Ferrum unveils with its Erco an incredible DAC, taking advantage of both the Hypsos power supply and the OOR preamplifier technologies, adding an extremely powerful digital/analogue conversion stage. This desktop DAC can be used with headphones or powered speakers, turning your computer into a high-quality audio system. The Erco has been designed to provide uncoloured sound, very low distortion and high dynamics.
Closer to your music: Ferrum's ERCO DAC moves to generation 2 with a massive firmware update and improved circuitry!
The new ERCO generation approaches the exceptional level of the brand's flagship WANDLA. With the complete reprogramming of the device's firmware, combined with crucial changes to the analogue circuitry, Ferrum offers a more modern, high-performance version of its ERCO.
The complete reprogramming of the ERCO involves inserting the new bootloader deep into its memory and goes far beyond a simple firmware update. Proceeding from the output, the ERCO Gen 2 DSP becomes equivalent to that of the WANDLA, bringing features such as support for PCM 768kHz, DSD512, improved DAC performance and the inclusion of the WANDLA digital filter.
Analogue enhancements for ERCO Gen 2
ERCO Gen 2's I/V converter benefits from the experience acquired by the brand with the development of the WANDLA. This update gives the device a more detailed sound signature.
Digital enhancements for ERCO Gen 2
As the ERCO's digital section is similar to that of the brand's SERCE card, Ferrum has been able to port the complete SERCE software stack to the ERCO. The same HQ Apodizing digital filter as on the WANDLA has been added, the ESS filters have been bypassed, and the ERCO is now also capable of decoding 768kHz PCM and DSD512 streams. Intermodulation and intersampling distortions have been reduced, and output levels adjusted to meet current standards.
