ADL Introduces Stratos MM/MC Phono Preamplifier, ADC/DAC and Digital Preamplifier

January 7, 2016

ADL –Alpha Design Labs - will be introducing new products at CES 2016, including the high performance STRATOS: more than just a DAC, a preamplifier, a phono stage and a headphone amplifier in one small, portable box. With the STRATOS you get DSD (2.8M, 5.6M and 11.2M), USB (supports PCM 24~32bit/384kHz Max.) and ADC (24bit/192 kHz Max.), so you’ll be able manage the largest music collections on your hard drive with ease and flexibility—and outstanding sound quality.

If you are attending the show, please be sure to bring your media friends by Venetian Suite 29-118 so I may introduce the new products.

ADL Stratos

Taking the Swiss Army Knife of audio components to the next level

- High-performance MM/MC Phono stage
- DAC and ADC Digital Preamplifier (with Remote Control)
- XMOS U8 (supports PCM 24bit~32bit/384kHz Max.) High Speed 480Mbps USB Chip
- ES9018K2M SABRE32 Reference Stereo (DSD /2.8M, 5.6M, 11.2M supports) 32bit 384kHz DAC Chip
- CS5340 High-performance ADC Chip for high resolution recordings from Analog Sources to PC or MAC hard drive (24bit 192kHz Max.)
- Three Powerful Headphone Amplifiers TPA6120A2 (12~600 ohm) (Including one balanced output pair and unbalanced output)
- S/PDIF Input and Output (24bit 192kHz Max.)
- Controller supports ASIO and Asynchronous mode The ADL STRATOS is more than just a DAC, a preamplifier, a phono stage and a headphone amplifier in one small, portable box. With the STRATOS you get DSD (2.8M, 5.6M and 11.2M), USB (supports PCM 24~32bit/384kHz Max.) and ADC (24bit/192 kHz Max.), so you’ll be able manage the largest music collections on your hard drive with ease and flexibility—and outstanding sound quality.

If you need to convert your LPs or other analog sources to digital, the STRATOS offers a wide variety of options to help you obtain the best sonic results. With its low-latency USB 2.0 audio driver that plays at 384 kHz and records at 192 kHz and its built-in high-performance MM/MC phono stage, you can easily record your favorite albums to hard disk via USB. Best of all, you’ll enjoy Furutech’s signature sound—detailed, clear yet smooth—when you use the ADL STRATOS as the heart and soul of nearly any desktop system.

Source: Press Release