FiiO K9 Pro ESS | Desktop headphone DAC and amplifier

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FiiO K9 Pro ESS desktop unit with dual ES9038PRO and THX AAA 788+ amplification. 6.35 mm, 4.4 mm and XLR4 outputs, USB, optical, coaxial and Bluetooth inputs.
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Internal view of the FiiO K9 Pro ESS and its boards

Two ES9038PRO

Conversion falls to two ESS ES9038PRO, one per channel, preceded by an XMOS XUF208 USB stage. Low-pass filtering rests on two OPA1612 and volume on two NJU72315 driven by a sampled potentiometer. A linear transformer feeds the whole unit.

6.35 mm, 4.4 mm and XLR4 headphone outputs on the front

THX AAA 788+ amplification

Two THX AAA 788+ modules handle amplification. On the 6.35 mm output the K9 Pro ESS delivers 2.1 watts into 32 ohms and 281 milliwatts into 300 ohms. Balanced, it holds 2.1 watts into 32 ohms and 1.1 watts into 300 ohms.

Rear panel: RCA and XLR line outputs

A hundred and twenty-nine decibels

Signal-to-noise reaches 129 dB single-ended and 123 dB balanced, for distortion of 0.00033 %. Accepted impedances run from 16 to 600 ohms, with three gain levels. The RCA and XLR3 line outputs deliver 2.5 and 5 volts RMS.

Digital and analogue inputs of the K9 Pro ESS

Six inputs

The unit accepts USB-C and USB-B up to 384 kHz at 32-bit and DSD256, a coaxial input, an optical input, an RCA line input and a 4.4 mm balanced input. Bluetooth 5.0 receives over SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX LL, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive and LDAC, with an indicator showing the codec in use. The chassis measures 200 x 224.5 x 72 mm and weighs 2750 grams.

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Data sheet

Product Type
Desktop DAC and headphone amplifier with linear power supply and Bluetooth reception
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 reception on a Qualcomm QCC5124 chip with SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX LL, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive and LDAC
Integrated DAC
Two ESS ES9038PRO converters and two THX AAA 788+ amplification modules, XMOS XUF208 USB interface, linear power supply with four 4700µF capacitors
Headphone output
Front-panel headphone outputs: balanced 4-pin XLR, balanced 4.4mm and unbalanced 6.35mm; recommended headphone impedance from 16 to 600 ohms
Audio outputs
Unbalanced RCA line output and balanced XLR line output on the rear panel; 123dB signal-to-noise ratio unbalanced and 128dB balanced
Output power
Unbalanced 6.35mm: 2.1W into 32 ohms and 281mW into 300 ohms; balanced: 2.1W into 32 ohms and 1.1W into 300 ohms, at under 1% distortion; output impedance under 1 ohm
Connectivity
USB-B and USB-C, coaxial, optical, RCA line and balanced 4.4mm line inputs; 110-115V or 220-230V mains power
Hi-Res Audio
Up to 384kHz at 32-bit and DSD256 over USB, 192kHz/24-bit coaxial, 96kHz/24-bit optical, MQA rendering; distortion under 0.0003%; Hi-Res Audio and Hi-Res Wireless certified
Series
K
Width
20.0 cm
Depth
22.5 cm
Height
7.2 cm
Unit weight
2.750 kg

Specific References

EAN13
6953175710240
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