A remarkable combination of advanced technologies, the Amethyst is Trinnov’s high-end stereo flagship.

It includes an 11-source preamplifier with built-in Speaker/Room Optimizer, Trinnov’s innovative HybriD Phono Preamp, a Network Renderer, a 24 bit/192kHz DA Converter and a 2-way intelligent active crossover engine.
The Amethyst also features built-in Wifi connectivity for simplified operations. It is the perfect centerpiece of any traditional or modern Hifi Installation.

11 SOURCE HIGH-END PREAMPLIFIER

• 2 balanced analog sources on XLR connectors
• 1 single-ended analog source on RCA connectors
• 1 single-ended analog source on RCA connectors switchable to Phono
• 2 AES/EBU digital sources on XLR connectors
• 2 Coaxial S/PDIF digital sources on RCA connectors
• 2 Optical S/PDIF digital sources on TosLink connectors
• 1 High-Resolution UPnP Network Source (Ethernet, WiFi)

MM PHONO PREAMP

• Trinnov HybriD Technology: innovative RIAA filter, combining an analog circuit for the low-end and a dedicated digital algorithm for the high frequencies.
• HI-RESOLUTION NETWORK RENDERER
• High Resolution file support
• UPnP Protocol (DLNA Compatible Digital Media Renderer)
• Supported formats: WAV, AIFF, OGG, FLAC up to 24 bits / 192 kHz
• Coming during Q1 2017 : the Amethyst will be Roon-ready, allowing you to stream all the music available on your computers, NAS drives and music services like TIDAL, directly to the Amethyst and play them at the highest-possible quality.

AD/DA CONVERTERS

• A/D signal-to-noise ratio: 119 dB (A-weighted)
• D/A signal-to-noise ratio: 118 dB (A-weighted)
• High Performance jitter attenuation (better than 50dB above 100Hz)
• Supported A/D sampling rates: 44.1 / 48 / 88,2 / 96 kHz
• Supported D/A sampling rates: 44,1 / 48 / 88,2 / 96 / 176,4 / 192 kHz
• Word Clock Input/Output

EASY SETUP

• Insert the Amethyst between your sources and the amplifiers, and connect the microphone
• Run the step-by-step calibration wizard
• Select one of the 5 automatically generated compensations
• Change the target curves and other optimization parameters
• Store up to 29 user-defined presets

BUILTIN ROOM/SPEAKER OPTIMIZER

• Step-by-step calibration wizard
• Multi-point acoustic measurements (Trinnov 3D measurement microphone included)
• Time/frequency acoustic analysis based on impulse response measurement
• Loudspeaker/room optimization
• Target curves
• Wide listening area
• Improved phase response
• Improved tonal balance
• 2D/3D loudspeaker remapping
• 64 bits floating point processing

ACTIVE CROSSOVERS / BI-AMPLIFICATION

• 2-way intelligent active crossover
• Available filters: Linkwitz–Riley, Bessel, Butterworth of 2nd, 3rd and 4th order • Measurement and alignment at the listening point

OUTPUT FORMATS

• 1x stereo
• 2x stereo
• bi-amp
• 2.1
• 2.2
• LCR
• LCRS
• 3.1
• quad
• POWER

Dedicated linear power supply with toroidal transformer for the analog audio circuit



REMOTE CONTROL

• Builtin WiFi Access Point and Client
• IR remote
• VNC: remote control through the network from a tablet, smartphone or laptop
• Gigabit ethernet: Crestron module available in the download section
• Telnet and RS-232 Protocol