{"id":159590,"date":"2023-04-05T17:59:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=159590"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T05:07:41","slug":"exasound-s82-mark-ii-streamer-dac-and-roon-server-in-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/exasound-s82-mark-ii-streamer-dac-and-roon-server-in-one\/","title":{"rendered":"ExaSound S82 Mark II: Streamer, DAC and Roon server in one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian brand\u00a0exaSound\u00a0introduced the second generation of the network source\u00a0ExaSound S82\u00a0, which received\u00a0the Mark II\u00a0suffix in the model name.\u00a0The novelty combines a network streamer, an external DAC, a Roon server and a high-quality headphone amplifier in one package.<\/p>\n<p>The ExaSound\u00a0S\u00a082\u00a0Mark\u00a0II\u00a0network streamer is based on 32-bit\u00a0<i>ESS9038PRO<\/i>\u00a0DAC chips\u00a0from\u00a0<i>ESS\u00a0<\/i><i>Technologies<\/i>\u00a0, which allows decoding PCM digital streams up to 32 bit \/ 384 kHz, as well as DSD up to DSD512.\u00a0Work with the MQA format is also supported.<i><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/63_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ExaSound S82 Mark II switching arsenal includes coaxial and optical digital inputs, as well as a USB-B port for connecting a computer.\u00a0The device can be integrated into a computer network both wirelessly via Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) and via a gigabit Ethernet port.\u00a0The streamer has four USB-A version 3.0 ports and one USB-C port for connecting external drives, as well as two HDMI ports.\u00a0There are two analog outputs &#8211; balanced on XLR connectors and unbalanced on RCA.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/64_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new Roon Server Module is equipped with an Intel i5 processor, 8GB to 16GB of RAM and a 2TB to 6TB SSD.\u00a0In addition to Roon, the ExaSound S82 Mark II offers a UPnP server and supports streaming with Signalyst HQPlayer, UPnP, AirPlay, Bluetooth, and playback of content from Tidal and Qobuz online services.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/65_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Network streamer\u00a0ExaSound\u00a0S\u00a082\u00a0Mark\u00a0II\u00a0is already on sale.\u00a0The suggested retail price starts\u00a0at $7,599\u00a0for the 8GB RAM\/2TB storage version.<\/p>\n<h3>ExaSound S82 Mark II Network Streamer Specifications:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sampling rates\u00a0PCM (\u00a0USB,\u00a0Network\u00a0Streaming):\u00a044.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8, 384 kHz<\/li>\n<li>MQA\u00a0sampling rates (\u00a0USB,\u00a0Network\u00a0Streaming):\u00a0up to 384 kHz<\/li>\n<li>DSD\u00a0sampling rates (\u00a0USB,\u00a0Network\u00a0Streaming):\u00a0DSD64 (2.8224; 3.072 MHz), DSD128 (5.6448; 6.144 MHz), DSD256 (11.2896; 12.288 MHz), DSD512 (22.5792; 24.576 MHz)<\/li>\n<li>THD:\u00a00.00014% (@ 1kHz, 0dBFS)<\/li>\n<li>Intermodulation distortion:\u00a00.00004% (@ 19 &#8211; 20 kHz 0 dBFS)<\/li>\n<li>Signal-to-noise ratio:\u00a0123.8 dB (balanced output, A-weighted, 4.6 Vrms) \/ 123.5 dB (unbalanced output, A-weighted, 2.0 Vrms)<\/li>\n<li>DAC Master Clock Jitter:\u00a00.082ps (82fsec) rms<\/li>\n<li>Frequency response:\u00a00 Hz &#8211; 20 kHz (-0.15 dB, @ 44.1 kHz \/ 48 kHz);\u00a00 Hz &#8211; 30 kHz (-0.15 dB, @ 88.2 kHz and above)<\/li>\n<li>Channel separation:\u00a0133 dB (@ 1 kHz)<\/li>\n<li>Headphone amplifier &#8211; output current:\u00a0500 mA (peak)<\/li>\n<li>Headphone amplifier &#8211; output impedance:\u00a01 ohm (20 Hz &#8211; 20 kHz)<\/li>\n<li>Headphone amplifier &#8211; output voltage:\u00a00 &#8211; 6 Vrms<\/li>\n<li>Headphone Amplifier &#8211; THD:\u00a00.0012% (1 Vrms, 60 ohms)<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions (W\u00a0x H\u00a0x D):\u00a0445 x 70 x 245 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight:\u00a05.2 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian brand\u00a0exaSound\u00a0introduced the second generation of the network source\u00a0ExaSound S82\u00a0, which received\u00a0the Mark II\u00a0suffix in the model name.\u00a0The novelty combines a network streamer, an external DAC, a Roon server and a high-quality headphone amplifier in one package. The ExaSound\u00a0S\u00a082\u00a0Mark\u00a0II\u00a0network streamer is based on 32-bit\u00a0ESS9038PRO\u00a0DAC chips\u00a0from\u00a0ESS\u00a0Technologies\u00a0, which allows decoding PCM digital streams up to 32 [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/exasound-s82-mark-ii-streamer-dac-and-roon-server-in-one\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":159591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-159590","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/159591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}