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About the Aero
The Aero is a non-oversampling R-2R ladder DAC based on the Analog Devices AD1865 chip, with no digital filters, feedback, or oversampling, voiced for an organic, analog-like presentation. It offers three digital inputs (USB, RCA coaxial S/PDIF, Toslink/optical) and two analog outputs (single-ended RCA, balanced XLR) with output impedances of 70 Ω (RCA) and 140 Ω (XLR). The output stage uses Linear Tube Audio's Class-A ZOTL vacuum tube topology with 12SN7/6SN7 tubes, providing a spacious 3D soundstage, strong dynamics, and low noise, while remaining free of coupling capacitors in the signal path. The Aero supports PCM up to 24-bit/192 kHz on all inputs, does not decode DSD or MQA, and is designed as a high-end audiophile DAC intended to deliver a smooth, natural, and highly resolving sound.
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