{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ed043ff7b47d959ad8f08ab6","clusterId":"c_63846cd9dd293d297a090887","slug":"esoteric-n-01xe-network-dac-brings-grandioso-n1-core-tech-to-01-series","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"ESOTERIC N-01XE Network/DAC Brings Grandioso N1 Core Tech to 01 Series","summary":"ESOTERIC will release the N-01XE network/DAC on October 1, adopting the two core technologies of the Grandioso N1 flagship: the Master Sound Discrete DAC G2 and the ESOTERIC Network Engine G4. The unit supports DSD 22.5MHz and PCM 768kHz, adds an SFP port for optical network connection, and runs a fully dual-mono DAC with five power transformers. It weighs 25.7kg and streams from Tidal, Qobuz, Roon, Spotify, and QQ Music.","whyItMatters":"The N-01XE carries the Grandioso N1's two core technologies into the 01 series, evolving from the N-01XD SE with a second-generation discrete DAC and a fourth-generation network engine.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eESOTERIC positions the N-01XE as the evolution of the N-01XD SE, and the internal changes are substantial. The Master Sound Discrete DAC G2 is a 64-bit/512Fs multi-level delta-sigma converter built from 32 discrete elements per channel, with no general-purpose DAC IC in the signal path. Each element carries its own clock driver, logic circuit, capacitors, and resistors, and the FPGA runs separate processing algorithms for DSD and PCM.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe power stage is a fully dual-mono layout with five transformers: two for the left and right DACs, one each for the network engine, the digital circuits, and the microcomputer. Output uses ESOTERIC\u0026#39;s ES-LINK Analog current transmission, and the unit syncs to a 10MHz clock from the G-01XD or G-05. The N-01XE also works as a music server with one large USB drive attached, and its ES-LINK5 connection links to an ESOTERIC Super Audio CD transport.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"ESOTERIC's N-01XE network/DAC ships October 1 with the Grandioso N1's Master Sound Discrete DAC G2 and Network Engine G4. Five transformers, dual-mono DAC, DSD 22.5MHz, SFP optical streaming, 25.7kg. The 01 series gets the flagship transplant.","twitterPost":"ESOTERIC N-01XE network/DAC, out October 1. Grandioso N1's Master Sound Discrete DAC G2 and Network Engine G4 inside. Dual-mono DAC, five transformers, DSD 22.5MHz, SFP port. 25.7kg.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"ESOTERIC announced the N-01XE network/DAC, out October 1, with the Grandioso N1's Master Sound Discrete DAC G2 and Network Engine G4. The unit runs a fully dual-mono DAC with five transformers, supports DSD 22.5MHz, and adds an SFP port for optical streaming. It weighs 25.7kg.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/431/4431338/?rss\",\"title\":\"New-Generation Network/DAC N-01XE with Grandioso N1 Core Technology Goes on Sale\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6111,"outputTokens":4179,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788323243,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T04:19:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T04:22:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T04:22:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_63846cd9dd293d297a090887","canonicalTitle":"Grandioso N1のコアテクノロジーを投入した 新世代ネットワーク/DAC 「N-01XE」発売","representativeArticleId":"a_0bef05b3612a0d4eee70fe3c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T06:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-01T06:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T04:22:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/431/4431338/?rss","title":"Grandioso N1のコアテクノロジーを投入した 新世代ネットワーク/DAC 「N-01XE」発売"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}