Apos Ensembles are equipment bundles that have been specially curated by our team of audio professionals. Just as an ensemble refers to a group of musicians playing together, each of our ensembles is a coordinated group of equipment that we’ve brought together to form a superior listening experience.
Meet the SMSL-8s Ensemble
The stars of the SMSL-8s Ensemble are the SMSL SU-8s High Resolution ESS DAC and SH-8s High Resolution Headphone Amplifier , a Bluetooth-receptive duo that delivers up to 32-bit music with total transparency. An Apos Flow XLR cable brings them together with pure-copper clarity.
The SMSL-8s Ensemble includes:
- DAC: SMSL SU-8s High Resolution ESS DAC
- Headphone Amp: SH-8s High Resolution Headphone Amplifier
- Interconnect: Apos Flow XLR Cable
Spec Summary
Note: For full specs, please visit the individual product pages.
SMSL SU-8s High Resolution ESS DAC
- Inputs: USB, coax, optical, Bluetooth
- Outputs: RCA, XLR
- THD+N: 0.00009% (-121dB)
- Dynamic range: 126dB (XLR), 125dB (RCA)
- SNR: 126dB
- Output impedance: <10Ω
- USB transmission: Asynchronization
- USB compatibility: Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Max OSX, Linux
- Bit depth: 16-32bit (USB), 16-24bit (opt/coax)
- Max sampling rate: 768kHz, DSD22.57MHz (USB)
- Bluetooth version: 5.0
- Supported Bluetooth codecs: aptX, aptX HD, SBC, AAC
SH-8s High Resolution Headphone Amplifier
- Inputs: 1 balanced, 1 unbalanced
- Outputs: 1 balanced, 1 6.35mm unbalanced
- Output power: 6W x 2 (16Ω), 3W x 2 (32Ω)
- SNR: 136dB
- Output noise: 1.3uV
- THD+N: -123dB, 0.00006% (1kHz, 32Ω)
- THD+N: -120dB, 0.00013% (20-20kHz, 32Ω, -1dB)
- THD: <-125dB, 0.00006%
- Input impedance: 47kΩ
- Output impedance: Near 0Ω
- Frequency response: 20Hz - 500kHz (-3dB)
- Gain: Low (0dB), High (+17.5dB)
- Imported Japanese copper conductor
- 4-core audio wire
- A copper lattice braid with 94% density effectively shields the conductor from electromagnetic interference
- Each core made of 60pcs of 0.08mm copper wire
- Neutrik terminations