Tuesday, March 19, 2024
exaSound Delta Music Server Mark II
Heavy-Duty DSP Processing and Upsampling with Roon


  • Massive, completely silent aluminum hardware - no moving parts.
  • Passive convection cooling for maximum upsampling and digital processing performance
  • Audio-optimized, low-latency, high-efficiency, light-weight reliable and unbreakable operating system - exaOS

What's New in the Mark II release of the exaSound Delta Server
Hardware Platform Updates
  • New more powerful 12th generation 12-core Intel i7 processor
  • Increased standard memory size to 32GB, upgradable to 64GB
  • Faster 2TB system/data SSD drive
  • Up to two additional 4TB SSD drives for data storage
  • Increased number of USB ports from four to six
  • Upgraded power supply
  • Support for Wi-Fi network connections
Firmware Feature Updates
  • Completely redesigned user interface with dark and light themes
New Features available with exaSound DACs
  • Web Streaming for YouTube and YouTube Music with video support
  • Web Streaming for Qobuz with high-resolution audio support
  • Web Streaming for TuneIn Radio
  • Streaming via Bluetooth from phones and tablets
  • Volume Presets save channel volume levels to Named Profiles and conveniently reload them as needed

Roon Server
  • Streams music to any device compatible with Roon Server: USB DACs, Roon Ready, Roon Tested, AirPlay, Chromecast, Sonos, HDMI, Devialet, KEF, Meridian, Squeezebox and other
  • Integrates Qobuz, Tidal, Internet Radio
  • Stereo and multichannel upsampling to DSD512, support for multiple DSD plugins
  • Manages your music collection and stores the Roon database on the built-in SSD system drive
  • Plays your music files stored on internal SSD storage, USB drives and NAS
  • Industry best ergonomics - playback is controlled by the Roon Remote app available on iPad, iPhone, macOS, Android, and Windows
  • Requires Roon subscription



Roon is a subscription-based, multi-room, multi-user networked audio platform built to the demanding standards of audiophiles. It offers bit-perfect playback, DSD and PCM upsampling, multichannel playback, and signal path display.


High-end Sonic fidelity
The exaSound Delta Server offers a choice of the best audio streaming and processing technologies that deliver consistent high-end sonic fidelity
  • UPnP Server, UPnP/OpenHome Player
  • Roon Server and Roon Player
  • Signalyst NAA Player

Integration with exaSound DACs - Expect Exceptional Fidelity
Special integration with exaSound DACs offers enhanced user experience and exceptional fidelity.

exaDirect™ Bitperfect, minimum processing signal path

ZeroJitter™ Asynchronous Bitperfect Packet Streaming over USB

ZeroResolutionLoss™
Volume Control
  • All-time 0dB full-scale streaming
  • 4-way volume synchronization
  • Volume trimming for individual channels
  • Volume bypass
ENclusiv™ Comprehensive Sampling Rate Support in Stereo and Multi-channel
  • Native DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512
  • DXD 352.8kHz /32bit
  • PCM 44.1 to 384kHz/32bit
  • MQA Full Unfold with Supported DACs


exaSound DACs connected via USB to the Delta Server operate as Roon Ready devices. Unique asynchronous packet streaming over USB developed by exaSound guarantees that CPU load cased by multiple server tasks does not affect the timing accuracy and precision of local USB playback. With one device audiophiles can have it all - reverence-quality music server and top-performance renderer.



Roon Ready is the highest level of Roon integration. Roon technology is customized and embedded both in the player and the DAC for achieving best user experience. Together, Roon and exaSound deliver the power, flexibility, and performance benefits of networked audio, with the easiest setup and highest reliability available.

 
Web Streaming
  • YouTube and YouTube Music with video support
  • Qobuz with high-resolution audio support
  • TuneIn Radio
  • MQA Full Unfold with Supported DACs
Bluetooth Streaming
  • Streaming via Bluetooth from phones and tablets

Features
Streaming
  • Tidal, Qobuz and internet Radio are available via Roon, AirPlay and third-party apps including Bubble UPnP and MconnectHD
  • Spotify is available via AirPlay
  • Audio streaming protocols: Roon RAAT, Signalyst NAA, UPnP, Open Home, AirPlay
       

Technologies
  • Networking: Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ready for use for most applications right out of the box with zero-configuration
  • Advanced configurations are available via Web-browser user interface
  • Remote Support, Remote Diagnostics, Remote Upgrades
Custom-Order Upgrade Options
  • RAM upgrades up to 64GB
  • System solid state drive upgrades up to 4TB
  • Up to two additional 4TB solid state drives
Contact us for a free consultation and to order a custom configuration Delta Music Server.

Roon-Enabled CD Ripping
CD Ripping is enabled from the web user interface in Manual or Autostart modes. CD data is retrieved with very high accuracy and stored on internal SSD or attached USB drive. Metadata - album title, artist and track names are downloaded from the CDDB database. For superior user experience and the best metadata accuracy automated CD ripping should be used with Roon. Roon's cloud-based intelligent library management service corrects and enhances the metadata for the ripped CDs .
Delta Server Mark II Specifications

CPU
Intel 12th Generation i7 Processor
RAM 32GB, custom upgrade options up to 64GB
System/Data SSD Drive
2TB, custom upgrade option to 4TB
Optional Additional Internal SSD Drives
Custom upgrade options - up to two 4TB SSD Drives
Music Library
 Over 200,000 Tracks
Roon Core Multiroom Capacity
Over Five Zones, Typical
 Network Connection
Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 80211ac
USB Ports
 4x USB 3, 2xUSB 2
 HDMI
User interface for configuration settings
Roon multichannel and Stereo audio output
Web Streaming with exaSound DACs
 Display Port
 Audio Output
 Power Supply
Input: 100-240V~, 3A, 50-60Hz
 Power Consumption
30-300W
 Chassis Premium Grade Aluminum Extruded Panels, Black Finish
 Dimensions 10.3 x 10.3 x 10.8 in
260 x 260 x 275 mm
(W x D x H) 
Weight
9.5 Kg / 21 lbs
 Package Dimensions
 356 x 356 x 405 mm
14 x 14 x 16 in
(W x D x H)
Package Weight
11.5 Kg / 25.4 lbs


Firmware Updates
To check for updates go to http://delta.local, open Info page and tap or click the "Check Updates" button.  On older versions of the Web user interface updates are managed on the Settings page.

Version 50 (2022-10-12)
  • Web Streaming via HDMI - experimental, under development. Includes support for YouTube, Qobuz and TuneIn Radio. To enable go to the General Settings page, scroll down and click Web Streaming.
  • Volume Presets - volume level for individual channels (volume trimming) can be saved to and loaded from named profiles. 
  • Stability and performance improvements.

exaSound Delta Music Server Owner's Manual
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