AUDIOMAT - MAESTRO 4

Summer 2023 review:

Now at the Auditorium, we're testing the AUDIOMAT Maestro 4 with the Streamer option. The DAC/Streamer is paired with our UNISON RESEARCH Unico Primo or Unico Nuovo hybrid amplifiers. Then DRIADE Flow 405 loudspeaker cable with AMPHION 7LS loudspeakers.

Before installing them, I had a telephone discussion with Aktyna's designer, Panayotis Gioulos. I then installed his cables between the Maestro 4 and the amp, replacing the excellent Mad Scientist Black Magic RCAs.

The sound experience changes a lot. The listening impression is clearer, in direct contact with the music, each element is better embodied while at the same time the overall listening experience is immersive. The harmonic structure of the signal becomes clearer, more legible and less approximate. The bass becomes fuller, the midrange more fluid and the treble more coherent, with some very fine timbres.

In a nutshell: a little more control and openness, finesse and transparency!

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Audiomat Maestro 4 brings together the best of the digital and analogue worlds. It offers a conversion that makes every nuance and detail palpable, transforming listening into an exciting experience. Everything is transcribed so that you can experience each track as it was imagined.

The finesse and fidelity of its timbre, the fluidity and the feeling of ease that the Maestro 4 gives you means that you can listen to the music with striking realism.

The three-dimensional sound image contributes to this feeling of musical reality. The most complex musical formations are reproduced with intelligibility and legibility.

Maestro 4 is available with an Ethernet option, giving it the functions of a top-of-the-range network player: Maestro 4 streamer.

The Maestro 4 is also available in its ultimate, most elaborate version: Audiomat Maestro 4 reference.

Origin: Designed and manufactured in France
Type: DAC
Dimensions (H x W x D)130 x 445 x 345 mm (DAC) - 60 x 110 x 230 mm (power supply)
Unit weight: 11 kg (DAC) - 3 kg (power supply)
Converter: PCM: 32 bit / 384 kHz - DSD: DSD 5.6 MHz Native
Power supply: External power supply 2 x 100 VA - Analogue stage: Chemical condo 260 000 μF - Organic condo 4 000 µF - Polypropylene condo 2 x 220 µF 250 V - Digital stage: Chemical condo 60 000 µF - Polypropylene condo 3 x 220 µF 250 V
Digital inputs: 1 x coaxial, 2 x optical, 1 x AES/EBU, 1 x USB 2.0 asynchronous
Analogue outputs: 1 x stereo RCA, 1 x stereo XLR
Digital outputs: 1 x coaxial
Clock: 0.3 ps
Manufacturer's warranty: 2 years