6W Class A XLR Headphone Out
Sabre ESS9038 DAC
Bluetooth 5.0 with aptX HD codec - Qualcomm CSR8675
XMOS USB DSD512
OpAmp Rolling ready (upgradable opamps, changing possible for different sound character)
3x Max Power - 3sets of MCPS Power Supplies
3x Cooler - All New Aluminum Enclosure
Quality Parts - ELNA Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors, DALE MELF Resistors, 10ppm Low Jitter Clock

Some DAC/Amps claim to give you the front row experience in exchange for less soundstage. Others promise a 3D soundstage in trade for fewer details. The Conductor simply gives you everything in the recording, without sugar-coating, the good and sometimes the ugly. You can locate a tapping foot on the stage while enjoying that lingering vibration of air after a keystroke.

Advanced Digital

The SABRE32/ESS9038Q2M DAC and XMOS USB receiver chips are the most advanced and expensive in the industry. There are two ESS9038 DAC chips in our C3 Reference and its USB receiver comes with customized driver by Thesycon, Germany. The result is unsurpassed processing power, perfectly playing back DSD512 and 38bit/786khz audio. The C3 Reference also features a Bluetooth 5.0 receiver Qualcomm/CSR8675 [+] with aptX HD audio codec. It pushes Bluetooth playback beyond CD quality and ease of use to the highest level.

Max Power X 5

Max Current Power Supply (MCPS) [+] raises voltage frequency from 50Hz to 170kHz, pushing noise beyond human hearing. Its low impedance ensures abundant and instant energy for output transistors. The C3 Reference uses 5 sets of MCPS: Which means, Display/Functionality, DAC, analogue left and analogue right are all separately powered.

The Cool Case

Let’s face it, most audio equipment cases are ugly and impractical. They usually have visible screws everywhere, sharp corners and boring colours. Class-A amplifiers even have finger cutting heat-sinks! They diminish the aesthetic of any living space especially modern desktops where every other electronic is slick and refined.

Made from high-density aluminum and electroplated to space-grey. The Cool Case [+] has only 4 visible screws under its belly. It is also a unified heat-sink that is 300% more efficient than previous Conductors. It is audio jewellery at its finest and It looks and plays very cool.

Smooth Control

The all-new OLED screen and interface program deliver a calming and intuitive user experience. Its machined solid aluminum knob offers the fines control and feels luxurious.

The Sound

Through a quieter, darker background, micro dynamics propels forward by the sheer energy of the Conductor 3X. It lets you dive even deeper into the miracle we called music.

When listening to Sinner’s Prayer by Ray Charles and B.B. King. Ray’s authentic vocal dramatics, frail yet still capable of true emotion and flashes of fire like a dimming star mixing with King’s stinging guitar and barking vocals Two partners in soul and titans of music, trying to top each other, ripping the joint apart and put it back together again, competitive yet completely in tune and sharing their love for music. A perfect balance of soul, love and heart displaying in full gory.

Specifications

Measurement		Package Content
Input impedance:	39 KOhms	Conductor 3X Ref. Model # M180X	USB Cable
Frequency response:	± 1 dB 0 – 58Khz	Remote Control	OTG Adoptor
THD:	<0.0015%	Power Cable	24V Power Unit
Output impedance (Headphone Amp):	0.5 Ohm	IC opamps for warranty trouble-shooting	fuse and headphone adaptor
Output impedance (Pre Out / DAC Out):	1 Ohm / 25 Ohm
		General
Inputs:	USB, Optical Toslink, BlueTooth 5.0, microphone	Weight:	app. 3 kg
Outputs:	1 x XLR Preamp/DAC 1 x RCA Preamp/DAC 1 x 6.3mm Headphone 1 x XLR Headphone	Dimensions:	200 X 250 X 60mm

Impedance (Headphone Jack)	Power XLR / SE	Signal to Noise Ratio	Separation
16 Ohm	6 / 3W	96db	99%
32 Ohm	3 / 1.5W	98db	99%
100 Ohm	1 / 0.5W	95db	99%
150 Ohm	660/330mW	96db	99%
300 Ohm	330/115mW	96db	99.5%

DAC Spec		Asynchronous Isochronous USB Spec
Channel Separation:	142 dB @ 1KHz, 135 dB @ 20KHz	Desktop OS:	Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 Mac OSX
THD+N:	0.0005% @ 1KHz, 0dBFS	Desktop OS:	iOS* , Android (OTG support)
COAX & Toslink / SPDIF :	up to 24bit 192K	PCM Support:	PCM ? 768kHz @ 16, 24 or 32bits
		Native DSD:	Native DSD 64 / 128 / 256 / 512
Bluetooth Input	Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD (Qualcomm CSR8675)	DSD over PCM:	DoP64 / DoP128 / DoP256/Dop512