Hegel D50 Stereo DAC

Hegel has been perfecting the art of DAC design for more than two decades, and the D50 represents the pinnacle of that expertise. At its core lies the latest model DAC chip. Every detail of the circuit design and layout has been meticulously crafted to extract the full potential of the DAC chip. Its power management is designed to silence noise and deliver clean energy to every part of the device. Advanced filters on the power input eliminate noise from the mains, and when connected to a grounded power outlet, this filtering can even enhance the performance of other equipment in the same circuit.

To eliminate electrical noise even further, the D50 employs two low-noise toroidal transformers. One delivers power to the noisier digital processes and standby functionality while the other is dedicated to the sensitive analog and digital components. The decoded signals are reclocked using three dedicated master clocks: one for SPDIF signals, and for USB, separate master clocks for 48k and 44.1k sample rates. Strategically placed to minimize noise, these clocks deliver a perfectly timed signal to the DAC chip, enabling the purest and most accurate digital-to-analog conversion.

• Digital inputs:
  • 1 x AES/EBU S/PDIF, 24/192, DSD64(DoP), MQA 8x
  • 1 x Coaxial (BNC) S/PDIF, 24/192, DSD64(DoP), MQA 8x
  • 1 x Coaxial (RCA) S/PDIF, 24/192, DSD64(DoP), MQA 8x
  • 2 x Optical S/PDIF, 24/96, MQA 8x
  • 1 x USB 32/384, DSD256(DoP), MQA 8x
    
• Line level outputs:
  • 1 x XLR Balanced Fixed, 2.5 V
  • 1 x RCA Unbalanced Fixed, 2.5 V
• Analog bandwidth: > 0 Hz - 100 kHz
  
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 100 dB
  
• Noise Floor: Typically -150 dB
  
• Distortion: < 0.0002 %
  
• Power Use
  • Standby: < 0.5 W
    
  • On: < 20 W
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 3.9" x 17" x 12"
• Weight: 14.6 lbs