PS Audio DirectStream

PRODUCT DETAILS

Physical

Unit Weight- 22 lbs [9.97 kg]

Unit Dimensions- 14” x 17” x 4” [ 36cm x 43cm x 10cm]

Shipping Weight- 31 lbs [14 kg]

Shipping Dimensions- 20.5”x 24” x 10” [52cm x 61cm x 25cm]

Power requirements

Input Power- Model specific 100VAC, 120VAC, or 230VAC 50 or 60Hz

Power Consumption- 30W

Digital audio inputs

I2S(2), Coax, XLR Balanced, TOSLINK, USB, Network Bridge slot

Sample Rates

I2S, and USB — 44.1kHz to 352.8kHz 16bit, 24bit, DSD 64, DSD 128 (I2S DSD 256 with Sunlight update)
TOSLINK – 44.1kHz to 96kHz 16bit, 24bit
XLR (AES/EBU)S/PDIF (coax)– 44.1kHz to 192kHz 16bit, 24bit, DSD 64

Analog Audio Output

Connector- RCA/XLR Unbalanced /Balanced (X2)

Output level, low-
0.282 VRMS Balanced
0.141 VRMS Single Ended

Output level high, maximum-
2.818 VRMS Balanced
1.414 VRMS Single Ended

Output Impedance- 100Ω/200Ω

Frequency Response- 20-20KHz +/- 0.25dB

THD&IM @ 1KHz (full scale)- <0.03%

Output Stage- Passive audio transformer, fed by high current, high-speed analog amps producing double rate DSD.

Data Handling

Format- PCM or DSD

Sample rate (PCM)- 44.1kHz, 48.0kHz, 88.2kHz, 96.0kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, 352.8kHz

Word length (PCM)16b, 18b, 20b, 24bData rate (DSD)- Standard (2.8MHz) or Double (5.6MHz) DoP as well as raw DSD on I2S and USB inputs

Input jitter reduction- effectively 100%, residual immeasurable. No input PLLs, FLLs

Input Processing- 170MHz

Signal Processing- 50MHz

Synchronous Upsampling, all inputs- 28.224MHz

Digital Processing S/N ration- >146 dB

Digital Volume Control- Zero loss of precision

Analog Conversion method- Delta Sigma (DSD) Single-bit double rate

I2S Digital Input

Connector- HDMI

Format- PCM or DSD. DoP on all inputs as well as raw DSD on I2S inputs

USB Digital Input

Connector- USB “B” Type

Format- PCM or DoP v1.1 (DSD over PCM)

Transfer mode- Asynchronous