GUSTARD - DAC-X26 Pro

Desktop Digital To Analog Converter (DAC)
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This GUSTARD - DAC-X26 Pro comes with a warranty from GUSTARD that covers manufacturing defects. All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer's warranty.

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Chi-Fi
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2 Years of
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Ideal for Audiophiles

These DAC & Amps are designed for discerning music lovers. If audio quality is important to you, a set of DAC & Amps like these would be ideal.

You can expect these DAC & Amps to present you with a refined listening experience. The audio quality exhibited by these DAC & Amps is a beautiful mix of musicality, technical brilliance and high precision.

These DAC & Amps deliver a spacious & open soundstage that makes you feel you are sitting at a live concert. Experience the magic and delve into pure sonic tranquility!

Ideal for
Indoor Use

Bluetooth with
LDAC, aptX, aptX LL, aptX HD

ES9038PRO
Dual DAC Chip

Metal
Build

Pair with Laptop via USB

A majority of people use a laptop as the primary source device to listen to music or watch movies. Since the laptop is an essential part of the audio chain there are headphones and devices designed to work a laptop or computer system flawlessly. With the availability of USB connectivity, it becomes easier to pair various devices like an Amp, DAC or even headphones without worrying about drivers or any additional piece of software.

Connect With
IIS, Optical, Coaxial & AES

Volume Controls

If your DAC & Amps include volume controls or volume rockers, you can easily change the volume with a button press or volume knob turn.

DAC & Amps that have volume controls make its operation incredibly simple; turn up the volume on your smartphone or your source devices and then change the volume on DAC & Amps to the desired level.

This design feature allows you to have complete control over the desired volume according to your listening preferences.

Gustard is known to use the best components, and the DAC-X26 Pro is a prime example of that. Everything on this device has been revved up to eleven - from the DAC architecture to the inputs and outputs. This is a true flagship grade performer and delivers in all aspects.
RAGHAV SOMANI

About RAGHAV SOMANI

Raghav Somani is the Founder & CEO of Headphone Zone. An avid audiophile and musician since 2008, his choice of headphones include STAX Electrostats, Audeze LCD 3, and for music on the go, the JH Audio Roxanne + Astell&Kern SP1000 is never too far away. On his playlist, you'll find A.R. Rahman, Michael Jackson, and the Eagles.

POWERED WITH DUAL ESS ES9038 PRO FLAGSHIP CHIP FOR AN UNRIVALLED PERFORMANCE

Sporting a meticulous design and a sensible layout, the GUSTARD X26 Pro embodies high-quality workmanship and strong materials. Each channel of the GUSTARD X26 Pro has a flagship ESS ES9038 pro decoding chip with an independent power supply and grounding for outstanding performance. The high power requirement of the ESS ES9038 pro decoding chip is met by the Hybrid discrete IV conversation circuit and independent parallel circuit. The analogue low pass filter fully discrete Class-A circuits are fine-tuned specifically for the ESS ES9038 chip.

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ULTRA LOW-NOISE K2 CLOCK SYNTHESISER FOR SEAMLESS OPERATION

For the primary clock, the GUSTARD X26 Pro uses a local femtosecond clock or external 10M constant temperature clock source. This minimises the effect of front-end signal source clock performance on the decoding link. All the digital inputs including the USB, IIS, AES, Coaxial, Optical and Bluetooth get the advantage of the synthesizer.

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DISCRETE, ADJUSTABLE DEVICE SETUP TO ACHIEVE THE BEST PERFORMING RESULTS

Every discrete device is dedicated to its performance and is flexible in nature. Each parameter at any given level can be adjusted easily to get the best performing results. These parameters can be further developed and controlled to avoid distortion while providing multiple variable sound styles to different decoding architectures. One of the disadvantages of discrete devices is that the parameters have influence, and are difficult to design and debug. To tackle this a specific technical experience along with an extended debugging process is required. Due to the weak consistency, the use of sophisticated materials is necessary.

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ALL-NEW DESIGNING MODULE THAT BALANCES FUNCTIONS AND PERFORMANCE

The fresh design module adopted for the GUSTARD X26 Pro consists of an ARM microprocessor, high capacitor memory, DSP processor, Bluetooth chipset, XMOS XU216, CPLD programmable chip. There are self-constructed digital integrated circuits with logic functions, clock management, 2nd PLL, digital shaping, DOP decoder, PCM / DSD depop switch and other exclusive technologies that lay a strong foundation for exceptional sound quality. The USB interface of the GUSTARD X20 PRO uses an XMOS XU216 chip to support PCM768K DSD512 full MQA decoding.
X26

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ADVANCED DIGITAL FILTERING AND ANTI-ALIASING NOISE ALGORITHM FOR CLEAR SONIC RESPONSE

The high-performance digital filter solution used in the GUSTARD X26 is developed on the Analog Device SHARC digital audio dedicated DSP platform. The unique function of this is a self-developed high-performance anti-aliasing noise algorithm. It uses high-precision floating-point 64-bit operations to eliminate aliasing noise to get better sound quality performance which is done by upscaling and noise shaping the original digital audio stream signal. You get 3 modes under PCM: Vivid, Composite & Gentle while the NSOS function is available in two modes: No digital signal sampling mode or direct analogue conversion of the original signal.

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CSR8675 POWERED BLUETOOTH 5.0 AND DEDICATED TOROIDAL TRANSFORMERS FOR EFFICIENT POWER SUPPLY

Powered with the CSR8675 chip, the GUSTARD X26 Pro extends support to Bluetooth 5.0 along with audio codecs like the LDAC, AAC, SBC and APTX. Moreover, two high-quality audio dedicated toroidal transformers equipped in the X26 Pro supply power to digital and analogue circuits separately keeping the power supply independent and free of mutual interference. There is an independent multi-stage voltage regulator to ensure that the right and left audio channels are perfectly separated avoiding any kind of interference.
X26

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A HOST OF LATEST AUDIO INPUTS & OUTPUTS FOR SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY

With the X26 Pro, you get XLR & RCA digital outputs along with optical, AES, IIS-H, coaxial, Bluetooth and USB digital inputs. While the GUSTARD X26 Pro adopts IIS-H ultra-high specification digital interface, it does not connect to the usual HDMI as it cannot be used with the HDMI interface of the TV. Within 10 seconds of use, the brightness settings will be automatically remembered by the GUSTARD X26 Pro. The brightness of the X26 Pro's screen is adjustable and it remembers the last setting and leaves space for humanized operation control.

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2 Year Warranty

Don't sweat it, this GUSTARD - DAC-X26 Pro comes with a 2 Year warranty from GUSTARD that covers manufacturing defects. All products featured on Headphone Zone are backed by an original manufacturer's warranty.

Read more about GUSTARD's warranty in India.

Major HiFi

"It should be clear by now how impressive the X26 PRO by Gustard sounded in several setups. It is not that often when you see a fully discrete output stage, a dual mono design from input to output."

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HiFi+

"X26Pro is a fantastic DAC at the price. It has a very natural & refined tuning, comprehensive functions, & an extraordinary decoding power.Excellent option for audiophiles who want hi-end DACs."

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Manish Sabharwal (Delhi)
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Excellent high end competitor

I have been through multiple DAC's during the last 14 years, ranging from 10000 to 90000. Also extensively heard higher end DAC's. This purchase by far beats most of the DAC's I have heard in 250K range. Meaty presentation without sacrificing details. Dynamics are excellent and focus pinpoint, absolute lack of digital sheen. More like a R2R DAC but with better resolution.

HI Manish,
So delighted you are loving your purchase, we hope you had a comfortable shopping experience. Cheers & Keep the music playing!

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