Mola Mola Tambaqui
Mola Mola Tambaqui
Digital to Analogue Converter
Mola Mola Tambaqui
Responding to popular demand, Mola-Mola has released the famous discrete DAC from the Makua as a separate.
Mola-Mola’s Tambaqui DAC is the perfect upgrade for owners of complete high end systems who want to retain the characteristic sound of their existing preamplifier whilst lifting their digital sources to another level.
Digital which is as good as analogue
Thanks to the addition of lossless digital volume control, it is also the ideal cornerstone of a minimalist audio system for music lovers who have moved on to digital but crave the full performance of the analogue original. This DAC, combined with a pair of Mola-Mola Kaluga monoblocks constitutes the finest digital replay chain available, irrespective of price.
Operating Principle
PWM DAC with 32-stage discrete analogue FIR output stage. Avoids “sigma delta” tones and “R2R” glitch and low-level linearity errors.
Asynchronous upsampling to 3.125MHz/32 bit.
7-th order noise shaper clearing 80kHz band.
Each input rate has an optimised upsampling filter chain.
Supported formats
PCM up to 384 kHz /32 bits (>192 kHz and >24 bits only via USB and Ethernet).
DoP up to double speed and Native DSD up to quad speed.
Performance
Full-Scale Output Level: 20dBu.
Signal to Noise Ratio: 130dB.
THD, IMD: not measurable (estimated -140dB).
Bandwidth: Up to 80kHz (apodising response).
Integrated jitter: <1ps from 10Hz upwards, <300fs from 1kHz upwards.
Jitter rejection: >80dB at 1Hz after 20 seconds of lock.
I/O
Optical (Toslink)
S/PDIF (Cinch)
AES/EBU (XLR)
USB type B
Ethernet (Roon)
Bluetooth (A2DP,APTX)
I²S over HDMI
Balanced output
Headphone output (6.3mm Jack, Balanced XLR)
2 programmable trigger outputs
Video reviews
Review by Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac
Written reviews and awards
“The longer I listened, the more convinced I was that the Mola Mola was clearer and more physical-sounding than any DAC in my previous experience.”
Review by Jay’s Audio Lab
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