SW1X Audio Design™ VDT V

Valve Digital Transport & Music Streamer

VDT V is our flagship Performance Level 5 Digital Source. Its analogue sound character re-defines how a digital source is supposed to sound. Designed to be ideal partners to our DACs, the VDT V maximises their musicality and analogue character by playing your media with the least amount of processing

VDT V further enhances the analogue performance of the VDT IV by employing 3 more Valves to power our custom designed CPU. All our digital sources and music streamers are UPnP & DLNA ready- just connect & discover the device wirelessly on your network & control the playback of your music media via touch screen or another device.

 –    The Perfect Partners   –

SW1X Audio Design™ VDT V Valve Digital Transport Player Features:

• • Valve Rectified Power Supply of the CPU
  • Valve Master Clock – the Heart of Digital
  • Valve Output Stage for the SPDIF signal Output
  • Valve Rectified Power supply of the Output Stage
  • Discrete & independent Linear Power Supplies for CPU, Master Clock & Output Stages
  • Integrated SSD Storage

Specially Selected and Harmonically Matched Component & Material Quality

• Specially treated SW1X Audio Design 80% Nickel Mumetal Core SPDIF/AES/EBU Signal Output Transformer
• All Capacitors, Resistors, Transformers & Chokes are of Highest Quality as used in our DACs and Amplifiers
• SW1X Audio DesignM6 grain orient EI core Mains Transformers & Chokes (SHiB double C-core available as an option)
• Internally wired exclusively with our SW1X Magnum, Genesis and Opus conductors of various geometry (single strand or Litz)
• Copper Foil in Oil Signal de-coupling Capacitors
• AB 2W non-magnetic Carbon film Resistors

High Quality Power Supplies

• Valve Rectified Power supply of the CPU
• Valve Rectified Power supply of the Output Stage
• Valve rectified and Choke filtered Power Supply for the Master Clock
• Valve rectified, Valve Shunt Regulated and Choke filtered Power Supply for the SPDIF signal Output Valve Output Stage
• Discrete Transistor, Shunt Voltage Regulated Low Voltage Power Supplies
• Powered by 3 x audio signal grade M6 EI core Mains Transformers: 1 x Master Clock, 1 x SPDIF Output and 1 x for the CPU

Operating System

• Audio playback optimised Linux or ArchLinux based OS such as Volumio (standard) or similar
• Supported Formats WAV, FLAC, DSD, Alac, Aac, Vorbis, Cue, Mp3 and others
• UPNP DLNA Renderer with Open Home support
• Supported Services Airplay via Shairport Sync, Spotify & Spotify Connect, TIDAL & TIDAL Connect, QOBUZ, Roon (endpoint)

User Control Interface

• Web Browser or App Based

Audio Playback

• Coaxial SPDIF Audio Output, PCM up to 192 kHz 24/32 bit
• AES/EBU Audio Output, PCM up to 192 kHz 24/32 bit
• USB Audio Output, PCM up to 768 kHz 32 bit

Tube Compliment

Master Clock

1 x 6DJ7 (ECC88)
1 x EZ80

CPU

1 x 5U4GB
2 x EZ81

Output Stage

1 x EC86
1 x 6X5
1 x 5Y3
1 x 0A2

SW1X Audio products were designed for maximum performance and also to ensure compatibility with majority of audio systems. However, for maximum musical pleasure, we recommend to pair our products only with our harmonically matched system components. In order to achieve best possible results, the matching system component should be on the equal performance level or alternatively within one level below or above.

In process of VDT creation or more accurately innovation, we went further and developed a full range of VDT products ranging from relatively simple to more sophisticated power supplies and increased number of tube employed. Altogether a VDT digital source is a fusion of old school technology from the CD (Red Book) based era applied to the new computer technology.

We hoped that we could at least match the qualities associated with the good old CD pick ups. Today, we can proudly announce that our VDT products surpass the qualities of CDM0/CDM1 pick up era in many aspects of sound quality (not to mention the bonus of convenience) by a large margin.

SW1X Audio products were designed for maximum performance and also to ensure compatibility with majority of audio systems. However, for maximum musical pleasure, we recommend to pair our products only with our harmonically matched system components. In order to achieve best possible results, the matching system component should be on the equal performance level or alternatively within one level below or above.

In process of VDT creation or more accurately innovation, we went further and developed a full range of VDT products ranging from relatively simple to more sophisticated power supplies and increased number of tube employed. Altogether a VDT digital source is a fusion of old school technology from the CD (Red Book) based era applied to the new computer technology.

We hoped that we could at least match the qualities associated with the good old CD pick ups. Today, we can proudly announce that our VDT products surpass the qualities of CDM0/CDM1 pick up era in many aspects of sound quality (not to mention the bonus of convenience) by a large margin.