MiND 2 streaming module
MiND 2 (MOON intelligent Network Device) is a fabulous way of streaming and listening to your music.
MiND 2 is Roon Ready and allows the playback of all the most common file formats, including DSD, and MQA file formats (via local files and TIDAL Master files).
Intuitive
The ACE is both intuitive and easy to use. Bridging digital and analog audio at a price/performance ratio that is impossible to beat, the ACE includes a high resolution DAC with DSD decoding up to DSD256 and 32-bit/384kHz PCM.
Finest sounding
The finest sounding and most complete “all-in-one” available, the ACE can do virtually anything expected of a high-performance audio component of this nature. Accentuated by our world renowned MOON sonic signature – visceral tight bass, transparent midrange, precise natural highs – along with lifelike sound, plus countless features, the ACE will be the “heart and soul” of all your musical indulgences.
Don't forget vinyl!
To complete it all, the ACE also has a phono moving magnet preamplifier. The most complete all-in-one on the market, the MOON ACE can do everything you ask of it!
Design features
- 3 line-level inputs including a front-mounted 1/8” mini-jack for personal media players.
- Headphone output on 1/4” jack located on the front panel.
- Seamless integration with our MiND app.
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8 digital inputs include USB (hi-res audio), SPDIF (2), Optical (2), Qualcomm aptX audio for Bluetooth®, WiFi and Ethernet.
- OLED type screen which provides more detailed information.
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Simple MiND setup via on-board software menu.
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Moving magnet phono preamplifier input.
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Analog inputs are configurable to “pass-through” mode, which bypasses the gain stage to accommodate components like a home-theater processor, whose own volume control is used.
For MOON ACE equipped with MiND 2:
The following accessories should be included inside the box with your All-in-One:
Output Power at 8ohms
50 W per channel
Input Sensitivity
370 mV - 3.0 V RMS
Input Impedance
22.1 kohms
Gain
37 dB
Signal-to-noise Ratio
100 dB @ full power
Frequency response (full range)
10 Hz - 80 kHz +0/-3 dB
Crosstalk
-100 dB
THD (20Hz - 20kHz @ 1 W / 50 W)
0.02 % / 0.02 %
Intermodulation distortion
0.005%
PCM Bit-depth range / sampling rates
16 - 32 bits / 44.1 - 384 kHz
DSD sample rates
DSD64, DSD128 & DSD256
Shipping weight
24 lb / 11 kg
Dimensions (width x height x depth)
16.9 x 3.5 x 14.4 in
42.9 x 8.9 x 36.6 cm
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"You’ll want to spend every waking moment with the Moon Neo Ace – it’s an inviting performance that makes you want to listen to every single song in your library all over again."
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"The ACE does a finer job of producing a tonally accurate, unembellished and fundamentally 'right' presentation than pretty much anything else with this level of functionality at the same price."
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"The ACE is a stylish, compact, well built single-box design that provides everything you need to deliver a high quality streaming solution"
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"The soundstage was so wide, I needed a taxi to get from the left to the right speaker. The expansive nature of the synth runs created an ‘epic’ presentation."
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"Tunes are imbued with copious detail, while the solid midrange and tight bass add body and substance. It’s a smooth listen, revelling in slow, intricate genres like jazz and soul, but there’s enough dynamic kick to get you moving during more energetic musical moments."
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"Nothing is out of place; it doesn’t put undue emphasis on one aspect of the performance (either the musical performance being played or aspects of that performance from an audiophile perspective), and a sense of ordered – although not sterile or boring – calm comes across."
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"Simaudio combines rock solid build quality with contemporary styling, and intelligent ergonomics. Most importantly, MOON components have always provided best in class sound to match the ergonomics and functionality."
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"I particularly admired the Moon’s tuneful pitch management in the midbass, a region that is the backbone for projecting orchestral weight and hall ambience."
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"Regardless of my affection (or lack thereof), “Blind” through the Neo ACE sure got my attention. The extremes of frequencies, ranging from the highest treble to the lowest bass, were impressively reproduced."
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