Simon Price
What is it?
Manunta is an offshoot of Italian audio company, M2Tech. The Manunta EVO DAC 3 is a balanced Digital to Analogue Converter which has XLR outputs and single ended RCA outputs. Input wise it can deal with RCA S/PDIF, Toslink and I2S, plus USB. This is also an aptX capable Bluetooth DAC.
Manunta adopt the direct model of HiFi selling and this DAC is currently available via their website here. I found this Manunta EVO DAC 3 to offer a lot of utility, so far as connections and features as I make clear in my review, and for what is possible with the direct selling model. Sound quality is competitive and the unit is also well made, if not luxuriously so.
Watch my review in the embedded video below and make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven’t already.
Specifications
- PCM Sampling Frequencies: 44.1kHz to 768kHz
- PCM Resolution: 16 to 32 bits
- DSD Sampling Frequencies: 64x to 512x (native), 64x to 256x (DoP)
- THD+N: 118dBA
- Frequency Response: 0Hz to 30kHz (PCM 192kHz)
- MQA full decoding: all inputs except Bluetooth
- Bluetooth Quality: aptX
- Inputs: S/PDIF, optical Toslink, I2S, USB, Bluetooth
- Outputs: Analog single-ended, analog balanced
- Output Voltage: 2.5Vrms (single-ended), 5V (balanced)
- Supply Voltage: 15VDC
- Power Consumption: 4.5VA
- Size: 150x160x35mm (wxdxh)
- Weight: net 0,3kg, gross 0,7kg
My 3D Video Intro I made for Manunta:
What Manunta say
“Manunta EVO DAC 3 includes MQA technology, which enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording.
Manunta by M2Tech recognizes the sonic and technical advantages of MQA, therefore all M2Tech DAC products will include MQA in their format decoding pool. Visit www.mqa.co.uk for more information. “
