SPL Mercury Black

Mercury is a digital-to-analog stereo converter that meets the highest demands both technologically and tonally. A total of seven digital inputs, two AES/EBU, two SPDIF, two TOSLINK and USB can be connected to Mercury. The AES 2 input also supports Dual-Wire (DW) mode. Mercury is a digital-to-analog stereo converter that meets the highest demands both technologically and tonally. A total of seven digital inputs, two AES/EBU, two SPDIF, two TOSLINK and USB can be connected to Mercury. The AES 2 input also supports Dual-Wire (DW) mode. Each digital source has its own dedicated, illuminated switch for instant selection and quick comparison. We have looked at many converter designs and wondered why innovations are almost exclusively on the digital side and very rarely on the analog side. Perhaps it is because most developers have their background in digital technology and therefore develop analog technology more like a "cookbook." We have 30 years of experience in analog technology and consider "cookbook" designs rather boring, inefficient and in need of improvement. The output of the DAC-IC (AK4490) is an analog signal that must be filtered with a low-pass filter. This analog circuit usually operates with the same voltage as the DAC-IC, for example, 5 V. Imagine that the first stage that finds the analog signal has a dynamic range and signal-to-noise ratio limited by this voltage. What a bottleneck. The Mercury uses our 120 V technology instead of the standard technology. And this is twice in the newly developed DLP120 module. DLP stands for "Dual Low Pass." It is two separate analog filters in 120 V technology. Depending on the type of digital signal, the analog signal passes through the PCM or DSD filter and can develop freely in a wide dynamic range. This is audibly better.