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Summary of Contents for GUSTARD A26
- Page 1 G u s t a r d High performance audio DAC decoder instruction manual...
- Page 2 A b o u t MQA MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) MQA is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. Master MQA Files are fully verified and small enough to be streamed or downloaded. When the screen displays "MQA" or "MQA .” when. ’ it indicates that the product is decoding and playing the MQA stream or file , with attribution to ensure that the sound is the same as the source material.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Tabl e of cont ents Front Panel Introduction ···························································· 3 Rear Panel Introduction ····························································· 3 Display and operation menu ························································· 4 Infrared remote control operation ·············································· 8 WINDOWS Next driver installation ················································· 9 Foobar2000 accomplish DSD Hard solution settings ························· 12 Foobar2000 DSD Hard solution problem exclusion ··························... -
Page 4: Front Panel Introduction
1. Switch between ready state and use state. A26 turns on the power switch at the rear of the fuselage and enters the ready state. 2. The display shows the status of the current input channel, encoding format, sampling rate, volume, etc. - Page 5 *When operating the international voltage switching switch, please be sure to set the two switches to the same voltage at the same time, otherwise the internal transformer will be damaged after power on - 4 -...
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Page 6: Display And Operation Menu
2. Input channel selection: The A26 has a total of 6 input channels. When the main page is displayed, press the switch button, you can press COAX——AES—— IIS—... - Page 7 —5 ). Sound —6 ). Attenuator —7 ).Phase adjustment —8 ). Screen brightness and screen saver - 6 -...
- Page 8 Press the menu key to enter the menu when the main page screen is on, and the menu options are introduced below. 1) PCM FILTER (PCM digital filter adjustment ) : A26 use AKM Built-in high performance PCM filter, a total of 6 Class digital filtering . Sharp Roll-off default option...
- Page 9 Thanks to this, the main clock of the built-in digital processing circuit of the A26 is also provided by the K2 high-precision lock synthesizer, and the REF CLOCK can choose INT. Internal reference, using the internal femtosecond.
- Page 10 ListeningListening 6) ATTENUATOR (attenuator ) The A26 comes with a set of stereo analog attenuators with a range of -24dB, which can apply low-level volumes with less dynamic performance loss , such as volume settings of -40db. Auto...
- Page 11 XLR American standard ) and Inverted (RCA reverse phase output— XLR Japanese/European standard ) optional. NON-inverted , the RCA output of A26 is positive phase, and the XLR balanced output is American standard polarity output, that is, 1 ground, 2 hot, 3 cold.
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Page 12: Infrared Remote Control Operation
GOSTE products ① Ready/use button: In the ready state, press this button to light up the screen of A26 and enter the use state; when the A26 is in use , press this button to enter the ready state. - Page 13 increase the output volume. Note: ●The operating distance varies depending on the angle ●If there is an object between the remote control and the sensor, it may not operate normally ●If the remote control will not be used for a long time (one month or more), please remove the battery ●If the battery leaks liquid, please thoroughly clean all residues in the battery compartment and install new batteries When using other devices controlled by infrared rays, using this remote control may misoperate these devices...
- Page 14 *MAC The OS system has its own driver, which can be used after plugging in, without additional driver installation. * A CD is included in the accessories of this machine, which contains GUSTARD USB driver. * Also available from www.gustard.cn...
- Page 15 If the "User Account Control" window pops up, click "Yes". - 14...
- Page 16 4. When prompted, click next or install in turn . 5. Detect equipment, if there is a red text prompt: Setup requires that the device is... , please restart the Gosta USB interface or re-plug the USB cable. - 10 -...
- Page 17 6. On the successful driver installation screen, click Finish to complete the installation. If any other English prompt box appears, just select YES . - 11 -...
- Page 18 realizes the setting of DSD hard solution Foobar2000 software 1. Open the folder foobar2000_DSD_0.7.X , double-click to run ASIOProxyInstall-0.7.2.exe , and click next or install to complete the installation. 2. Run the Foobar2000 program. Click on File —> Preferences . - 12 -...
- Page 19 3. "C o m p on e n t s " o n the left ( Chinese version is "Component" ) , and then click on the lower right " Ins t a l l " ( Chinese version is "Installation" ) Use the mouse to select two files at the same time, or press Ctrl to select two files at the same time.
- Page 20 Two lines of component information will be added in the component list, and then click " A p p ly " ( the Chinese version is "apply " ) . A box will pop up and click "OK". The Foobar2000 software will then rerun. 4.
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- Page 22 "Output" ) - " A S I O " on the left , and then double-click " foo_dsd_asio 6. In the pop-up small window "foo_dsd_asio v0.7.2 . Select "Gustard USB Audio " from the drop-down menu of ASIO Driver in the first line Second line DSD Playback Select "...
- Page 23 7. Click " O u tp u t " o n t h e l e f t ( Chinese version is "output " ) , and then select "ASIO:foo_dsd_asio" from the drop-down menu of " D e vi c e " ( Chinese version is "device" ) on the right 8.
- Page 24 The solution to the failure to play back DSD normally Foobar2000 1. Why is there no ASIO in the playback ( Playback)->output (Output ) of my foobar2000 parameter option ? Because the ASIO component is not installed. Copy the foobar2000_DSD_0.7.X folder Drag the foo_out_asio.fb2k-component file to the blank space on the right side of the foobar2000 component option box, then click the "Apply"...
- Page 25 2. Why is there no SACD in the tool ( Tools ) of my foobar2000 parameter option ? Because the SACD component is not installed. Copy the foobar2000_DSD_0.7.X folder foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component drag the file to foobar2000 In the blank space on the right side of the component option, click the "Apply"...
- Page 26 3. Why the above settings are all correct, but an error as shown in the figure below is reported when playing DSD files B e c a u s e t h e v er s io n o f ASIOProxy conflicts with the version of the SACD decoding correct component.
- Page 27 Some users are using the old version of foobar2000 , and its SACD decoding component is still using version 0.6.X. If the ASIOProxyInstall-0.7.2.exe program is installed, the version of the small window foo_dsd_asio is 0.7.2 , which is compatible with SACD decoding Components conflict.
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Page 28: Product Parameters
Product parameters Digital input: COAX/AES/OPT input format support : PCM 16-24bit/44.1-192kHz; DSD DOP64 USB/LAN input format support: PCM 16-32bit/44.1-768kHz; DSD DOP64-DOP256; NATIVE DSD: DSD64 -DSD512 IIS input format support: PCM 16-32bit/44.1-768kHz; DSD DOP64- DOP256; NATIVE DSD: DSD64-DSD512. *USB input operating system support: WIN7/WIN8/WIN10/WIN11 32-64bit; Mac OSX; Linux 10M input interface: BNC : Input impedance 50 Ohm, 0dBm-20dBm, CMOS square wave 0.2V-3.3V, sine wave 0.5-3.3V . -
Page 29: After Sales Service
After-sales service Thank you very much for purchasing GUSTARD brand HIFI products. In order to protect your rights and interests, please read the following warranty clauses carefully so that you can obtain the perfect after-sales service provided by GUSTARD in time.
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