EarMen Colibri DAC And Headphone Amp Launched
EARMEN COLIBRI BATTERY-POWERED BALANCED DAC AND HEADPHONE AMP
The EarMen Colibri is a premium audiophile, pocket-friendly USB DAC, preamp and headphone amp.
Portable audio brand, EarMen, has developed a new balanced, battery-powered device.
BATTERY POWERED
The EarMen Colibri has its own battery and will not consume the sound source battery. It is designed to produce clean and stable DC current avoiding the issues of noise inducing RFI/EMI pollution.
The EarMen Colibri features a fully balanced 4.4mm output, gold plated PCB and a low noise design. MQA is supported. It is compatible with Apple and Android mobile devices and is manufactured in Europe.
SOLID ALLUMINIUM BODY
Buttons on the side give you full control of the device and music, without using your source or phone. The body of the device is made of a full aluminium block milled on a CNC machine., providing durability. The Aluminium body then has a glass surface added to both sides.
DAC
The heart of the EarMen Colibri is the flagship of the ESS line, the ES9281 PRO DAC. Colibri supports Hi-Res PCM files up to 32bit/384kHz PCM, DoP, DSD64, DSD128 and MQA.
SPECIFICATIONS
Input: USB C Female (DATA, Charging)
Output: 4.4mm, 3.5mm jack
Balanced: Up to 280mW@32Ω / 560mW@16Ω
Unbalanced: Up to 75mW @ 32Ω, 150mW @ 16Ω
Battery: Up to 5 hrs
THD+N: 0.002% balanced, 0.001% unbalanced
Frequency Response: 0.09dB
DSD: 64 / 128 DoP
DXD: 64 / 128 DoP
PCM: Up to 384 kHz
MQA Rendering: Up to 384 kHz
Dimensions: 77 x 35 x 14mm (L x W x H)
Battery: Up to 5 hours
Weight: 51g
EARMEN COLIBRI PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
The EarMen Colibri will be available for £289 from SCV in the UK.
HiFi Pig Says: EarMen was developed by Milomir ‘Miki’ Trosic, founder of high-end tube audio manufacturer Auris Audio, to provide new solutions for mobile audio.
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