides an analog controllable output
level, which makes Mercury a state-of-the-art monitor controller as well.
The SPL Mercury Mastering D/A Converter was developed and manufactured in Germany.