Simaudio MOON 230HAD Owner's Manual

Simaudio MOON 230HAD Owner's Manual

Headphone amplifier / dsd dac

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MOON 230HAD
Headphone Amplifier / DSD DAC
Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 MOON 230HAD Headphone Amplifier / DSD DAC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 230HAD - Owner’s Manual ATTENTION Do not ingest the battery, Chemical Burn Hazard The remote control supplied with this product contains a coin/button cell battery. If the coin/button cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death. Keep new and used batteries away from children.
  • Page 3 Important Safety Instructions Read these instructions. receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Unplug mains cord during Keep these instructions. transportation. Heed all warnings. 11. Only use attachments and accessories specified by Follow all instructions. the manufacturer. Do not use this apparatus near water.
  • Page 4 (Electromagnetic Compatibility) and LVD (Low Voltage Directive) standards of the European Community Please read all instructions and precautions carefully and completely before operating your MOON 230HAD Headphone Amplifier. ALWAYS disconnect your entire system from NEVER wet the inside of the 230HAD with any...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Unpacking Installation & Placement Front Panel Controls Rear Panel Connections Operating the MOON 230HAD Remote Control Operation Specifications www.simaudio.com Simaudio Ltd., 1345 Newton Road Boucherville, Québec J4B 5H2 CANADA Date Code: 20161028...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    Simaudio has made its Pure analog amplifier includes a transconductance reputation. We have spared no effort to ensure that it is circuit topology among the finest headphone amplifiers available.
  • Page 7: Unpacking

    The customized packaging is specially designed to protect the 230HAD from any potential damage during transit. Please write the serial number of your new MOON 230HAD in the space provided below for future reference. Serial Number Installation & Placement...
  • Page 8: Front Panel Controls

    Figure 1: MOON 230HAD Front panel The front panel will look similar to Figure 1 (above). The “Standby” button toggles the MOON 230HAD between standby mode and operational mode. When switching back from “Standby” to the “on” mode, the selected ‘input’...
  • Page 9: Rear Panel Connections

    DSD & 4X Rear Panel Connections Figure 2: MOON 230HAD Rear panel The rear panel will look similar to Figure 2 (above). There are four (4) digital inputs labeled D1, D2, D3 and D4. The D1 input is on an optical Toslink connector; both the D2 and D3 inputs are on a S/PDIF connector; the D4 input is on a USB type B connector.
  • Page 10: Operating The Moon 230Had

    Turning on your MOON 230HAD for the first time Connect the supplied AC power cable to the IEC Prior to turning the amplifier on for the first time, make receptacle, located on the headphone amplifier’s rear...
  • Page 11: Remote Control Operation

    To engage the ‘CRM-3’ remote for use with the MOON 230HAD Headphone Amplifier/DAC, you must first press the button labeled D/A. Power) button, located on the upper left, will switch the Headphone Amplifier to either ‘Standby’...
  • Page 12: Specifications

    230HAD - Owner’s Manual Specifications Configuration Single-Ended Headphone Impedance 20 - 600Ω Power Supply Transformers 1 x 10VA Power Supply Capacitance 13,200µF Type of Amplification Transconductance Single-ended inputs (RCA) 1 pair Mini-jack input 1 (1/8”) Input Impedance 22,000Ω Output Device Type Bipolar Single Ended Headphone Output 1/4”...
  • Page 13 Specifications (cont’d) Digital-to-Analog Converter: Digital Input Types S/PDIF (RCA) x 2 USB x 1 Toslink x 1 DSD Data Rates (2.8224MHz), Double (5.6448MHz) and Quadruple (11.2896) (via USB only) DSD64, DSD128 & DSD256 (via USB only) DSD Sample Rates PCM Bit-depth range 16 - 32 bits (32-bit via USB only) 44.1 - 384kHz (352.8 &...
  • Page 14 230HAD - Owner’s Manual...

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