Moon 280D MiND2 Streaming DSD DAC

MiND 2 (MOON intelligent Network Device) is a fabulous way of streaming and listening to your music.

MiND 2 is Roon Ready and allows the playback of all the most common file formats, including DSD, and MQA file formats (via local files and TIDAL Master files).

A World of Music

Imagine a world of music right at your fingertips. The MOON 280D makes this a reality. Simply launch your favorite music services app on your smart device and pair it to the MOON 280D using Bluetooth technology. Then sit back and enjoy the music.

Lifelike Transparency

The extraordinary digital engine within the MOON 280D decodes native DSD up to DSD256, as well as PCM up to 32-bit/384kHz, including DXD. The fully balanced analog stage features an exceptional 3rd order filter for lifelike transparency. The result is a level of fidelity that creates an emotional connection to your music.

Effortlessly for Musical Pleasure

Which ever way you use the MOON 280D, we are convinced that it will become the center of your musical pleasure. Of course, key features you’d expect in a MOON product are present such as SimLink™, RS-232 and IR ports for custom-install environments.

Features

Fully asynchronous DAC.

Supports native DSD64, DSD128 and DSD256 (USB only).

Supports PCM up to 384kHz (32-bit on USB only).

7 digital inputs (AES/EBU x 1, S/PDIF x 2, TosLink x 2, USB x 1 and Qualcomm® aptXTM audio for Bluetooth® x 1) for use with virtually any digital source.

Front panel LED indicators for active input and input signal PCM sampling & DSD rates.

Optional 8th digital input through our MiND 2 streaming module (via WiFi or Ethernet).

Analogue stage: fully balanced differential circuit for increased dynamic range and headroom, higher resolution, as well as improved signal-to-noise ratio.

For MOON 280D equipped with MiND 2:

ROON Ready device

Tidal Masters, Deezer Hi-Fi and Qobuz Sublime+ Music Services

MQA decoding

Multi-room synchronised playback

Specifications

Frequency response (full range)

2 Hz - 100 kHz +0/-3 dB

THD @ 1kHz, 0dBFS (A-weighted)

0.001 %

Intermodulation distortion

0.002 %

Dynamic Range

120 dB

Signal-to-noise Ratio

118 dB @ full output

Channel Separation

116 dB

Intrinsic Jitter

1 picosecond RMS

Analog Output @ 0dBFS

2.0 V

Analog output impedance

100 Ω

PCM Bit-depth range

16 - 32 bits

PCM sampling frequency rates

44.1 - 384 kHz

DSD sample rates

DSD64, DSD128 & DSD256

Shipping weight

16 lb / 7.5 kg

Dimensions (width x height x depth)

16.9 x 3.4 x 13.1 in  /  42.9 x 8.6 x 33.3 cm