A Milestone in Digital Purity The Moor Amps manaDAC is a reference-level digital-to-analogue converter designed with a singular focus: uncompromised musical quality. Named after a farm on Dartmoor—the same inspiration for the brand’s “Angel” series of amplifiers—the manaDAC is built to provide the pure “manna” that high-end systems crave. By abandoning digital frills, filters, and DSP, Moor Amps has created a DAC that delivers an organic, vinyl-like presentation with a “pitch-black” background.

Purist Design & Over-Engineered Power At the heart of the manaDAC are dual-mono PCM1794A chips, utilizing an Advanced Segment architecture that combines the best of Resistor-Ladder and Sigma-Delta designs. There is no additional digital signal processing; the focus is entirely on a clean, direct signal pathway. To ensure the highest level of transparency, the unit features an extraordinarily robust power supply system with three separate mains transformers and 18 individual voltage regulators, keeping supply rails fully isolated and noise away from the sensitive analogue stages.

Innovative Resonance & Jitter Control Every aspect of the manaDAC is engineered to protect the delicacy of the musical signal. The casing is a unique 3D-printed composite made from carbon-fiber-reinforced bioplastic, mass-loaded with brass and damped with polyurethane rubber to eliminate mechanical interference. Internally, the analogue section is isolated on its own PCB and connected via flexible cabling to prevent transformer vibrations from reaching the circuitry. For digital precision, the USB input features full optical isolation and high-stability oscillators that reduce jitter to an incredible 300 femtoseconds at the point of conversion.

An Analogue Soul in a Digital World The manaDAC is not about sheer digital resolution or complex filter options; it is about the emotional communication of music. It delivers a soundstage with immense weight, depth, and clarity, taming the “digital edge” often found in high-end systems. Whether you are listening to complex classical arrangements or the intimate vulnerability of a solo vocal, the manaDAC offers a revelatory, long-listening experience that is simply “easy to listen to music endlessly”.

Technical Specifications

• DAC Architecture: Dual mono PCM1794A chips with Advanced Segment architecture.
• Digital Inputs: * 1x USB Type B (fully optically isolated with 300fs femtosecond re-clocking).
  • 1x Coaxial SPDIF (transformer isolated).
  • 1x Optical Toslink (fibreoptic isolated).
• Analogue Output: Stereo RCA (2V RMS).
• Power Supply: 3 separate mains transformers and 18 voltage regulators for total isolation.
• Frequency Response: DC to 20,000Hz +/- 0.5dB.
• Dynamic Range: > 124 dB.
• THD+N: < 0.002%.
• PCM Support: 44.1kHz to 192kHz (16- or 24-bit).
• Chassis: 3D-printed carbon-fibre composite with brass mass-loading and PU rubber damping.
• Dimensions: 305mm (W) x 201mm (D) x 53mm (H).
• Weight: 3.69 kg.