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DacMagic 200M in Luna Grey
By What Hi-Fi?
Verdict
Cambridge Audio’s latest top-of-the-line DacMagic continues the legacy of the long-standing DacMagic model, the original of which earned Cambridge its first What Hi-Fi? Award in 1996. The 200M is 25 years and several evolutionary steps along the DacMagic line in terms of features and performance, but it hasn’t lost sight of its vision to sit among the very best at its level. The DacMagic 200M is a talented all-rounder: a safe buy indeed.
SCORES
- Sound 5
- Features 5
- Build 5
- Dual ESS ES9028Q2M DACs - easily handles digital audio files up to 32bit/768kHz or DSD512
- Supports MQA - be sure you're listening to artist-approved studio-quality audio
- Digital optical, digital coaxial and USB inputs - connect CD players, games consoles, laptops or other digital audio sources
- Built in Bluetooth aptX - send digital audio files from your smartphone or tablet wirelessly
- Finished in Lunar Grey
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The details
DIGITAL TO ANALOGUE CONVERTERS
Dual ESS ES9028Q2M DACs
DIGITAL FILTER
Selectable, Fast – Slow – Short delay
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
10Hz to 50kHz (±1dB)
THD+N @ 1KHZ 0DBFS
<0.0005% (A-Weighted)
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO
>115dB (A-Weighted)
CROSSTALK @ 10KHZ
< -110dB
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE
<50 Ohms (unbal), <100 Ohm (bal)
MAX. OUTPUT LEVEL (UNBALANCED)
2.1V rms (fixed or variable – user selectable)
MAX. OUTPUT LEVEL (BALANCED)
4.2V rms (fixed or variable – user selectable)
DIGITAL INPUT WORD WIDTHS SUPPORTED
16bit (Bluetooth), 16-24bit (Optical, Coaxial), 16-32bit (USB)
DIGITAL INPUT SAMPLING FREQUENCIES SUPPORTED
44.1kHz to 96kHz PCM, DoP64 (Optical), 44.1kHz to 192kHz PCM, DoP64 (Coaxial), 44.1kHz to 768kHz PCM, Native DSD 64x to 512x, DoP 64x to 256x (USB)
MQA COMPATIBILITY
Full decoding (Core + Renderer)
BLUETOOTH
v4.2, A2DP profile, SBC and AptX codecs
HEADPHONE OUTPUT THD+N
< 0.001% at 1kHz 0dBFS @ 100mW into 32ohm
HEADPHONE OUTPUT S/N
> 115dB (A-Weighted)
MAX OUTPUT POWER
>300mW @ 32ohm, >65mW @ 150ohm
FREQUENCY RESPONSE
10Hz - 50kHz
RECOMMEND HEADPHONE IMPEDANCE
10 Ohm to 600 Ohm
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION
12W
COLOUR
Lunar Grey
DIMENSIONS (HXWXD)
52 x 215 x 191mm; (2.0 x 8.6 x 7.6”)
WEIGHT
1.2kg/2.6lbs