The SMSL M500 MKII is an improved version of the very good M500 DAC and headphone amplifier, incorporating additional features and delivering higher performance for still very accurate and rich sound reproduction.
The M500 MKII features seven digital filters to tailor playback to suit your listening experience and your audio system.
The headphone and preamp output volumes are completely independent and cannot interfere with each other. Moreover, volume levels are stored in the M500 MKII’s memory.
With this version of MKII, the M500 has a built-in Bluetooth 5.0 receiver, so you can now easily stream music remotely, such as from a smartphone or tablet. The M500 MKII supports aptX HD and LDAC transmission codecs, delivering superior wireless audio quality.
The M500 MKII integrates the brand’s new CK-02 clock circuit. It significantly reduces jitter for clearer playback.
The M500 MKII is housed in a stunning anodized aluminum alloy body, precision CNC machined. The front panel is equipped with a tempered glass window that allows excellent light emission from the beautiful 1.9-inch IPS display while effectively protecting it from scratches.
The M500 MKII comes with a remote control (RC-8C). It allows you to remotely control all functions of the device.
The M500 MKII is equipped with an ESS ES9038Pro digital-to-analog conversion chip. This excellent DAC is also coupled to the ES9311 chip and thus has an independent power supply, ensuring very low power noise. This combination allows the M500 MKII to deliver accurate and neutral sound.
The M500 MKII’s USB input uses the second generation XMOS XU216 32-bit interface coupled with a custom driver allowing high-resolution streams up to 32-bit 768 kHz PCM, DSD512 and DoP256.
The headphone amplifier stage uses a completely new PLFC circuit, allowing it to have a significant 2x2W power headroom under a 16Ω load, with distortion below -120dB. The gain of the headphone amplifier can be adjusted to suit all types of headphones. The design also provides separate protection circuitry for the left and right channels.
Characteristics of SMSL M500 MKII:
- Product Type: DAC and Headphone Amplifier
- Inputs: Bluetooth/1x USB-B/1x optical Toslink/1x coaxial
- Outputs: 1x single-ended stereo RCA/1x balanced stereo XLR/1x 6.35mm Jack headphone output
- DAC chip: ESS ES9038Pro
- USB Interface: XMOS XU216
- THD+N: 0.00006% (-123 dB) (UN-WTD)
- Headphone amplifier THD+N: 0.0001% (-120 dB) (UN-WTD)
- Headphone Amplifier Output Power: 2x2W @ 16 ohms / 2×1 Watts @ 32 ohms
- Headphone Output Gain: Low: 0dB/High: +9dB
- Dynamic Range: XLR : 131 dB/RCA : 126 dB
- SNR: XLR: 131 dB/RCA: 126 dB
- USB Compatibility: Windows 7/8/8.1/10/Mac OSX10.6 or later/Linux
- MQA Decoding: USB/Optical/Coaxial
- MQA-CD Decoding: Optical / Coaxial
- DoP Decoding: USB/Optical/Coaxial
- Supported sampling rates: USB: PCM up to 32bit 768kHz, Native DSD up to DSD512, DSD DoP up to DSD256/Optical / Coaxial: PCM up to 24bit 192kHz, DSD DoP up to DSD64
- Supported Bluetooth codecs: AAC, SBC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC
- Supply voltage: 100-240V AC 50/60Hz
- Consumption: 5W
- Standby consumption: 0.5W
- Dimensions: 85 x 88 x 197 mm
- Weight: 0.9 kg
- Black color
