Ferrum Erco 2 DAC/Amp
Ferrum Erco 2 DAC/Amp
With the full reprogramming of ERCO’s software in combination with crucial changes in the analog circuitry, Ferrum is introducing a newer and better ERCO. The ERCO Gen 2 will bring their entry-level DAC one step closer to the performance levels of WANDLA, their flagship converter.
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Learning from the Wandla, the team at Ferrum brought some lessons down to the more affordable Erco - and made it better.
Improvements brought to you by ERCO Gen 2
The I/V converter stage has better overall performance and SERCE’s DSP engine provides oversampling using DDF preferred HQ Apodizing digital filter, which get the most out of the DAC chip almost emulating WANDLA performance.. Last but not least maximum resolution is now PCM 768kHz and DSD512.
Suited for high end personal audio
Connect your favourite headphones to the balanced 4,4mm jack or unbalanced 6,35mm headphone jack outputs or powered loudspeakers on your desktop to the XLR or RCA outputs to perform to their max
Discrete/IC hybrid design
Ultra-wideband ICs fine tuned for audio use to achieve the best possible analog quality.
Truly Balanced
The signal path is truly balanced from early D/A stage and becomes truly balanced using the RCA inputs.
Enhanced transparency
The whole design remains focussed on a balanced and very transparent sound signature, making listening fatigue something of the past.
Ferrum Power Link
ERCO performs very, very good right out of the box. But ERCO is made to excel above and beyond when used together with HYPSOS. They use Ferrum Power Link (FPL in short) to connect the two. HYPSOS then will perform to its maximum, unleashing unheard musicality from the combination with ERCO.
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| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
Headphone output gain |
balanced -5.8 dB, +6 dB, +17.8 dB; single ended -11.8 dB, 0 dB, +11.8 dB |
Operation |
fully balanced, proprietary IC power amp |
Power inputs |
5.5/2.5 mm DC connector center positive; proprietary FPL 4-pin DC connector (FPL) |
Analog inputs |
RCA (Red book level 2V RMS recommended, PRO level supported) |
Digital inputs |
USB-C (MQA, up to PCM 32-bit/768kHz, DSD512, DoP256); S/PDIF coaxial (MQA, up to PCM 24-bit/192 kHz, DoP64); S/PDIF optical (MQA, up to PCM 24-bit/96 kHz guaranteed, should work up to PCM 24-bit/192 kHz and DoP64 – depends on user’s optical cable and transmitter) |
DAC chip |
ESS Sabre ES9028PRO |
PCM sample rates |
44.1 / 48 / 88.2 / 96 / 176.4 / 192 / 352.8 / 384 / 705.6 / 768 kHz |
DSD sample rates |
2.8224 / 3.072 / 5.6448 / 6.144 / 11.2896 / 12.288 / 22.5792 / 24.576 MHz |
DAC resolution |
PCM up to 768k@32bit; DSD up to 512 (22.6 MHz / 24.6 MHz) |
MQA |
decoder and renderer (USB, OPTO and COAX inputs) |
Headphone jack outputs |
balanced 4.4 mm (TRRRS); unbalanced 6.35 mm (TRS) |
Line outputs |
balanced XLR; unbalanced RCA (both Red book level: 4V RMS bal./2V RMS unbal.) |
Volume control |
analogue with bypass option (bypass for line outputs only) |
Frequency response |
10 Hz – 30 kHz (+/- 0.05 dB); 10 Hz – 200 kHz (+/- 1 dB) |
Output power unbalanced |
300 mW into 300 Ω; 1.7 W into 50 Ω |
Output power balanced |
1.2 W into 300 Ω; 6.1 W into 50 Ω |
THD on balanced output |
< 0.00018% / -115 dB, 1 mW into 16 Ω; < 0.00018% / -115 dB, 100 mW into 16 Ω |
THD on unbalanced output |
< 0.00032% / -110 dB, 1 mW into 16 Ω; < 0.00057% / -105 dB, 100 mW into 16 Ω |
Dynamic range analog |
129 dB (A-weighted) |
Dynamic range digital |
117 dB (A-weighted) |
Input impedance |
47 kΩ |
Output impedance unbalanced |
22 Ω on pre-amp |
Output impedance balanced |
44 Ω on pre-amp |
Output impedance Headphones |
< 0.3 Ω |
Power consumption |
idle < 15 W |
Power adapter |
100-240 VAC to 22-30 VDC |
Dimensions (W x D x H) |
21.7 cm x 20.6 cm x 5 cm / 8.6” x 8.1” x 2.0” |
Weight |
1.8 kg / 3.97 lbs |
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With the full reprogramming of ERCO’s software in combination with crucial changes in the analog circuitry, Ferrum is introducing a newer and better ERCO. The ERCO Gen 2 will bring their entry-level DAC one step closer to the performance levels of WANDLA, their flagship converter.