Norma REVO DS-2 Reference DAC & CD Player
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The REVO DS-2 represents NORMA's commitment to uncompromising digital audio reproduction. This integrated reference-grade solution combines a precision CD transport with a high-performance DAC, eliminating the need for separate components. Built on decades of NORMA's engineering heritage, the REVO DS-2 delivers the sonic refinement and technical excellence demanded by discerning listeners seeking a singular, definitive digital source.
The Norma REVO DS-2 CD Player/DAC combination unit has proven to be a transformational piece for digital playback. With special attention to the power supply and analog as a reference, this product is capable of providing greater texture, a more organic sound, and a more realistic holographic presentation than its peers.
Norma's desire for a more analog sound can be found in the heart of these units with the A-DAC proprietary conversion technology. Why A-DAC? Because A represents their pursuit of Analog. With proprietary I-V Conversion and a fully discrete analog section, the A-DAC is an advancement years in the making.
The NORMA REVO DS-2 source offers a complete set of digital inputs. As a matter of fact, there is both a full bandwidth USB input (192.0 KHz) as well as 4 SPDIF inputs, coaxial, optical and XLR. Therefore, all the features for an advanced digital source are contained within a single frame, and they are able to meet even the most demanding user’s needs with no limitations, both in terms of versatility as well as of listening quality. The same conversion section and the same output stages that made the REVO CDP1R unique, famous and appreciated, are used in REVO DS-2 enabling it to reach top world production levels as the quality of sound reproduction.
Features
- 5 digital inputs, USB, 2 x SPDIF RCA, SPDIF OPTICAL, AES-EBU.
- USB input and SPDIF full bandwidth, up to 24 Bit / 768 KHz.
- Possibility to customise for each digital input all parameters, including the value of oversampling.
- Possibility to use as the master A/D clock source the local oscillator or the clock form input signal.
- Two separate local clock oscillator for the two values . 22MHz / 24 MHz (44.1 / 48KHz).
- Local Oscillator high stability, low Jitter and low phase noise.
- Possibility to configure one of the 2 RCA inputs as digital output.
- NORMA Proprietary DAC, A-DAC model 1.
- Proprietary I-V architecture conversion.
- Analogue output stage based with full discrete devices amplifier.
- Extreme low noise, high resolution and high speed.
- Wide band ( >2 MHz ) schematic topology.
- RCA and Balanced output connection.
- Separate power supply for Digital and Analogue Output stage.
- High filtering capacity with numerous low impedance capacitors.
- 13 Powers supply regulators.
- Full aluminium non-magnetic frame.
- Toroidal transformer specially designed for audio applications.
- Remote control of all functions.
- Made in Italy
Specifications
- Connections Inputs IN1 : USB, 2.0 High Speed, IN2 : SPDIF RCA, 75Ohms
- Connections Inputs IN3 : AES/EBU XLR, 110Ohms, IN4 : TOSLINK OPTICAL, 96 KHz, (192.0 KHz may be achieved, but not guaranteed)
- Connections Inputs IN5 : SPDIF RCA, 75Ohms (IN5 can be set as SPDIF Output by CD Mechanism)
- Sampling Frequencies 44.1 Khz – 768.0 Khz; DSD Compatible
- Clock performances +/- 2ppm typ. at 25°, +/- 10ppm at 60°
- Connections Outputs Line RCA output, XLR Balanced
- Outputs Voltage 3.0 V RMS (+10 dBV) RCA (at 0 dB), 6.0 V RMS (+16 dBV) XLR(at 0 dB)
- Output Impedance 200 ohm
- Analogue Output Filter 0,0 to 180 kHz +/- 3 dB
- Analogue Stage Frequency Response 0,0 to 2MHz +/- 3 dB
- Configuration Solid state
- D/A Converter NORMA Proprietary DAC, A-DAC model 1
- I/V Conversion I/V Conversion by proprietary topology with discrete component
- Output Stage Proprietary topology with discrete component, high linearity & low noise
- Supply 230 V AC / 50 Hz
- Dimensions (HxWxD) 75 x 430 x 350 mm
- Weight 10 Kg
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Note Integrated Digital Source with full remote control
Options
- Colour Silver / Black
Support
About
Norma products emerge from Cremona, Italy—a city steeped in musical heritage and home to legendary instrument makers like Stradivari and Guarneri. For over two decades, Norma has pursued the synthesis of technical mastery and musical artistry, creating amplifiers that transcend the conventional divide between solid-state precision and valve warmth. Their signature sound marries dynamic vitality, crystalline transparency, and effortless musicality into a cohesive whole, inviting listeners into an intimate communion with the original performance rather than mere reproduction.