Young MkIV

DAC/preamplifier

The perfect control unit for your Hi-Fi system

The Young MkIV is a very high quality digital-to-analog converter. It converts the digital signal from your digital sources into the analog format, which is accepted by your amplifiers and speakers.

It is also much more: it is in fact equipped with an output section with an integrated resistor network volume control and gain buffer which, together with the analog input with which the Young MkIV is also equipped, make it a real its own preamplifier capable of directly driving a power amp.

Whatever your needs or your technical choices, the functions and performance of the Young MkIV make it an ideal choice for high quality Hi-Fi systems with an immersive sound.

It is equipped with a complete range of digital input connections, including a USB 2.0 port and I2S port in PS Audio format, through which you can connect any digital source to the Young MkIV. The analog input allows you to connect an analog source to the Young MkIV, such as a Nash phono preamplifier, a tape recorder or a radio.

Its outputs, single-ended and balanced, allow you to connect it to any amplifier. With the ability to deliver up to 5 Vrms on the single-ended output and 10 Vrms on the balanced output, the Young MkIV can drive even low-sensitivity power amplifiers without problems. The headphone output on the front panel allows high quality headphone listening.

It is equipped with an infrared remote control which it is possible to control it.

It is designed with great attention to the quality of signal transfer and with sound quality first in mind. Its USB interface is galvanically isolated from the computer USB bus and is powered by a local supply internal to the DAC. This prevents possible noise from the computer from affecting the sound quality. The output stages that transfer the signal from the integrated conversion circuit to the analog outputs make use of very high level components: film capacitors, anti-inductive resistors, low noise opamps for audio use. The section that generates the fundamental clocks for the conversion is made with very low phase noise quartz oscillators powered by a dedicated regulator, also with very low noise.

The Young MkIV supports PCM format from 44.1 kHz to 768 kHz, with resolution from 16 bit to 32 bits. It also supports DSD format from 64x to 512x in native and 64x to 256x in DoP.

It recognizes and decodes MQA© encoding on all wired inputs, while it recognizes and decodes aptX© HD encoding on the Bluetooth© connection.

 

M2Tech has adopted MQA to support Master quality playback and streaming. MQA is an innovative coding algorithm which captures the original quality of Master sound; ‘fold’ the file into a smaller size for easy streaming or downloading; and authenticates the file when played on an MQA-enabled device.
M2Tech recognizes the sonic and technical benefits of MQA, therefore all M2Tech DAC products will include MQA in their format decoding pool.
Visit www.MQA.co.uk for more information.

Reviews

The digital/analog converter M2Tech Young MkIV from the Italian high-end forge M2Tech has an insider tip status for a reason!...
The Young MkIV was in and out of the system over an extended period of months, which is not the best way to analyse a product but the fact that I kept going back to it is a sign that it worked well, neither did it have any sonic or operational foibles that got in the way of enjoying the music...
Lo Young MkIV è il centro nevralgico per il vostro sistema audio. L’M2TECH YOUNG MKIV è in grado di funzionare come DAC, preamplificatore linea, amplificatore cuffie, ricevitore Bluetooth e molto altro ancora.......
The Young MkIV pre-amplifier is supplied as standard with a wall mounted power supply however for optimum performance and as supplied can be paired with the matching Van der Graaf power supply....
The first impression you get from this set is the modesty, simplicity and good taste of its design....

The Young MkIV does its best together with…

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Van Der Graaf MkII
Low noise power supply to reach higher peaks of sound quality.
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Crosby
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Specifications

Audio

PCM sampling frequencies:

44.1kHz to 768kHz

DSD sampling rates:

64x to 512x (native)
from 64x to 256x(DoP)

PCM Resolution:

16 to 32 bits

THD+N:

0.0008% @ 5Vrms on balanced output

Signal-to-Noise Ratio:

122 dBA (single-ended and balanced)

Output impedance:

100 Ohms (single-ended)
200 Ohms (balanced)

Input impedance:

47 kOhms (analog)
75 Ohms (S/PDIF)
110 Ohms (AES/EBU)
100 Ohms (I2S)

Full MQA decoding:

all digital inputs

Inputs and Outputs

Inputs:

Single-ended analog (RCA)
S/PDIF (RCA)
AES/EBU (XLR)
Optical (Toslink)
USB 2.0 high-speed
Bluetooth©
I2S (HDMI, PS Audio standard)

Outputs:

Balanced analog (XLR)
Single-ended analog (RCA)
Headphones (6.35mm jack)

Trigger (3.5mm jack)

 

Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions:

200x200x50mm (WxDxH)

Weight:

net 2 kg (including ancillaries)
gross 2.5 kg

Electrical

Output voltage:

2.5 Vrms or 5 Vrms (single-ended)
5 Vrms or 10 Vrms (balanced)
5.5 Vrms (headphones)
12 VDC (trigger)

Supply voltage:

15 VDC

Power cunsumption:

5.7 VA
0.15VA (standby)

Manuals

English

Italian

Driver

Operating systems
Notes

Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Windows 11

(Update 06/07/2020)
Note: Depending on the antivirus, a false positive alarm for a Trojan virus may be generated during download or installation. If this happens, please temporarily disable the antivirus, install the driver and restart the antivirus.

Windows XP
Windows Vista

(aggiornamento 29/7/2016)