A few bits more …
… make a crucial difference, distinguishing a conventional D/A converter from the top-grade product from our company – the mbl 1611 F. The days are long gone where 16 bits/44.1 kHz constituted a sound barrier for recording on digital media: Audio DVD and SACD allow a resolution of up to 24 bits at a signal bandwidth which has been doubled in size, thereby offering the kind of unadulterated, pure audio experience which has previously been the exclusive reserve of live events. The sonorous ambience of the bits and bytes is thus transformed onto the acoustic stage of absolute musical reality.

This “F-type” D/A converter pushes the analog performance to higher levels and defining a new standard for sound quality. Designed as a pure 2-channel D/A the “F-type” utilizes an advanced, proprietary multi-bit, DS modulator with integrated noise shaping technology  in a closed-loop architecture, ensuring premium sound quality by removing any potential audible artifacts.Realistic sound – Dreamlike vision: As with all MBL components, the mbl 1611 F also encompasses the latest technology in a noble exterior. The highly-aesthetic design synonymous with MBL manifests itself through selected materials, lavishly crafted in our own plant according to rigorous quality controls.

Solid brass pedestals and 24-carat hard gold plating for switches and buttons are merely two of the various components of the beguiling elegance of the D/A converter mbl 1611 F which satisfy the demanding standards of the high-end sector: The MBL standard.

The mbl 1611 F equips you for the new media in the world of sophisticated high-end music reproduction. The multiple award-winning D version of our converter possesses not only an input receiver with 24 bits 96/192 kHz, but the digital filter and the converter itself operate according to the resolution and frequency demanded by the latest standards. Reliable examinations carried out by the AES (Audio Engineering Society) have proven that the human ear possesses a resolution capacity corresponding to a digital grading of approx. 22.5 bits.

Only a consistent data width of 24 bits, as provided by the F version of the mbl 1611, provides you the listener with access to the refined nuances of any musical genre – be it the soft piano-pianissimos from Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune”, the splendid subtleties of jazz “blue notes” or the earth-shattering opulence of straussian orchestral movements. Music lovers who, in view of the limited dynamics of older silver discs, had to constantly fear that human voices ring out of a void, for example, can now rest at ease. MBL provides the latest technology for the service of acoustic well-being, secure in the knowledge that every – absolutely every – detail can be rendered audible. Nothing remains concealed from the mbl 1611 F.

Even familiar works on old sound-carriers glitter with a new radiance, giving you a new listening experience, a musical revelation. CDs which have been recorded in the conventional fashion also contain information which is stored without distortion well below the digital resolution of 16 bits. This is achieved using dithering (e.g. in noise shapers) during recording and mastering. These signals can be reproduced in a similar non-distorted manner only through the high-resolution converter module in the mbl 1611 F.

Whoever is prepared to settle for less relinquishes nuances, forsaking the acoustic precision which transforms music into a realistic experience.

Years of research have led to the development of the D/A converter mbl 1611 F, a product whose technical finesse has yet to be paralleled. Needless to say, this fact is not only accounted for by the use of innovative technology.

The rigorous processing of the most exclusive components to be found on the market also ensures the high level of quality of the digital-analogue conversion. The mbl 1611 F thus contains three similarly constructed, low-scatter toroidal core transformers which are magnetically shielded with M/U metal and which are insulated using sophisticated protective shield technology. They guarantee a minimum of bothersome interference by using a mains current at a maximum of constant power supply which are indispensable for non-distorted reproduction. In addition to the constantly high level of data width, the device offers a low-noise reference supply point at the D/A converter level as well as a low impedance and fast “switch capacitator” level which reproduces the scanned signal in a perfectly synchronised and non-distorted manner.

“Input poverty” is an alien term for our high-end converters. Whatever number of CD, DVD and Laserdisc players you may wish to connect, whichever standard you may favour – the mbl 1611 F is equipped for all eventualities. It provides you with several digital inputs: AES/EBU, SP/DIF to Cinch, 2 x S/P-DIF to BNC and synthetic conductor to Toslink. For fans of Super Audio CD (SACD) technology the mbl 1611 F is equipped with a MBL Link for SACD. The integrated interface allows a high-quality and easy connection between the mbl converter and the mbl SACD player. Two digital outputs offer the possibility of additional digital processing of the signals.

The selection of exclusive components, the attention to detail during crafting and the latest in technology make the mbl 1611 F into a D/A converter which not only conforms with the highest standards, but conversely also sets the standard: Its stunning, dare I say incomparable depth-staggering and delight in detail unfolds above all through the harmonious interaction with other components of absolute quality – for example our mbl 1621 A drive, the 9011 power amplifier or the revolutionary mbl 101 E Radialstrahler. Treat yourself to the mbl 1611 F and indulge it with the other high-end products from our range.

For the immaculate production of digital music worlds within your own four walls.

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