About the DMS-700 Network Audio Player
DMS-700 is a third generation high resolution streaming music player in Cary Audio line up. DMS-700 offers stable and mature digital network audio technologies and straightforward firmware updates to keep it state-of-the-art for many years to come.
Practically limitless and endless supply of high quality music for your hi-fi system — that’s the mission of DMS-700 network player. Sophisticated networking technologies for MU-MIMO 5 Ghz Wi-Fi and wired LAN connections go hand in hand with refined analogue amplification, super stable power supplies and a very unusual DAC.
Digital-to-analogue conversion inside DMS-700 is based on a multibit 4-channel chip from Asahi-Kasei (AK4499EQ) but with an important twist. Low level linearity, exemplar signal-to-noise ratio and temporal domain fidelity is assured by custom coding in a FPGA. This is a novel approach not possible in the early years of digital audio when passive multibit DAC chips were praised for natural sound and good tone colour while being criticized by some audiophiles for harshness and electronic glare. Cary Audio approach refreshes the passive multibit resistor ladder (R2R) conversion technology and streamlines it into high resolution audio of 2021 and beyond.
The digital circuitry alone does not account for the overall sound. Cary Audio is renowned for designing spectacularly musical analog circuits. Rather than using a simple analog buffer stage post DAC chip, we designed a full no compromise in-house analog stage coupled to massive power supplies for both the digital and analog stages. Any DAC audio component is a sum of its parts. As important as the DAC chips themselves are, it’s the designed pre and post DAC chip that gives our Cary Audio DMS products their famous signature sound.
Cary Audio is not known for change for the sake of change alone. The new DMS-700 represents a significant step forward in network and internet music streaming sound reproduction, while further solidifying the Cary Audio DMS platform and range of products as the absolute best there is for network audio.
DMS-700 is Roon Ready device and is bit-to-bit transparent for Roon playback. When used in Roon ecosystem it’s controlled via Roon App.
Otherwise DMS-700 has an IR-remote, control app for iOS and Android devices, trigger remote on/off, or can be a networked audio endpoint for your favourite UPnP/DLNA app.
Music sources for DMS-700 include but are not limited to: TIDAL (with MQA 16x hardware decoder), Qobuz, Spotify and Spotify Connect, vTuner internet music subscriptions; network streaming from NAS or servers; file playback from 3 USB-A & 1 SD Card slots; digital sources connected to DMS-700 inputs (USB, coaxial, optical), AirPlay and Bluetooth AptX HD wireless.
With USB-drives or SD-card, attached to DMS-700 host slots, the player can also provide NAS duties for your home network. Other notable features include innovative Crystek Oscillator Clock for low phase error, Multisource playlist creation, Pure Audio mode, Sleep timer and a new LCD screen with twice the resolution of previous DMS models, at 1600 x 1200 dpi.
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The following section describes the DMS-700 basic specifications. The specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.
| Master Clock Jitter | Below measurable levels |
| Digital Sampling Rates (Fs) | 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz |
| Digital Filter | 32-Bit 8x Oversampling Digital Filter |
| Digital/Analog Converters | 1 – 4 channel AK4499EQ for true balanced output |
| BLUETOOTH | CSR Bluetooth v 4.0 with aptX® HD for 24 Bit / 48 kHz high definition audio decoder |
| Analog Filter | 3rd Order Bessel |
| Analog Outputs | Balanced XLR, Single – Ended RCA |
| Digital Outputs | Coaxial, Toslink operating at Sample Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz, 16 bit to 24 bit, DSD64, DSD128 |
| Digital Inputs | USB x 3, SD Card x 1 BLUETOOTH x1 AES/EBU x1, Coaxial x2, Toslink x1 |
| Digital Input Sample Rate | USB operating at Sample Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 705.6 kHz, 16 bit to 32 bit, DSD 64, 128, 256 and 512. BLUETOOTH Sample Frequency (Fs) 48 kHz, 24bit. AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink operating at Sample Frequency (Fs) from 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz, 16 bit to 24 bit, DSD64, DSD128 |
| Control | Trigger input 12VDC x1 IR control x1 |
| Communication | Ethernet RJ45 full remote configuration interface Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac support MU-MIMO |
| Power Input | Configured at factory for either 110-120 or 220-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz |
| AC Power Requirements | 45 Watts |
| Finish | Custom aluminum chassis and faceplate available in either Silver or Black anodized finish |
| Weight | 28 lbs |
| Dimensions | 3.75″ H x 17.25″ W x 16.25″ D |
AUDIO (LPCM)
| Frequency Range | 2 Hz – 22 kHz (44.1 kHz) |
| Amplitude Linearity | 0.1 dB (20 Hz – 20 kHz) |
| Phase Linearity | 3 degrees (20 Hz – 20 kHz) |
| Dynamic Range | 124 dB (1 kHz) |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 127 dB (1 kHz) |
| Channel Separation | 107 dB (1 kHz) |
| Total Harmonic Distortion | 0.0001% (1 kHz) |
| Audio Output Level | 2.0V RMS (220 Ω output impedance) for Volume at 0.0dB 3.0V RMS (220 Ω output impedance) for Volume at +8.0dB |
| Balanced XLR Output | +/- 2.0V RMS (440 Ω output impedance) for Volume at 0.0dB +/- 3.0V RMS (440 Ω output impedance) for Volume at +8.0dB |
NETWORK, USB, SD CARD PLAYBACK
| Playback Format Supply | .dsf, .dff (DSD64, 128, 256, 512), .aif, .aiff, .alac, .flac, .m4a, .mp4, .wav, .ape, .mp3, .aac, .wma, .ogg, .asf |
| Frequency Range | 2 Hz – 100 kHz |
| Signal System | 16, 20, 24, & 32 bit PCM and 1 bit DSD |
| Sampling Frequency | 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz PCM and 2.822MHz – 22.5792 MHz DSD |
| Dynamic Range | 124 dB |
| DSD System Clock | Frequency 22.5792 MHz |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 127 dB |
| Audio Output Level | 2.0V RMS (220 Ω output impedance) for Volume at 0.0dB 3.0V RMS (220 Ω output impedance) for Volume at +8.0dB |
| Balanced XLR Output | +/- 2.0V RMS (440 Ω output impedance) for Volume at 0.0dB +/- 3.0V RMS (440 Ω output impedance) for Volume at +8.0dB |
SPDIF PLAYBACK; COAXIAL, TOSLINK, AES/EBU (lPCM)
| Frequency Range | 2 Hz – 100 kHz |
| Signal System | 16, 20, and 24 bit |
| Sampling Frequency | 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz PCM, DSD64, DSD128 |
| Dynamic Range | 124 dB |
| System Clock | Frequency 22.5792 MHz |
| Signal-to-Noise Ratio | 127 dB |
| Audio Output Levelb | 2.0V RMS (220 Ω output impedance) for Volume at 0.0dB 3.0V RMS (220 Ω output impedance) for Volume at +8.0dB |
| Balanced XLR Output | +/- 2.0V RMS (440 Ω output impedance) for Volume at 0.0dB +/- 3.0V RMS (440 Ω output impedance) for Volume at +8.0dB |
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated)
MQA is an award-winning British technology that delivers the sound of the original master recording. The master MQA file is fully authenticated and is small enough to stream or download.
Visit mqa.co.uk for more information.
The MQA logo is a trade mark of MQA Limited. © MQA Limited 2020
MQA (Master Quality Authenticated)
The DMS-700 includes MQA technology, which enables you to play back MQA audio files and streams, delivering the sound of the original master recording. The DMS-700 LED glows green or blue to indicate that the unit is decoding and playing an MQA stream or file, and denotes provenance to ensure that the sound is identical to that of the source material. It glows blue to indicate it is playing an MQA Studio file, which has either been approved in the studio by the artist/producer or has been verified by the copyright owner.
Roon is the most engaging, enjoyable way to browse your music.
Being RoonReady means that Cary Audio network players transparently discover and connect to Roon, with no network configuration, with bitperfect delivery of audio to your dac.
Together, Roon and Cary Audio deliver the power, flexibility, and performance benefits of networked audio, with the easiest setup and highest reliability available.
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