The Young MkIV is a very high quality digital/analogue converter. It converts the digital signal coming from your digital sources into the analogue format, which is the one accepted by amplifiers and speakers.
It is also much more: it is in fact equipped with an output section with an integrated resistor network volume control and gain buffer which, together with the analogue input which the Young MkIV is also equipped with, make it a real own preamplifier capable of directly driving a power amplifier.
Whatever your needs or technical choices, the functions and performance of the Young MkIV make it an ideal choice for quality Hi-Fi systems with engaging sound.
It is equipped with a full range of digital input connections, including a USB 2.0 port and an I2S port in PS Audio format, through which you can connect any digital source to the Young MkIV. The analogue input allows you to connect an analogue source, such as the Nash phono preamplifier, a tape recorder or a radio, to the Young MkIV.
Its outputs, single-ended and balanced, allow you to connect it to any amplifier. Thanks to the ability to provide up to 5 Vrms on the single-ended output and 10 Vrms on the balanced output, the Young MkIV can drive even low-sensitivity power amplifiers without problems. The headphone output on the front panel allows for high-quality headphone listening.
It is equipped with an infrared remote control through which you can control it.
It is designed with great attention to the quality of signal transfer and with sound quality in mind first and foremost. Its USB interface is galvanically isolated from the computer's USB bus and is powered by a local power supply internal to the DAC. This prevents possible noise from the computer from affecting the sound quality. The output stages that transfer the signal from the conversion integrated circuit to the analogue outputs make use of very high level components: film capacitors, anti-inductive resistors, low noise opamps for audio use. The section that generates the fundamental clocks for the conversion is made with very low phase noise quartz oscillators powered by a dedicated regulator, also very low noise.
The Young MkIV supports PCM format from 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz, with resolution from 16 bit to 32 bit. It also supports DSD format from 64x to 512x natively and from 64x to 256x DoP.
Recognizes and decodes MQA© encoding on all wired inputs.
M2Tech has adopted MQA to support Master quality playback and streaming. MQA is an innovative coding algorithm that captures the original quality of the Master sound; 'fold' the file into a smaller size for easy streaming or downloading; and authenticates the file when played on an MQA-enabled device.
M2Tech recognizes the sonic and technical advantages of MQA, so all M2Tech DAC products will include MQA in their format decoding pool.
Visit www.MQA.co.uk For further information.
