HIFIMAN Goldenwave SERENADE Jr | Desktop Streaming DAC/Amp
Serenade Jr Distills the Essence of HIFIMAN's Serenade Into a More Accessible, Compact Form Bringing R2R Warmth and Class A Power to Your Desk
- Premium, yet affordable entry to the acclaimed Serenade line
- Hymalaya LE R2R DAC delivers pure, natural digital-to-analog conversion with true R2R ladder precision
- Discrete pure Class A headphone amplifier circuitry for powerful sound
- Features the legendary FET operational amp with discrete component LPF analog circuit
- Acts as a streaming bridge for NAS file playback or stream music directly from your favorite app
Features
Hymalaya LE R-2R DAC
The HIMALAYA LE is HiFiMAN’s affordable take on their in-house R2R DAC design, offering smooth, natural sound with true resistor-ladder architecture. Though it trades some technical refinement compared to the flagship HIMALAYA Pro, it retains the rich, analog-like character R2R is known for, making it an ideal choice for compact, high-performance systems like the Serenade Jr.
Legendary Amp
SERENADE Jr features the legendary FET operational amplifier, with a discrete component LPF analog circuit that translates into detailed sound with high-precision, low-noise test indicators.
The bold design of the entire signal path eliminates coupling capacitors, removing nonlinear distortion caused by electrolytic capacitors, leaving only pure, full range sonic output.
Class A Headphone Amp Circuitry
The SERENADE Jr amp circuit is based on a Class A design, supplemented by a precisely matched, fully discrete transistor amplifier circuit, so that the amp circuit inherits the noble tone of the Prelude Amp, for less than $3,000.
Transformer: The Foundation of Full-Range Sound
The 50w toroidal transformer, surrounded by oxygen-free copper wire, is comprised of high-quality full-band iron core, combined with a large pond filter capacitor of nearly 30,000 microfarads and a multi-stage, multi-channel, low-noise, high-speed voltage regulator circuit, providing a pure and fast power supply.
A Wide Selection of Source Options
- Bridge to play files stored on a local NAS
- Streaming music from your favorite apps
- Traditional DAC & headphone amplifier mode
Specifications
- Dimensions: 11.8" x 10" x 2"
- Weight: 8.5lbs
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Outputs
- 4.4mm Balanced
- XLR 4-pin Balanced
- 6.3mm SE
- L/R XLR 3-pin Balanced (Rear)
- L/R RCA SE (Rear)
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Inputs
- L/R RCA Analog
- Digital COAX, TOS Optical (PCM 32bit/192K, DSD DoP64)
- USB-B (PCM 32bit/384K, DSD64-DSD256)
- LAN Ethernet (PCM 44.1-PCM 768, DSD64-DSD512)
- Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
- THD+N: 0.0025%, -3dBFS@1kHz
- SNR: -110dB, 0dBFS@1kHz
- Channel Separation: -120dB, 0dBFS@1kHz
- DAC Output Level: 4.5V/XLR, 2.2V/RCA, 0dBFS@1kHz
- Headphone Amp Output: THD+N<0.07% @1kHz
- Balanced Output: 3000mW@32Ω, 660mW@300Ω
- SE Output: 2000mW@32Ω, 410mW@300Ω
- HIFIMAN 1 Year Warranty
In the Box
- SERENADE Jr
- Power cable
- USB cable