Ferrum Audio Wandla GoldenSound Edition

GoldenSound Edition DAC/Pre-Amp

€ 3.295,00 Price include 21% VAT Price exclude VAT € 2.723,14

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WANDLA by Ferrum - prepare to be converted by the real thing!

With WANDLA, we are making a statement to the current and next generation of music lovers. WANDLA represents tomorrow’s standard of high end digital-to-analog conversion. Think of WANDLA like a Formula 1 racing car. Like the F1 constructor’s team building the best racing car, Ferrum created the best engine for The Converter.

Tomorrow’s High End Audio Today

As The Converter WANDLA leads the way for tomorrow’s high end offering flagship audio quality at an unprecedented price.

Finely tuned DA conversion

WANDLA is the latest exemplar of Ferrum’s digital know-how and our in-house-developed analogue audio and electrical technology. The ESS Sabre ES9038PRO combined with Ferrum’s advanced new current-to-voltage (I/V) converter compares to units many times its price.

SERCE

Digital audio system module - Our optimized ARM chip offers the shortest signal path possible, making 5 chips redundant. Includes MQA decoder/renderer and digital filter selection.

Dynamic Digital Filtering

WANDLA has three ESS digital filters to choose as standard and, as a world first, two digital filters created for Ferrum by renowned filter-maker Signalyst, know for their HQPlayer app. More filters will follow after interacting with WANDLA users.

Optimized Digital inputs

Specially programmed USB, and tuned coaxial and optical S/PDIF, ARC (TV) and I2S ports, optimized for audio.

Truly Balanced

The signal path stays truly balanced using the XLR inputs and becomes truly balanced using the RCA inputs.

Proprietary amplification

Fully balanced modified IC pre-amplifier, fine tuned for WANDLA.

Ease of use

Newly developed hi-res touch screen with intuitive UX that is a dream to operate, including remote control.

Enhanced transparency

The whole design is focussed on a balanced and very transparent sound signature, making listening fatigue something of the past.

Made for HYPSOS

WANDLA performs beautifully right out of the box, but you can take its performance above and beyond when pairing it with HYPSOS. Using the proprietary Ferrum Power Link (FPL) connection with 4TSD voltage sensing, both components will perform to their absolute maximum, unleashing unheard-of musicality.

"With Dynamic Digital Filtering, DDF in short, digital filter maker Signalyst, famous for their HQPlayer app created filters exclusively for Ferrum. At the introduction WANDLA will feature two special filter options. We will engage with our community to make new filters available, one by one. Doing this we create a new community of digital filter specialists by interaction with us and their WANDLA’s, in search of the best possible, tailor-made sound. This is truly unique to Ferrum, to the category of DA converters and to the hifi community in general."

Marcin HamerlaFounder and CEO HEM

Unique output cable design: two wires delivering the power and two wires providing the feedback to ensure flat voltage at every moment. We named this technique Ferrum Power Link (FPL) and it eliminates the harmful effects of the cable's resistance effectively improving transient response. The current delivery speed at the powered device's input is significantly improved.

WANDLA comes with a carefully selected DC power adapter. To get the most out of WANDLA you can connect it with HYPSOS using our proprietary Ferrum Power Link DC power cable. This FPL cable can be ordered separately.

Features of WANDLA GoldenSound Edition

WANDLA GoldenSound Edition came into being after the Ferrum team started an experiment of implementing new features into the software. The fruitful collab between our own talented workforce and Cameron Oatley from GoldenSound gave us some very interesting ideas to develop extra functionalities for SERCE, the beating heart of our coveted WANDLA, aptly dubbed The Converter. As already mentioned, SERCE allowed us to experiment with its powers, thus creating extra settings to tailor the sound to the need of the individual. By reallocating SERCE’s computing power we were able to create a set of brand-new features in WANDLA GoldenSound Edition. Elevated digital headroom, Spatial Enhancement, Tube Mode and Impact +. We chose to keep the PCM untouched and bypass MQA processing altogether to get the best performance from the DSP engine. What is more, WANDLA GoldenSound Edition incorporates a new output voltage adjustment feature for better compatibility with a wider range of amplifiers.

Elevated digital headroom

Higher immunity to intersample overs even in bypass mode at full output level, allowing you to play back any music free from additional distortion, and enjoy a high-quality sound.

Spatial Enhancement

A unique spatial enhancement to provide an expanded soundstage and improved clarity of separation between musical elements, whilst avoiding the drawbacks commonly found in other approaches. It has two modes of operation: headphone and speaker mode tailored differently for different use cases.

Tube Mode

An intentional increase of the even-order harmonic distortion produced by the DAC, similar to the distortion added by a tube amplifier. This allows the user to enjoy a warmer, richer sound without directly changing the frequency response.

Impact +

For those who enjoy a little more low-end in their music listening experience. This feature uses a customized two-band EQ which not only elevates bass but provides additional 'punch' and dynamic impact as well.

New Voltage Adjustment

The WANDLA GoldenSound Edition benefits from a hardware level output voltage adjustment of standard WANDLA, allowing the user to swap between just below 10 Vrms output to a just below 4 Vrms output. This is facilitated via a dedicated hardware voltage divider, allowing the user to select lower output voltage and ensure compatibility with all amplifiers, without a need to use any digital volume control, or to have analog volume control components in the signal path.

Specifications

- Operation: Fully balanced, proprietary IC power amp

- DAC chip: ESS Sabre ES9038PRO

- DAC resolution: 768k/32bit, DSD 256

- Digital inputs: AES/EBU (up to 196kHz/24bit, DoP 64), Optical S/PDIF (up t/24bit), Coaxial S/PDIF (up to 192kHz/24bit, DoP 64), USB-C (up to 768kHz/32bit, DSD 256), ARC (up to 192kHz/24bit), TV input with CEC, I2S (up to 768kHz/32bit, DSD 256), PS Audio® compatible

- MQA®: decoder and renderer (on all digital inputs)

- Analog inputs: RCA

- Analog input Vmax: 9,5V RMS (2 – 3,5V RMS recommended)

- Analogue input imp: 47kΩ

- Line outputs: balanced XLR; unbalanced RCA

- Volume control: analogue with bypass option / digital for DAC operation only

- Output level: @0dBFS, 1kHz sine 9,3V RMS balanced, 4,65V RMS unbalanced

- Frequency response: 10Hz – 200kHz +/- 0,1dB

- DAC THD: -121dB (0,00009%); THD+N: -115dB (unweighted)

- Analog input THD: -123dB @ 2V RMS output level

- Dyn. range analog: 127dB (A-weighted)

- Dyn. range digital: 127dB (A-weighted)

- Crosstalk: -120dB for 1kHz, better than -100dB for 20Hz -20kHz

- Output impedance: 22Ω unbalanced

- Output impedance: 44Ω balanced

- Power consumption: 10W idle / 15W max

- Power inputs: 5,5/2,5 mm DC connector centre positive, proprietary FPL 4-pin DC connector (FPL), 22-30VDC

- Power adapter: 100-240 VAC to 24VDC

- Dimensions: 21,7 x 20,6 x 5 cm, (WxDxH) 8.6 x 8.1 x 2.0 inch

- Weight: 1,8 kg, 3.97 lbs

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