Orchard Audio Premium PecanPie And Starkrimson Amp Products
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Orchard Audio is a small boutique audio company here in Succasunna, New Jersey. They design and manufacture a variety of ultra-high-performance DACs, streamers, and amplifiers and have just announced two new products; the PecanPi®+ Streamer Premium and the Starkrimson® Mono Premium.
PecanPi+ Streamer Premium
According to Orchard Audio, the PecanPi®+ Streamer Premium is; “Precision-engineered to deliver an exquisite audio experience, the PecanPi+ Streamer Premium transforms your listening space into a sonic haven.” Its design is based upon the Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) flagship AK4499EXEQ DAC combined with the AK4191EQ DAC, both being driven by a Crystek CCHD-575 oscillator having an ultra-low clock jitter of 82fSec. The fully balanced differential output stage uses OPA1612s op-amps, low-noise Panasonic resistors, and proprietary filtering topology. While the headphone outputs use dual or quad paralleled OPA1622s op amps. Powering this sonic masterpiece are three, separate, ultra low noise power supplies that use an; LT3045 (0.8uV noise) for positive op-amp power supply, an LT3090 (18uV noise) for negative op-amp power supply and a LT3042 (0.8uV noise) for DAC chips.
With an SNR of 133dB (A-weighted), a THD+N of -116dB or 0.00016% and a frequency response of 0(DC)Hz to 88KHz, the design supports PCM and DSD with sampling and bit rates of up to 384KHz/32bit.
Setup and control is available using the front panel 5″ touchscreen and volume control with rear panel connectivity supporting; 1xstereo balanced XLR and 1xunbalanced RCA outputs, 1xSPIDF coaxial input, 4xUSB and 1xRJ45 Ethernet.
The DAC maybe purchased with one of two pre-installed software options; Volumio or Roon End-Point (Ropieee).
Features At A Glance:
- Fully balanced (XLR) and Single Ended (RCA) outputs
- Superbly low noise and distortion
- 5″ Touchscreen
- Ultra-low jitter
- Built-in headphone amplifier (1/4″ (6.35mm) TRS jack on front panel)
- High-quality hardware volume control (streamer can be plugged directly into an amplifier)
- Size: 12.2″ (31cm) x 7.5″ (19cm) x 3.7″ (9.4cm)
Software Options:
- Volumio:
- My Volumio Premium – lifetime membership included with purchase
- Roon End-Point (Ropieee):
- PecanPi+ DAC is Roon Tested.
Specifications:
Full product specifications may be found at this this link.
Starkrimson Mono Premium
The new Starkrimson Mono Premium audio power amplifier is a 150W gallium nitride (GaN) mono audio amplifier designed to deliver an outstanding sonic experience. Each Class D amplifier is a standalone monoblock ensuring optimal channel separation. Using premium components, and capable of delivering 360 watts into 4 ohms, or 150 watts into 8 ohms, the amplifier has plenty of reserve power for most applications.
The amplifier provides a gain of either 16.8dB or 21.5dB, has a frequency response of DC – 80kHz+, an SNR of 121dB and a THD @ 150watts of <0.015% for 20Hz – 20kHz into either 4 or 8 ohms.
Finally, rear panel signal connectivity includes; 1xbalanced XLR input and one pair of speaker binding posts.
Features At A Glance:
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Fully balanced from input to output
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Extremely low noise and distortion
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Power output: 150W into 8/4Ω
- Gain: 21.5dB
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2-ohm capable
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Size: 11″ (26.9cm) x 6.1″ (15.5cm) x 3.1″ (7.9cm) – including binding posts
Specifications:
Availability:
- March 2024
MSRP:
- US:
- PecanPi+ Streamer Premium: $1,499.95 (Pre-order $1,249.95)
- Starkrimson Mono Premium: $1,249.95 (Pre-order $1,049.95)
For more information visit the Orchard Audio web site:
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Thank you very much for posting but please note it is “PecanPi” and “PecanPi+”.
Hi Leo,
Thank you for your comment. The issue is with my site software editor in that using symbols like “+” in titles often causes issues, hence its omission.
I did however use the correct terminology in the body of the post.
Regards
Paul