AudioNemesis OWNER’S MANUAL AudioNemesis Enjoy the Music Superior Audio Products Designed and Handmade in Italy DIGITAL TO ANALOGUE AUDIO CONVERTER DC-1 VLE Very Limited Edition Fabio Camorani Via G. Orceoli, 11B — 47122 Forlì — Italy VAT IT03182620405 www.audionemesis.com © 2009 Fabio Camorani All rights reserved, any copy, partial or complete, is forbidden unless authorized with a written consent. Graphic Fabio Camorani — Giuseppe Intorrella M DC1VLE REV.
AudioNemesis INTRODUCTION Thank you for your purchase of the AudioNemesis DC-1 Very Limited Edition! This product represents a great evolution in audio technology at affordable price. It represents an important step to Music bringing the listener to emotion of live Music events. This product is designed for the best quality of sound and reliability, matching unprecedented performance with convenience not obtainable from most high performance products.
AudioNemesis CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove the cover or the front panel or any other part. Inside there is no user serviceable parts. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. WARNING To reduce the risk of electric shock or fire, do not expose this appliance to moisture or rain. This symbol, wherever it appears, alerts you to the presence of dangerous voltage (inside the enclosure) that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock.
AudioNemesis A Letter FROM Fabio Camorani Dear Audio Enthusiast, Thank you for your purchase of the DC-1 Very Limited Edition. AudioNemesis was born to offer serious and reliable products, instruments for Music lovers. At the centre of all AudioNemesis products there is only Music. Most of competitors are offering products for impressing Audiophiles, but after a few discs only, audiophiles feel the need for a change! This is due to a poor and not natural sound.
AudioNemesis DC-1 VLE D/A AUDIO CONVERTER: PRODUCT PHILOSOPHY AND DESIGN This is the simplified structure of standard DC-1: As it can be seen, the original DC-1 did make use of a very simple and effective design (fall 2004). There was only one input (S/PDIF 75 ohms) with a top quality digital transformer. Then a receiver, an asynchronous reclocking circuit, one 16bit d/a converter with zerozero-oversampling. oversampling and a simple, Class A output stage. This technique is now rather known (www.
AudioNemesis On the contrary, from the dac (d/a converter) everything is different! Diodes have been exchanged with really very special devices. They are fast-soft recovery type in TO-220 case and they have top performance in terms of speed (<25ns) and smoothness, improving in a dramatic way the sonic performance! While standard DC-1 used one 16bit d/a converter chip, the Upgrade Edition was using 2 chips in parallel, for better resolution and improved driving capability.
AudioNemesis The output from the dac chips is simply connected to the output RCA connectors through AudioNautes special RED capacitors (already described). All components are absolute top quality, not common industrial devices, but special devices chosen after listening tests. Resistors outside the audio path are 1% metal film everywhere, but metal oxide in power supply.
AudioNemesis SPECIFICATIONS Power Supply: 230/240 Vac 50 Hz +/- 10% Power consumption: 18 Watts Frequency response: 20Hz to 20 kHz + 0dB/ -1dB Output level @ 0 dB: 1,7 Vrms @ 1kHz digital full scale Output: Inverting Converter: 8 multibit converters, 16 bit each Oversampling: 0 times THD: <0.1% @ 1,7 Vrms @ 1kHz Output impedance: <2 00 ohm Input: Gold plated RCA, Teflon - S/PDIF 75 Ohm - 24 bit/96 kHz Gold plated USB Series B connector 16 bit/48 kHz — USB 1.
AudioNemesis 1. Name AudioNemesis When the item is ON the name turns ON with a blue back-light. 2. OnOn-switch The on-switch is in the lower part of the chassis, front-right side. 3. Mains connector Always connect the power cable with the power switch turned OFF (power switch pushed to the rear side of the chassis) 4. Fuse The mains power fuse is inside the connector. Never change it if not blown. Never open it if the appliance is ON. Always verify the data reported in this manual. 5.
AudioNemesis 6. Analogue outputs Connect the analogue signal cable to these output pins. Then connect the other side of the cable to your preamplifier or integrated amplifier etc. Be sure that the output characteristics of this unit match the input characteristic of the unit you want to connect to. 7. USB (Type B) input connector Connect the USB cable with proper Type B connector to this input pin. Then connect the other side of the cable to your USB source (PC, laptop etc).
AudioNemesis TROUBLE-SHOOTING PROBLEM The appliance does not turn on There is no output signal POSSIBLE CAUSE Be sure that the turn on switch is in Main voltage is not present, ON position. the power cable is not Verify that the power cable is properly connected or it is properly connected and that it’s is in damaged proper working condition.
AudioNemesis WARRANTY RECORD FORM Model: Audio D/A Converter DC-1 Very Limited Edition S/N: S/N /40 Owner’s information Last name ……………………………………………….. First name………………………………………… Address……………………….…………………………………………………………..……………………… City …………………………………………………...……………… ZIP Code………………………………. Country ……………………………………….. Purchasing: Warranty: Warranty This appliance has a limited warranty of 3 years from the date of purchasing on labour and parts .
