Introduction - moon Neo 230HAD Owner's Manual

Introduction

Thank you for selecting the Nēo 230HAD Headphone
Amplifier/DAC as a part of your hi-fi reproduction
system. This Headphone Amplifier has been designed to
offer state-of-the-art high-end performance in an
elegant package, while retaining all the sonic hallmarks
on which Simaudio has made its reputation. We have
spared no effort to ensure that it is among the finest
headphone amplifiers available. We have been building
high-performance audio equipment for 35 years, and
the know-how gained through our cumulative
experience is an important reason why MOON
Headphone Amplifiers are so musically satisfying.
The performance of your 230HAD will continue to
improve during the first 300 hours of listening. This is
the result of a "break-in" period required for the
numerous high quality
throughout this headphone amplifier.
Before setting up your new Nēo 230HAD, we
encourage you to please read this manual thoroughly to
properly acquaint yourself with its features. We hope
you enjoy listening to the Nēo 230HAD Headhone
Amplifier/DAC as much as the pride we have taken in
creating this fine audio product. We understand the
power and emotion of music and build our products
with the goal of faithfully capturing these elusive
qualities.
The information contained in this manual is subject to
change without notice. The most current version of this
manual is available on our official website at
http://www.simaudio.com
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230HAD Nēo
Series
electronic parts
Your Nēo 230HAD Headphone Amplifier incorporates
many significant design features to achieve its "world-
class" level of performance. This is an abbreviated list of
the more important features:
Pure analog amplifier includes a transconductance
circuit topology
Inputs include 1 single-ended on rear-mounted RCA's
and 1 single-ended on 1/8" jack located on the front
panel.
Outputs include a 1/4" TRS headphone jack on the front
panel, as well as, both fixed and variable line-level
single-ended RCA stereo pairs in the rear
used
An oversized power supply using 1 toroidal
transformers in conjunction with 8 stages of DC voltage
regulation (4 each for the amplifier and the DAC).
Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) with four (4) digital
inputs (S/PDIF x 2, Toslink x 1 & USB x 1) allowing for use
with virtually any digital source; Supports DSD64,
DSD128 and DSD256 (USB input only); Supports PCM
16/44.4kHz to 24/192kHz (all inputs) and up to PCM
32/384kHz (USB input only)
Rigid chassis construction to minimize the effects of
external vibrations
Optimized selection of very high quality electronic
components throughout
Low operating temperature for an ultra-long life
expectancy.