Royale MC-1.
Digital Control. Analog Output.

The TIDAL x BUGATTI MC1 is our reference digital source and controller — combining streaming, digital-to-music conversion and lossless level control within one uncompromising component. Its purpose is remarkably simple: to take a digital source and preserve as much of its musical integrity as possible on the way to the amplifier and loudspeaker. Not by adding more. By influencing less.
At its heart is our fully discrete DMC™ - define everything we create: purity of signal, precision, stability and the absence of anything that does not serve the result. The MC1 is therefore more than a DAC, and more than a streamer. It is the digital heart of our reference systems.

Streaming Without Becoming a Streaming Product
The integrated streaming architecture makes the MC1 the natural central source for contemporary music reproduction. Music can be accessed through network streaming, AirPlay, USB and established streaming services including TIDAL, Qobuz and Spotify, while external digital sources can be connected through Toslink, BNC, RCA, AES and USB.
Yet streaming functionality was never intended to define the MC1. It is simply there when needed - integrated into a component whose primary purpose remains uncompromised music reproduction. Technology in the background. Music in the foreground.

 

Control Without Compromise
Volume control is one of the most sensitive functions within any audio system. In the MC1, level adjustment is therefore not treated as a convenience feature added to a DAC, but as an integral part of the architecture. Its unique lossless level control allows the MC1 to assume the role of the system controller while preserving the integrity of the signal — particularly valuable in a purist digital system connected directly to the power amplification. Fewer components. Fewer interfaces. A shorter path.

Created as Part of TIDAL x BUGATTI
Its exterior follows the same philosophy as its engineering. The MC1 can be individually configured through combinations of colors, finishes and materials for the cabinet, top-cover insert and side panels — including metal, carbon fiber and leather.
Not customization for its own sake, but the possibility to create an object that belongs naturally within its environment and alongside the other components of the TIDAL x BUGATTI collection.

 
  • pure discrete designed 32-bit non-oversampling 8xR2R ladder DAC without pre-ringing and post-ringing
  • lossless volume control: the signal output level is directly adjusted inside the ladder DAC - via a galvanically separated potentiometer from the outside (motor driven to be remote controlled as well)
  • proprietary ASRT² Analog Signal Remediation Technology: Field Programmable Gate Array for most precise timing correlation between left and right channel incl. timing correction and audio signal remediation processing (target-interpolation TIDAL algorithm)
  • every function-module inside has its own voltage supply, separated for each channel, left and right, such as for the amplification, the DAC, the PCM-unit, the streaming module and other parts. All together 22 ultra low noise voltage supplies
  • 3 x low noise ring-core transformers with foil-shielding to avoid interference current between primary/analogue/digital-audio
  • overall capacity >400.000µF with 180 ultra fast charging organic capacitors
  • copper-silver cable with 3 layers constrained damping shielding (power input to transformers - the only cabling inside)
  • 3 x SPDIF in: coaxial RCA1, coaxial RCA2 (ISO), AES XLR, optical
  • 1 x proprietary TIDAL-link input interface with high speed low voltage differential signal driver/receiver: for TIDAL Arkas streamer and TIDAL devices to come in the near future
  • 0,01% tolerance precision resistors, ultralow-ESR organic capacitors
  • femto clock ultra-low noise oscillator (-169 dB)
  • fully discrete Class-A output amplifier, balanced output concept without any sound-changing inverted signal generation (like with transformer outputs)
  • 2 x XLR Output, 1 x RAC output, selectable output via remote control, for e.g. to switch between different power amps and/or headphone amps in combination
  • special D-Ground for passive grounding
  • music data streaming input: LAN ethernet (1000 BASE-T), USB storage/hard disk (single partition FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, EXT2/3)
  • multi clock system for utmost precision in timing, MQA decoding, DSD over PCM support
  • UPnP AV protocol with audio streaming extension, gapless playback
  • supported formats: DSF (DSD), DFF (DSD), DoP (DSD), FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MQA, MP3, AAC (M4A)
  • native support for Tidal music streaming, Qobuz music streaming, MQA, Apple AirPlay, TuneIn internet radio, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect music streaming
  • Dimensions: 44cm x 13cm x 39cm / 17.3" x 5.1" x 15.3" (width x height x length)
  • dimensions: 46 cm x 13 cm x 42 cm
  • weight: 27 Kg