Luxsin X9 – D/A converter and headphone amplifier in the reference class

It is a product group that is of particular interest in the desktop audio sector, attracting discerning users who place the highest value on impeccable sound quality but only want a compact audio system focussed on the essentials. We are talking about headphone amplifiers with an integrated D/A converter, which may even offer the option of being used as a preamplifier.

Such solutions form a central interface for desktop audio systems, guaranteeing the best possible quality through accurate signal conversion, for example for streaming, which can be used directly via headphones, but also via active loudspeaker systems. It is therefore not surprising that more and more companies are focussing on such solutions, such as the company behind the new Luxsin X9, Zidoo Technology Co. Ltd.

Luxsin Audio, a new brand from a well-known team of developers

Luxsin Audio is a completely new brand, but it is backed by a company that has already built up an impeccable reputation with another relatively new brand. The company in question is Zidoo Technology Co Ltd, which is probably best known for Eversolo Audio and its outstanding D/A converters, streaming devices and amplifiers.

With the new Luxsin Audio brand, the company now wants to intensify the desktop audio segment and is presenting the first headphone amplifier, the Luxsin X9, combining it with a D/A converter and also entrusting it with the task of a preamplifier.

Premiere – Luxsin X9

Although it is a separate brand, the development team is the same, so it will be interesting to see what Luxsin Audio brings to the market with the new Luxsin X9, especially as, as the manufacturer revealed, they are of course relying on tried and tested concepts, and many exciting features of the Eversolo Audio devices will also be found in the Luxsin Audio solutions.

It is particularly important that the Luxsin X9 is a solution that meets even the highest demands, not only relying on sophisticated concepts and the latest technologies, but also on high-quality components.

The basis of the new Luxsin X9 is therefore a D/A converter in line with the latest technologies, supporting data in Linear PCM with up to 32 bits and 768 kHz and DSD up to DSD512, as well as DSP-based signal processing, which offers many exciting possibilities.

DSP-based signal processing with enormous potential

Profiles with corresponding correction curves should be available for a wide variety of headphones, and it is also possible to use the powerful platform of the Luxsin X9 to automatically measure the impedance of a headphone as soon as it is plugged in and then operate the output stage at the optimum level.

The first photos, which show a generously dimensioned 4-inch colour LCD with VU meters, show that there is also sufficient performance for a neat appearance.

In terms of connections for source devices, the new Luxsin X9 should offer everything you need, including HDMI and ARC. What is not offered, however, is a streaming option, which should be emphasised.

The Luxsin X9’s output stage uses R2R Volume Control, a high-precision resistor network switched by a relay to control the volume.

Headphone connections include an unbalanced 6,3 stereo jack and a 4.4 mm Pentaconn and a 4-pin XLR for balanced signals.

Prices and availability

It is not yet clear when the new Luxsin X9 will actually be available, but a first beta test unit can be inspected these days at audioNEXT GmbH during the World of Headphones in Heidelberg. The German distributor has already given us a guide price: the final version of the Luxsin X9 will probably cost less than € 1.500,-.

Getting to the point

Based on all the experience and expertise of the Eversolo Audio development team, the solutions of the new Luxsin Audio brand will be able to present themselves in the future, whereby the company Zidoo Technology Co. Ltd. is ultimately behind both. While the Eversolo Audio brand specifically develops D/A converters, streaming clients and amplifiers – in short, classic HiFi systems – Luxsin Audio will focus on desktop audio solutions. The first product of the new brand is the Luxsin X9, a D/A converter with headphone amplifier and preamplifier at reference level, but at a particularly attractive price, as the manufacturer Zidoo Technology Co. Ltd. promises.