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S16 数字音频解码耳放一体机An integral digital audio DAC headphone amplifier

PrefaceThank very much for buying S16 audio DAC of aune company. It really makes us

feel proud of your choice. Hopes that S16 audio DAC will bring experience of hi-fi

music and happiness to you. You are suggested to read this user’s manual before

you could use all functions of S16 digital audio DAC properly.

Dear customers:

This manual book is made by chlorine-free bleaching paper. Such production method reduces

poisonous substance to be drained to water channel and protect our environment thereof.

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1.1 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7

View of front panel and name of each part

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

TFT display screen

Power supply indicator

Digital volume knob

Selection of signal input

1.5

1.6

1.7

Mute press button

Power supply press button

Output connection of headphone1

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1 Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to control volume; press the knob for one second to select 8 modes of wave filtering.

2 Press power supply button for two seconds to turn on power and use the same way to shut off power.

Note

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View of rear panel and name of each part

2.72.62.52.42.32.12.22.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Balance output

Analog L/R output

Coaxial input

Optical input

2.5

2.6

2.7

AES digital input

USB output

110V/220V input

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Introduction Specifications

Input connection：AES/Coaxial/Optical/USB

Output connection：Analog L/R，analog balance

Headphone output connection：6.5mm headphone hole

Output impedance of headphone amplifier：32-600 Ω

Power of headphone amplifier：120 Ω 1500MW

Frequency response (from 20 Hz to 20 kHz)：±0.5 dB

Dynamic range：118 dB

THD+N @ 1KHz ：-100 dB

IMD+N @ 19KHz & 20KHz：-111 dB

Stereo crosstalk：-115 dB

Size of product：255 X 211.5 X 58 (unit ：mm)

Weight：3.6KG

Components：DACx1/Power cablex1/User’s manual x1

S16 is developed, tested and modified in

aune audio laboratory. USB2.0 input of

S16 supports 24BIT/192K and DSD128

decoding and its coaxial input supports

DOP mode of DSD64 through USB2.0,

and it provides balance, analog L/R and

headphone output. S16 is of a high

quality audio-typed DAC with super-low

infidelity and signal jitter. Also it is a top-

grade integral device, which is created

for reproduction of music spot.

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USB MUTE HP 50

PCM 44

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

Current input mode

Input channel

Mute indication

Headphone volume

Current sampling rate

Property of audio wave filter

SLOW SD

3.6

a USB input

b AES digital input

c Coaxial input

d Optical input

USB

OPT

COX

AESb

c

d

Refer to illustration 1.4 of panel on page 15

Switch between 4 modes by pressing input button on the panel

Refer to illustration 1.3 of panel on page 15

Press digital volume knob for one second and switch between 8 modes of audio wave filter

INPUTDOWN UP

Operation introduction of display interface

SLOW SD1

SLOW SD2

SLOW LD1

SLOW LD2

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g

h

SHARP SD1

SHARP SD2

SHARP LD1

SHARP LD2

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k

l

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AES HP 50

PCM192USB HP 50

PCM

Playing DSD128 could be

only supported through USB

transmission

Display of playing PCM192K When hyphens are

displayed, it means there is

no input signal or signal

error and DAC is mute at this

moment

USB HP 50

DSD128SLOW LD

SLOW LD SLOW LD

USB HP 50

DSD 64SLOW LD

AES/COS optical only

supports DSD64

USB HP 050

PCM 44SLOW SD

USB MUTE HP 067

DSD128SHARP LD

Refer to illustration 2.7 of back panel on page 16

Power switch on back panelNon-memory function

Resuming previous state after turning off DAC and turning on it again

POWER

Standard display after turning on DAC

Previous state before turning off DAC

Refer to illustration 1.6 of front panel on page 15

Power switch of panelMemory function

Resuming previous state after turning off DAC and turning on it again

POWER

Operation introduction of display interface

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Operation introduction

Headphone application for PC

USB

USB

Please download the latest version of

drive software for S16 DAC from

service and support page on website

www.auneaudio.com. First, USB2.0

must be used to connect PC to S16

DAC. Then install drive program and

use PC to play music. After that,

connect headphone to headphone

output, and use volume knob to

control headphone volume, you could

enjoy wonderful music finally.

---If necessary, please refer to

service and support page of website

of aune company.

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Operation introduction

Please use coaxial or optical cable to

connect digital turntable to S16 DAC

and play music with it. Then, connect

S16 headphone output to headphone,

and control volume with volume knob

on front panel, you could enjoy

wonderful music finally.

Headphone application for turntable

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USB

USB

AUDIO INPUT

SPEAKER

SPEAKER

Please download the latest version of

drive software for S16 DAC from

service and support page on website

www.auneaudio.com. First, USB2.0

must be used to connect PC to S16

DAC. Then install drive program and

use PC to play music. After that,

connect analog output of S16 to

analog output of amplifier, and control

volume of amplifier, you could enjoy

wonderful music finally.

---If necessary, please refer to

service and support page of website

of aune company.

Operation introduction

Application for PC system

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AUDIO INPUT

SPEAKER

SPEAKER

Please use digital coaxial or optical

cable to connect turntable to S16

DAC and play music with it. Then,

connect analog output of S16 to

analog input of amplifier, and control

volume of amplifier, you could listen

to beautiful music finally.

Operation introduction

Application for turntable audio system

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Note1. Light noise may occur when switching between PCM and DSD, which is caused by internal

dsd-asio plug-ins. It does not affect the performance .

2. Default settings will resume after turning off power on back panel,initial volume is 50 .

3. Under Windows system, system sound equipment is unable to display 32BIT and 384K

sampling rate. This is caused by system itself but it could be detected by XMOS drive.

4. When installing USB2.22 drive program, it needs to set the certificate manually .Under WIN8

system, certificate must be set in advance, specific installation guidance of drive could be

found on the manual installation .

a. As for usage information for PC, please refer to guidance of service and support page on

website of aune company.

b. Please use USB2.0 connection cable.

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