LADDER Now on Apos

We’re now carrying LADDER products on Apos.

LADDER designs digital and analog gear with a clear engineering priority. Their lineup focuses on FPGA-based digital processing, true R2R conversion, purpose-built USB interfaces, and fully discrete, Class A analog stages. Each product is designed to operate independently, but they’re also intended to work together as a coherent system. 

LADDER SCHUMANN DESKTOP DAC

$1,399.00 USD

• FPGA-based decoding architecture

• High SNR design for low noise floor

• Digital inputs: USB, coaxial, optical, I2S, AES

• Analog outputs: XLR and RCA

• Front-panel OS/NOS control

• Double crystal oscillator clocking

LADDER BOYA AUDIO INTERFACE

$459.99 USD

• Desktop USB DDC for feeding an external DAC

• USB input with insulation buffer, FIFO buffering, and clock recovery

• Dual FEMTO clocks for regenerated digital output

• Digital outputs: coaxial S/PDIF, optical TOSLink, AES/EBU, I2S over HDMI LVDS, I2S over RJ45 LVCMOS

• External clock input support: 45.1548MHz and 49.152MHz

LADDER CZERNY R2R DESKTOP DAC

$829.00 USD

• Proprietary R2R + DSD architecture

• True balanced 24-bit R2R + 6-bit DSD conversion

• 32-step FIR filter

• FPGA digital signal processing

• Oversampling (OS) and non-oversampling (NOS) modes

• Dual femtosecond crystal oscillators: 45.1548MHz, 49.152MHz

• FIFO buffer and low-noise power supply

• USB supports DSD1024 and PCM1536 (listed)

• Digital inputs: USB, coaxial, optical (TOSLink), I²S

• Analog outputs: balanced XLR and single-ended RCA

LADDER HANDEL DESKTOP USB INTERFACE

$1,899.00 USD

• Dedicated USB digital interface for DAC connectivity

• AES, coaxial, optical, and I2S digital outputs

• External clock inputs at 45.1584 MHz and 49.152 MHz

• Front-panel sampling rate indicators

• Multi-stage power supply with MOSFET regulation and large capacitance

• Constant-temperature crystal oscillator with shielding enclosure

LADDER BACH II AUDIO PREAMPLIFIER

$945.00 USD

• Fully balanced architecture with XLR in/out

• Pure Class A, fully discrete circuitry

• 2 XLR inputs plus 1 high-level RCA input

• XLR and RCA outputs for flexible system matching

• 60-step microprocessor-controlled relay attenuator

• Precision-matched resistors for channel balance

• 80W toroidal transformer with layered power filtering

• Remote control support

• Global voltage power input with automatic identification