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FE-WANDLA - Ferrum WANDLA High-End DAC/Preamp

Key features

  • EISA award-winning DAC/preamp
  • ESS Sabre ES9038PRO with Ferrum’s advanced I/V converter
  • SERCE digital audio module – MQA decoder/renderer
  • Dynamic Digital Filtering, including filters by HQ Player
  • USB-C, AES/EBU, coaxial, optical, HDMI ARC and I2S inputs plus analogue RCA
  • Fully balanced XLR and RCA outputs, analogue volume control
  • Hi-res touch screen and remote control
  • Upgradeable with HYPSOS

WANDLA – The Converter

WANDLA represents tomorrow’s standard of high-end digital-to-analogue conversion, offering flagship audio quality at an unprecedented price. Ferrum transformed its ARM chip so it does the work of five, and took the ESS Sabre DAC to the next level with a new current-to-voltage converter.

Its Dynamic Digital Filtering lets you fine-tune the sound to your taste, with an ESS filter plus filters created for Ferrum by renowned filter-maker HQ Player. The fully balanced, modified IC preamplifier keeps the signal path truly balanced, and the whole design is focused on a transparent sound signature that makes listening fatigue a thing of the past. From CD to streaming, mp3 to super hi-res, classical to hard rock – WANDLA is the perfect companion for OOR.

Made for HYPSOS

Performs beautifully straight out of the box, but can be taken further still when paired with the Ferrum HYPSOS hybrid power supply via the proprietary Ferrum Power Link (FPL) connection with 4-terminal voltage sensing.

Technical Specifications

Operation

Fully balanced, proprietary IC line amp

DAC chip

ESS Sabre ES9038PRO

DAC resolution

768 kHz / 32-bit, DSD256

Digital inputs

AES/EBU (192/24, DoP64); optical (96/24); coaxial (192/24, DoP64); USB-C (768/32, DSD256); HDMI ARC (192/24) with CEC; I2S (768/32, DSD256), PS Audio compatible

MQA

Decoder and renderer on all digital inputs, with bypass mode

Analogue inputs

RCA, 47 kΩ, 9.5 V RMS max

Line outputs

Balanced XLR, unbalanced RCA

Volume control

Analogue with bypass option / digital for DAC only

Output level

PRO: 10 V RMS bal / 5 V RMS unbal; Red Book: 4 V RMS bal / 2 V RMS unbal

Frequency response

10 Hz – 200 kHz ±0.1 dB (analogue inputs)

DAC THD / THD+N

-121 dB (0.00009%) / -115 dB

Dynamic range

127 dB analogue, 122 dB digital (A-weighted)

Crosstalk

-120 dB @ 1 kHz

Output impedance

22 Ω unbalanced, 44 Ω balanced

Power

10 W idle / 15 W max; 24 V DC adapter included; FPL input for HYPSOS

Dimensions (W×D×H)

21.7 × 20.6 × 5 cm

Weight

1.8 kg

Remote control

Included

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Automation & Custom Theatre (Dan) - Phone 021977595

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Ferrum WANDLA High-End DAC/Preamp
Ferrum WANDLA High-End DAC/Preamp
Price:
NZ$ 5,499.00 including GST
 
NZ$ 4,781.74 excluding GST
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FE-WANDLA
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