MQA technology is certified by artists, engineers and producers as delivering the authenticated sound of the original master. For the first time in the history of recorded music, you’re really hearing the artist’s performance.
UPSAMPLING & APODISING DEVELOPED FROM THE 800 SERIES; NATIVE 192 kHz/24-BIT PERFORMANCE
EXPLORER2 – WITH AWARD-WINNING MERIDIAN RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES
Ultra-low impedance and 100dB advanced volume control provide exceptional control for the most sensitive headphones. And there’s a line output too.
Explorer 2 plays high resolution
24-bit/192 kHz files at their native resolution without downsampling. Meanwhile, Meridian’s unique Apodising filter can actually fix errors in digital recordings, making them sound more alive and natural.
Explorer2 replaces your computer’s sound card to drive anything from a pair of headphones to a full audio system.
AUDIO INPUTS
1 x USB2 B socket
AUDIO OUTPUTS
3.5mm analogue line out, fixed 2v RMS
3.5mm headphone jack with variable-level output, impedance 0.47Ω
INDICATORS
Three white LEDs (1x, 2x, 4x) show connected state and audio stream rate
1x LED glows white for PCM, green to indicate MQA playback and blue to indicate MQA Studio playback. MQA indications will not show if the bitstream is altered in any way
1x LED glows white for PCM, green to indicate MQA playback and blue to indicate MQA Studio playback
MQA indications will not show if the bitstream is altered in any way
PROCESSING
Dual Tile XMOS DSP with 16 cores and 1000 MIPS
IMPLEMENTATION
USB audio class compliant 2.0 HS 480Mb/s bandwidth
Asynchronous: device is the clock source for high quality
Firmware upgrade via USB
Windows drivers provided, no drivers required for Macintosh OS X or Linux.
Analogue volume control for headphone output, controlled from PC, control law modified
to match connected OS
OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Macintosh OS X 10.6.4 (Snow Leopard) or later
Windows XP SP3, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 or later
Linux kernel 2.6.37 or later and ALSA version 1.0.32 or greater
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT
HEIGHT: 18mm [0.7in]
WIDTH: 32mm [1.25in]
DEPTH: 102mm [4.0in]
WEIGHT: 50g (1.76oz)
POWER
USB, nominal 5V at <500mA