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Questyle CMA Twelve Desktop DAC & Amp

Questyle CMA Twelve Desktop DAC & Amp

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Solid-state

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Wired

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Questyle

Questyle CMA Twelve Desktop DAC & Amp

Regular price $1,095
Sale price $1,095 Regular price $1,495.00
Save 27%

Questyle CMA Twelve amplifier, three-quarter front view | Headphones.com

CMA Twelve, the new flagship DAC / Headphone Amp from Questyle inherits their classic desktop design format and outperforms its peers once again. It marks the anniversary of Questyle’s revolutionary Current Mode Amplification technology, invented 12 years ago.

Design​

The elegant lines and laser etched text for status and volume echo the professional “genes” of the Questyle family. Serious thought for every detail is revealed with the amber glow of each LED indicator against the black or gold, sandblasted chassis.

Distinctive Questyle Design

Only when you see it will you truly understand the exquisite finish and design detail achieved between Questyle and their manufacturing partner, Foxconn, setting new benchmarks in technological standards. The chassis of the CMA Twelve has very high efficiency for heat dissipation, which ensures it will work with absolute stability in pure Class A, keeping the temperature at 45 degrees.

Resonance Control

Mechanical vibration will affect audio signal processing and the resulting sound. To avoid resonance, the CMA Twelve chassis is formed from 10mm-thick aircraft-grade Aluminum 6063, with high precision machining techniques of ±0.02mm.

Questyle CMA Twelve amplifier, build quality component closeup | Headphones.com

Heat Level 45°C
Chassis Thickness 10mm
Machining Precision ±0.02mm

Technology

Questyle CMA Twelve amplifier, PC board details | Headphones.com

System

Giving Full Performance to Your Headphones

CMA Twelve is designed with four groups of Current Mode amplifiers, exhibiting forceful driving power and an ultra-low distortion level of a mere 0.0005%. Plus the high-performance BIAS Control System, CMA Twelve will give full performance to your headphone or speaker systems and bring you an exceptional listening experience.

Balanced headphones with a 4.4mm connector are a rising trend with many headphone manufactures including Sennheiser, Audio Technica and Sony, launching products with 4.4mm-connections. CMA Twelve is Questyle’s first device to feature the 4.4mm jack and Questyle is committed to support this growing trend.

Questyle CMA Twelve amplifier, amp shown with headphones | Headphones.com

4Group

Current Mode Amplifiers

THD + N 0.0005%

Ultra-low Distortion

4.4mm

Balanced Headphone Jack

Questyle CMA Twelve amplifier, shown in recording studio | Headphones.comServe as A Digital Monitor in Studios

In addition to SPDIF and Optical inputs, the CMA Twelve supports a professional AES input and XLR output. Live recordings can be monitored in real time via the 6.35mm headphone output. Output level matching is user switchable between Studio and Standard mode. In the Studio mode, the power level will increase from 14dBu up to 20dBu instantly, matching it with studio-level professional equipment.

Bringing Out The Sound Quality of Streaming

Mark, Audio LossLess System

Digital audio signals from your PC, music server, CD or Blu-ray can be sent to the CMA Twelve via AES, SPDIF, Optical or USB. The core patented technologies of Current Mode Amplification, True DSD and 3x Clock Asynchronous Transmission allow the CMA Twelve to offer outstanding performance from its DAC and pre-amplifier. The specially designed ADJ/FIX switch is used to match with power amplifiers and active speakers.

Whole Device

Finish Black | Golden
Chassis Materials Special CNC tooled Aluminum
Dimension

W: 12.99"(330mm

D: 7.87”(200mm)

H: 1.38"(55mm

Working Status Pure Class A
Voltage 100-120V or 220-240V,the voltage is switchable.
Power Consumption 17W

DAC+Headphone Amplifier Section

Outputs

4.4 mm balanced headphone jack

4PIN balanced headphone jack

6.35mm headphone jack

Max Output Power (Po)

247mW @ 300Ω; 900mW @ 32Ω(6.35mm headphone jack)

825mW @ 300Ω; 2W @ 32Ω (balanced headphone jac

THD + N

0.00070% @Po=100mW, 300Ω

0.00167% @ Po=50mW, 32Ω

Frequency Response

DC-20kHz(+0, -0.4dB)@0dBFS, 24Bit, 192kHz

DC-80kHz(+0, -3dB)@0dBFS, 24Bit, 192kHz

SNR

112dB, non-weighting

DAC+Pre-Amp Output Section

USB Type B Input

Support 44.1kHz-384kHz/16Bit-32Bit PCM and DSD Native DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, as well as DSD64, DSD128, DSD256 of DoP format

(Note: support Win XP, Vista, Win7, Win8, Win10 and Mac OS

Digital Input & Output

SPDIF input and output, Optical input, AES/EBU input

Support 44.1kHz-192kHz/16Bit-24Bit PC

Pre-Amp & DAC Section

Balanced XLR x1 pair, unbalanced RCA x1 pair

STANDARD 14dBu

XLR: 5.084V RCA: 2.549V

STUDIO 20dBu

XLR: 8.887V

RCA: 4.475V

THD + N@STUDIO 20dBu

XLR: minimum at 0.00085%

RCA: minimum at 0.00115

SNR

XLR:>112dB

RCA:> 109dB (non-weighting)

(Note: FIX/ADJ: Fixed Output Mode or Adjustable Output Mode of the pre-amp.)

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