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Ideal for
Desktop Use
4.4mm
Balanced Output
Bluetooth with
LDAC & aptX HD
Cirrus logic CS43131
DAC Chip
Connect With USB,
Optical, Coaxial, HDMI & RCA
165Wx2 @ 4Ω
Power Output
Compatible with
Passive Speaker
Pair with Television via HDMI
The television is at the centre of our house when it comes to home entertainment. Being aware of the fact that most televisions don’t have high fidelity speakers there are devices made specifically to solve this issue for an immersive audio experience. Devices like a Bluetooth transmitter and even power amplifiers allow you to connect to your Television via an HDMI connector and output the audio in the highest quality possible. These devices are designed to enhance the capability of your television and present an immersive listening experience.
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DESCRIPTION
SMSL INTRODUCES THE AO300 EQUIPPED WITH CIRRUS LOGIC CHIP FOR PRISTINE AUDIO
SMSL has introduced its latest desktop DAC and Amplifier, the AO300, which boasts an array of advanced capabilities and premium components. The AO300 incorporates the Cirrus Logic CS43131 DAC chip, ensuring high-quality audio performance while keeping power consumption to a minimum, making it suitable for a wide variety of headphones. It provides support for PCM formats up to 32Bit/768kHz and DSD formats up to DSD256, enabling pristine audio playback. This cutting-edge DAC chipset empowers the AO300 to deliver exceptional audio quality, characterised by its distortion-free and noise-free attributes, resulting in a clean and transparent sound output.
HIGHLY CAPABLE INFINEON AMPLIFIER CHIPSET DELIVERING CLEAN OUTPUT POWER
The SMSL AO300 is a robust DAC and Amplifier featuring the powerful Infineon Technologies MA5332MS amplifier chipset, ensuring a potent and distortion-free power output. This Class D stereo amplifier chip, the MA5332MS, empowers the AO300 to deliver an impressive power output of up to 2x 165W at 4Ω and 2x 85W at 8Ω, making it suitable for a wide range of speaker types. Whether amplifying headphones with low or high impedance, it delivers undistorted and remarkable power. Additionally, the SMSL AO300 incorporates the NJW1194 chip to provide high-quality, low-noise audio output, flexible input options, and precise volume control, enhancing its overall audio performance.
FAST AND RELIABLE HI-RES BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY AND XMOS CHIP EMBEDDED
The SMSL AO300 incorporates state-of-the-art Bluetooth technology for seamless wireless Hi-Res audio transmission. It is equipped with the XMOS XU-316 chip to manage USB connections, supporting PCM audio up to 32-bit/768 kHz and DSD audio up to DSD256. The Bluetooth connectivity offers compatibility with multiple formats, including AAC, SBC, LDAC, aptX, and aptX HD. The AO300 ensures dependable and swift Bluetooth connections that can accommodate high bitrates, ideal for transmitting high-resolution audio.
ENJOY VERSATILE CONNECTIVITY AND ACTS AS A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DEVICE
The SMSL AO300 is a versatile device that combines a decoder, headphone amplifier, and power amplifier, allowing it to perform various functions depending on the connection method used. It can serve as a decoder and amplifier by connecting to source devices via USB, Bluetooth, Optical, Coaxial, or HDMI ARC inputs and linking to a subwoofer through the SW output, or passive speakers via the speaker output. Alternatively, it can function as a decoder and headphone amplifier when connected to source devices through USB, Bluetooth, Optical, Coaxial, or HDMI ARC inputs and headphones via the 6.35mm or 4.4mm headphone output. Additionally, it can work as a standalone amplifier by connecting to your device's RCA outputs using the AUX input, connecting to a subwoofer via the SW output, or driving passive speakers through the speaker output, making it a highly versatile and adaptable audio device.
CONVENIENT HDMI (ARC) FUNCTIONALITY WITH EQ MODE FOR SONIC TAILORING
Streamline your home audio configuration with HDMI (ARC) audio return support, simplifying connections with just one HDMI cable that links the SMSL AO300 to your TV, improving audio quality and convenience. This 2.1 HiFi system incorporates speaker and subwoofer outputs to deliver a bass-rich audio experience. MQA-CD support ensures audio detail and dynamic range preservation while compressing studio-quality audio. Full MQA decoding is supported via the USB input, while the optical and coaxial inputs allow MQA-CD file decoding, resulting in natural sound quality. Additionally, it comes with a high-quality remote control for convenient and comprehensive operation. The SMSL AO300's EQ mode, along with treble and bass adjustment capabilities, allows you to modify the audio signal's frequency response, enabling personalised sound quality adjustments that match your preferences and speaker characteristics, thereby enhancing your listening experience.
SPECS
| MODEL | S.M.S.L AO200 |
| INPUTS | HDMI(ARC)/RCA/BT/USB/Optical/Coaxial |
| THD+N | 0.003% |
| SNR | 107dB |
| CHANNEL SEPARATION | 98dB |
| INPUT SENSITIVITY / INPUT IMPEDENCE | 280mV/22kΩ |
| OUTPUT POWER | Stereophonic: 165Wx2(4Ω) / 85Wx2(8Ω) |
| USB TRANSMISSION | USB2.0(Asynchronous Transfer) |
| USB COMPATIBILITY | Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11, Mac OSX, Linux |
| MQA DECODER | USB/Optical/Coaxial |
| MQA-CD DECODER | Optical/Coaxial |
| BIT DEPTH | USB: 1bit，16~32bit Optical/Coaxial: 1bit，16~24bit |
| SAMPLING RATE | USB PCM: 44.1~768kHz DSD: 2.8224~11.289MHz Optical/Coaxial PCM: 44.1~192kHz DSD: DSD64 (DoP) |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | 40W(Normal Volume) |
| SIZE | 219X42X185mm(WxHxD) |
| WEIGHT | 1.52kg/3.35lbs |
| BOX CONTENTS | 1. S.M.S.L AO300 |
| 2. 1 x Bluetooth antenna | |
| 3. 1 x USB cable | |
| 4. 1 x AC cable | |
| 5. 1 x HDMI cable | |
| 6. 1 x Remote control | |
| 7. 1 x User manual | |
| 8. 1 x Warranty card |
| GENERIC NAME | Headphone Amplifier |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
User Manual | AO300
Bluetooth Power Amplifier
|
SMSL INTRODUCES THE AO300 EQUIPPED WITH CIRRUS LOGIC CHIP FOR PRISTINE AUDIO
SMSL has introduced its latest desktop DAC and Amplifier, the AO300, which boasts an array of advanced capabilities and premium components. The AO300 incorporates the Cirrus Logic CS43131 DAC chip, ensuring high-quality audio performance while keeping power consumption to a minimum, making it suitable for a wide variety of headphones. It provides support for PCM formats up to 32Bit/768kHz and DSD formats up to DSD256, enabling pristine audio playback. This cutting-edge DAC chipset empowers the AO300 to deliver exceptional audio quality, characterised by its distortion-free and noise-free attributes, resulting in a clean and transparent sound output.
HIGHLY CAPABLE INFINEON AMPLIFIER CHIPSET DELIVERING CLEAN OUTPUT POWER
The SMSL AO300 is a robust DAC and Amplifier featuring the powerful Infineon Technologies MA5332MS amplifier chipset, ensuring a potent and distortion-free power output. This Class D stereo amplifier chip, the MA5332MS, empowers the AO300 to deliver an impressive power output of up to 2x 165W at 4Ω and 2x 85W at 8Ω, making it suitable for a wide range of speaker types. Whether amplifying headphones with low or high impedance, it delivers undistorted and remarkable power. Additionally, the SMSL AO300 incorporates the NJW1194 chip to provide high-quality, low-noise audio output, flexible input options, and precise volume control, enhancing its overall audio performance.
FAST AND RELIABLE HI-RES BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY AND XMOS CHIP EMBEDDED
The SMSL AO300 incorporates state-of-the-art Bluetooth technology for seamless wireless Hi-Res audio transmission. It is equipped with the XMOS XU-316 chip to manage USB connections, supporting PCM audio up to 32-bit/768 kHz and DSD audio up to DSD256. The Bluetooth connectivity offers compatibility with multiple formats, including AAC, SBC, LDAC, aptX, and aptX HD. The AO300 ensures dependable and swift Bluetooth connections that can accommodate high bitrates, ideal for transmitting high-resolution audio.
ENJOY VERSATILE CONNECTIVITY AND ACTS AS A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DEVICE
The SMSL AO300 is a versatile device that combines a decoder, headphone amplifier, and power amplifier, allowing it to perform various functions depending on the connection method used. It can serve as a decoder and amplifier by connecting to source devices via USB, Bluetooth, Optical, Coaxial, or HDMI ARC inputs and linking to a subwoofer through the SW output, or passive speakers via the speaker output. Alternatively, it can function as a decoder and headphone amplifier when connected to source devices through USB, Bluetooth, Optical, Coaxial, or HDMI ARC inputs and headphones via the 6.35mm or 4.4mm headphone output. Additionally, it can work as a standalone amplifier by connecting to your device's RCA outputs using the AUX input, connecting to a subwoofer via the SW output, or driving passive speakers through the speaker output, making it a highly versatile and adaptable audio device.
CONVENIENT HDMI (ARC) FUNCTIONALITY WITH EQ MODE FOR SONIC TAILORING
Streamline your home audio configuration with HDMI (ARC) audio return support, simplifying connections with just one HDMI cable that links the SMSL AO300 to your TV, improving audio quality and convenience. This 2.1 HiFi system incorporates speaker and subwoofer outputs to deliver a bass-rich audio experience. MQA-CD support ensures audio detail and dynamic range preservation while compressing studio-quality audio. Full MQA decoding is supported via the USB input, while the optical and coaxial inputs allow MQA-CD file decoding, resulting in natural sound quality. Additionally, it comes with a high-quality remote control for convenient and comprehensive operation. The SMSL AO300's EQ mode, along with treble and bass adjustment capabilities, allows you to modify the audio signal's frequency response, enabling personalised sound quality adjustments that match your preferences and speaker characteristics, thereby enhancing your listening experience.
| MODEL | S.M.S.L AO200 |
| INPUTS | HDMI(ARC)/RCA/BT/USB/Optical/Coaxial |
| THD+N | 0.003% |
| SNR | 107dB |
| CHANNEL SEPARATION | 98dB |
| INPUT SENSITIVITY / INPUT IMPEDENCE | 280mV/22kΩ |
| OUTPUT POWER | Stereophonic: 165Wx2(4Ω) / 85Wx2(8Ω) |
| USB TRANSMISSION | USB2.0(Asynchronous Transfer) |
| USB COMPATIBILITY | Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 / 11, Mac OSX, Linux |
| MQA DECODER | USB/Optical/Coaxial |
| MQA-CD DECODER | Optical/Coaxial |
| BIT DEPTH | USB: 1bit，16~32bit Optical/Coaxial: 1bit，16~24bit |
| SAMPLING RATE | USB PCM: 44.1~768kHz DSD: 2.8224~11.289MHz Optical/Coaxial PCM: 44.1~192kHz DSD: DSD64 (DoP) |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | 40W(Normal Volume) |
| SIZE | 219X42X185mm(WxHxD) |
| WEIGHT | 1.52kg/3.35lbs |
| BOX CONTENTS | 1. S.M.S.L AO300 |
| 2. 1 x Bluetooth antenna | |
| 3. 1 x USB cable | |
| 4. 1 x AC cable | |
| 5. 1 x HDMI cable | |
| 6. 1 x Remote control | |
| 7. 1 x User manual | |
| 8. 1 x Warranty card |
| GENERIC NAME | Headphone Amplifier |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
|
User Manual | AO300
Bluetooth Power Amplifier
|
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"The speaker amplifier is powerful and controlled, the headphone amplifier is clean, warm and smooth, while the DAC is super clean and has low distortion, actually sounding better than the AUX input."
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