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Here is a news release received from exaSound's media partner - -------------------- Company announces lower cost digital–to–analog converter that retains celebrated pure sound Toronto ON — exaSound Audio Design, manufacturer of innovative, exceptional fidelity audio products, announced today the introduction of the model e12 stereo digital–to–analog converter. The e12 is the fifth in a family of converter products created by exaSound for the consumer marketplace. Based on ESS Technology’s premium ES9018S SABRE32 Reference integrated digital–to–analog converter (DAC), the e12 is a stylish, small form factor component formulated to address the explosion of file–based HRA or high resolution audio playback in the home. The 8 channel, 32 bit ES9018 is configured in the e12 as a stereo converter, with four internal DAC channels per left/right side. By utilizing the channels in a parallel topology, conversion monotonicity is improved and noise is reduced. The e12 was created to natively ...

Introduction I recently attended a media event organised by Sony Singapore to introduce the NW-ZX2 -  the latest flagship Walkman from Sony. Mr. Katsumasa Yoshioka, Senior Electrical Engineer flew down from Tokyo to present the product and to take questions from the attendees. Yoshioka-san was the leader of the electrical design team for the ZX2. Technical Design Yoshioka-san presenting the technical design of the NW-ZX2 The ZX2 was developed to co-exist with the ZX1 in the product line-up. Taking on user feedback, the design team sought to achieve a sound that was sharp yet not piercing, as well as being classy and smooth. To achieve this goal, the design team made improvements in the chassis, battery and audio components used. The chassis improvements warrant some explanation. The ZX2 shares a similar aluminum alloy chassis to the ZX1. However, the ZX2 adds an internal copper housing, which is gold plated. Yoshioka-san explained that this was done to exploit the st...