Kitsune HiFi also offer an “Enthusiast Edition” of the CYAN, which is simply the main unit and BOTH PCM and DSD modules with a few included extras. PCM playback is still supported by this module, but is handled by internal conversion to DSD. no conversion to PCM or anything else), but that disables the internal headphone amplifier 1 and renders the unit as a “pure” DAC. DSD module, which allows for up to DSD512 (8x) native replay (i.e.DSD playback (up to 4x/DSD256) is also supported by this module, but is handled by internal conversion to PCM. PCM (multi-bit) DAC module, which processes PCM natively on a 28-bit discrete R-2R ladder at up to 24 bit/384 kHz, and enables the unit’s built-in headphone amplifier, complete with digital-domain volume control.
You also specify which converter module you want:
When you buy one you get the chassis, which includes the case, internal linear PSU, the display, all input/output connections and a control dial - nominally used for volume control. Where appropriate/referenced I utilize a number of high-quality, high-resolution, albums, needle-drops, and also some native DSD content. The majority of the music I use in my evaluations is in “Red Book” CD format (16 bit, 44.1 kHz), most of which comes from CD rips an initial playlist for my audition listening can be found here. Headphones used for this evaluation include: Focal Utopia, JPS Labs Abyss AB-1266 Phi, Audeze LCD-4, Sennheiser HD820, HD800S, HD660S & HD650, Sony MDR-Z1R, Fostex TH900 Mk2 and ZMF Eikon (Padauk). The headphone amplifier, when active, has very granular digital volume control and delivers up to 1600 mw of power into 32 ohms (low impedance setting), and can be switched to optimally drive either low or high impedance headphones.
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The CYAN features balanced (XLR) and single-ended (RCA) outputs, as well as balanced (4-pin XLR) and single-ended (1/4” TRS) headphone outputs with high/low impedance matching, support for DSD and PCM, and a full complement of digital inputs (XMOS-based asynchronous USB, SP/DIF via TOSLINK, coax and AES and a direct I2S connection), and full remote control. This review was made possible by the kind loan of the CYAN unit, and both PCM and DSD modules, from Kitsune HiFi, who are also “Holo Audio USA”. The Holo Audio CYAN is a “modular” balanced DAC or DAC/amp, depending on how you choose to configure it, offering two different converter approaches, features discrete-resistor R-2R conversion and options for non-oversampling (NOS) and more conventional oversampling (OS) operation.
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