Ferrum introduces the latest family member of WANDLA, WANDLA HP. Ferrum’s journey up the hifi chain brought them HYPSOS, their revolutionary hybrid power system, OOR, their flagship headphone amplifier, ERCO, their entry level DAC and WANDLA, their flagship DAC. What these products have in common is their upgradeability with HYPSOS. WANDLA HP resides comfortably in the space between entry and super flagship level for headphone enthusiasts.
WANDLA HP essentially is WANDLA with a great sounding headphone amplifier. It will satisfy those who are seeking more than ERCO has to offer but are not ready for WANDLA in combination with OOR, being the super flagship option. Incorporating all great options and specifications from WANDLA, Ferrum’s engineers integrated a powerful, and fully balanced composite IC headphone amplifier at the quality levels that come very close to those of OOR. As with all of Ferrum’s gear, you can reach for the stars by combining WANDLA HP with HYPSOS. It has the looks, it’s all about the music, and it’s a guaranteed head-turner.
WANDLA HP offers a fully balanced, composite IC headphone amplifier design, fine tuned for WANDLA HP.
WANDLA HP’s headphone amplifier can output a hefty 3.5 Watts at 50 Ω (balanced).
WANDLA HP’s headphone amplifier has an impressive dynamic range of 122 dB.
WANDLA HP leads the way for tomorrow's high-end, offering flagship audio quality at an unprecedented price level.
WANDLA HP is the latest exemple of Ferrum's digital know-how and our in-house-developed analogue audio and electrical technology. The ESS Sabre ES9038PRO combined with Ferrum's advanced new current-to-voltage (I/V) converter compares to units many times its price.
Digital audio system module - Our optimized ARM chip offers the shortest signal path possible, making 5 chips redundant. Includes MQA decoder/renderer and digital filter selection.
WANDLA HP has a selection of digital filters specially prepared for Ferrum by renowned filter-maker HQ Player. More will follow with future updates after interaction with WANDLA users
Specially programmed USB, and tuned coaxial and optical S/PDIF, AES, ARC (TV) and I2S ports, optimized for audio.
Fully balanced modified IC pre-amplifier, fine-tuned for WANDLA HP.
The signal path stays truly balanced using the XLR inputs and becomes truly balanced using the RCA inputs.
Newly developed hi-res touch screen with intuitive UX that is a dream to operate, including remote control.
The whole design is focused on a balanced and very transparent sound signature, making listening fatigue a thing of the past.
WANDLA HP performs beautifully right out of the box, but you can take its performance above and beyond when pairing it with HYPSOS. Using the proprietary Ferrum Power Link (FPL) connection with 4T voltage sensing, both components will perform to their absolute maximum, unleashing unheard-of musicality.
Unique output cable design: two wires delivering the power and two wires providing the feedback to ensure flat voltage at every moment. We named this technique Ferrum Power Link (FPL) and it eliminates the harmful effects of the cable's resistance effectively improving transient response. The current delivery speed at the powered device's input is significantly improved.
WANDLA HP comes with a carefully selected DC power adapter. To get the most out of WANDLA HP you can connect it with HYPSOS using our proprietary Ferrum Power Link DC power cable. This FPL cable can be ordered separately.
THD unbalanced:
Output Power Single Ended: 1 W into 50 Ω
Output Power Balanced: 3.5 W into 50 Ω Dyn. Range: 122 dB
HP Output impedance: 0.5 Ω unbalanced
HP Output impedance: 1 Ω balanced
Other
Operation: Fully balanced, proprietary IC power amp
DAC chip: ESS Sabre ES9038PRO
DAC resolution: 768k/32bit, DSD 512
Digital inputs:
MQA: decoder and renderer (on all digital inputs)
Analog inputs: RCA
Analog input Vmax: 9,5V RMS (2 – 3.5V RMS recommended)
Analogue input imp: 47kΩ
Line outputs: balanced XLR; unbalanced RCA
Volume control: analogue with bypass option / digital for DAC operation only
Line Output level: @0 dBFS, 1kHz sine 10 V RMS balanced, 5 V RMS unbalanced
Line Output level (RED): @0 dBFS, 1kHz sine 4 V RMS balanced, 2 V RMS unbalanced
Frequency response on analog inputs: 10Hz – 200kHz +/- 0.1 dB
DAC THD: -121 dB (0,00009 %); THD+N: -115dB (unweighted)
Analog input THD: -123 dB @ 2V RMS output level
Dyn. range analog: 127 dB (A-weighted)
Dyn. range digital: 122 dB (A-weighted)
DAC Output Crosstalk: -120 dB for 1kHz, better than -100 dB for 20Hz – 20kHz
Line Output impedance: 22 Ω unbalanced
Line Output impedance: 44 Ω balanced
Power consumption:
Power inputs: 5.5/2.5 mm DC connector center positive proprietary FPL 4-pin DC connector (FPL) 22-30 VDC
Power adapter: 100-240 VAC to 24 VDC
Dimensions: 21.7 x 20.6 x 5 cm / 8.6 x 8.1 x 2.0 inch
(WxDxH)
Remote control: included
Weight: 1.90 kg / 4.19 lbs
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