Elac 2-Channel Alchemy Stereo Preamp

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Designed ground-up by the ELAC team, the new Alchemy Series gives birth to a marriage of technologies, bringing further advances to a name known for delivering performance and build quality far exceeding its price. Every component incorporates relevant, well-thought-out features and topology that is important to critical listeners, like discrete implementation of power supply, preamplifier and signal processing to bring you best-in-class sound. With years of experience in award-winning analog and digital products, the Alchemy Series establishes a new standard for value in the world of high-end audio separates.

The Elac Alchemy DDP-2 combines three components in one elegant piece of gear to give you the highest-quality digital-to-analog converter, preamp and digital streamer we know how to make. Then we combined it in a single chassis only 1U (1.75 inches) high. The preamplifier offers maximum flexibility, while incorporating DAC and streaming functions to make the DDP-2 the centerpiece of your digital system.

Features

  • Dual 32 bit/384 kHz DAC operating in digitally balanced mode
  • Custom-selectable DSP filter profiles
  • Configurable up-sampling to 384 kHz
  • Selectable resolution enhancement upgrades 16 bit to 24 bit, and 24 bit to 32bit
  • DSD up to 4X
  • Ultra-low phase noise Phase-Locked Loop jitter filter
  • MQA capable
  • Discovery, Spotify Connect, Bluetooth, AirPlay, Roon endpoint
  • High-efficiency switching power supply for digital stages
  • Home theater bypass mode
  • Fully discrete FET, with DC servo-control
  • Ultra-low-noise DC voltage regulators
  • Digitally controlled analog volume control
  • Toroidal transformer and linear power supply for analog stages
  • Ethernet port for software updates, command and control
  • 12 V trigger with pass-through
  • IR control and learning
  • OLED Display for clear user information • iOS and Android app configuration

Specs

  • Digital Inputs: USB, (2) COAXIAL, (2) OPTICAL, AES/EBU, (2) I2S (ALCHEMY & HDMI)
  • Streaming Inputs: ETHERNET, BLUETOOTH, WIFI
  • Supported Services: PCM, DSD, DoP, ROON endpoint, Spotify Connect, AirPlay option, MQA capable
  • Frequency response (digital): 10hz-20khz +/- 0.2dB
  • Analog Inputs: XLR BALANCED, (2) RCA UNBALANCED
  • Analog Outputs: XLR BALANCED, (1) RCA UNBALANCED (fixed gain) (1) RCA UNBALANCED (variable)
  • Dimensions (HxWxD): 2″ x 17.5″ x 15″ including jacks
  • Weight: 14 lbs

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