We have for sale our ex-demonstration Gold Note DS-1000 EVO Streaming DAC

This unit is silver and was new in February 2024

This is the DAC/source only version (no pre-amp or analogue inputs on this version), RRP £6000

Supplied in original packaging (double boxed) with remote, batteries, instructions, power cable, wi-fi antenna and ethernet cable

Excellent condition and perfect working order

Supplied with 2 year warranty

The Gold Note DS-1000 EVO Streaming DAC is their top of the range digital source and is the winner of the Hi-Fi+ DAC of the Year up to £10k

The core of the DS-1000 EVO is the Dual-Mono D/A converter design, powered by two AKM AK4493 converters to ensure the highest fidelity is always preserved during the conversion stage, with virtually zero crosstalk.

You can stream through Tidal, Tidal Connect, Qobuz, Spotify Connect, Deezer and also via Roon. It supports MQA as well as Airplay and Bluetooth.

With Tidal Connect and Spotify Connect, streaming is done directly from within their dedicated apps. The DS-1000 EVO is a Roon Ready Endpoint, a Roon Core like a Nucleus or NUC is required for Roon to operate.

Melco, Aurender, Innous and computer users can connect to the DS-1000 EVO via USB-B – no audio file will be a problem, supporting MQA, PCM (up to 32bit/384kHz) and DSD (up to DSD512).

Completing the design, the output stage in Class A features audio-grade discrete components selected to deliver our unique Italian sound.

For people who have digital music collections stored locally on a NAS, Melco or similar, you can use any UPnP/DLNA software from your smartphone or tablet. Or simply download the Gold Note Control App to control all the features and functions of the DS-1000 EVO, as well as managing your music and streaming services.

There is a 6.3mm headphone socket on the front as well, you can adjust the sensitivity in the menu to ensure you get the best from your headphones.

The DS-1000 EVO is a superb product, performance is of a very high standard, watch my news page for a blog post soon!

Features

D/A CONVERTER CHIP: 2x AKM AK4493 PCM up to 32bit/768kHz and DSD512

FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20Hz-20kHz +/-0.1dB

THD (Total Harmonic Distortion): 0.001% max

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO: 125dB

DYNAMIC RANGE: 120dB

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY: LAN/WLAN (WiFi) 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Dual Band (10/433Mbps) Bluetooth: High Definition 5.0 (44/16)

HIGH QUALITY STREAMING: Roon Ready, Airplay, MQA, Qobuz, Deezer, Spotify Connect, Tidal, Tidal Connect, vTuner

SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMATS (NETWORK): PCM up to 32bit/384kHz, DSD256 (DSF, DFF), AIFF (.aif, .aiff, .aifc) ALAC, WAV, packed/unpacked FLAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, OGG, Monkey’s

IMPORTANT: UPnP server must support DSD streaming in order to stream DSD files.

SUPPORTED MEDIA SERVERS: All UPnP Servers (Twonky, Minimserver, Asset etc, DLNA, Roon

Inputs and Outputs

DIGITAL INPUTS:

1x RCA coaxial PCM (asynchronous up to 24bit/192kHz)

1x AES/EBU balanced PCM (asynchronous up to 24bit/192kHz)

2x TOS-Link PCM (asynchronous up to 24bit/192kHz)

1x USB-B asynchronous up to DSD512 and PCM up to 32bit/384kHz

1 x USB-A port: DSD256 and PCM up to 32bit/384kHz – Formatted in FAT32/NTFS (32Gb max for pen drives)

ANALOGUE OUTPUTS

1 x RCA unbalanced (fixed on DS-1000 EVO)

1 x XLR balanced (fixed on DS-1000 EVO)

1 x 6.3mm Headphone Output on front panel

Other

Tube Output x 1 pair

PSU Output x 1

Dimensions : 430mm W | 135mm H | 375mm D
Weight: 10kg unboxed, 15kg boxed