Fosi Audio Merak CD Hi-Fi Player with CS43131 DAC Headphone Amplifier CD Ripping

About this item

Merak is a top-loading CD player and USB DAC from Fosi Audio, combining an SC6137D disc transport with a CS43131 DAC and TPA6120 headphone amplifier for high-resolution playback. It supports CD, SACD (CD layer), and USB audio up to PCM 16-bit/96kHz, with dual headphone jacks, a line output, optical output, and a 12V trigger for connecting to larger systems. A built-in ripping feature lets you copy CDs directly to lossless WAV files on a FAT32-formatted USB drive.

• Top-loading CD player built around an SC6137D transport, CS43131 DAC and TPA6120 headphone amp for clean, detailed sound
• 124dB signal-to-noise ratio with 0.0009% distortion; handles CDs, SACDs (CD layer only), and USB drives up to 128GB
• Dual 3.5mm headphone outputs at 210mW each, plus LINE and OPT (optical) outputs and a 12V trigger for hi-fi setups
• Rip CDs straight to lossless 16-bit/44.1kHz WAV on a FAT32 USB drive (32GB max); plays MP3/WAV/FLAC/APE/WMA from USB and burns/reads CD-Rs in FLAC/WAV/WMA/AAC/MP3
• Drives headphones from 16 to 300Ω, runs on DC 5V/2A, and comes with an IR remote effective up to 7 meters
• Package includes the Merak unit, USB-A to USB-C cable, IR remote control, and user manual

Specifications

Brand

Fosi Audio

Model

Merak CD

Inputs

USBA (Flash Drive), CD

Chipset

SC6137D+CS43131+TPA6120

Input Voltage

DC 5V / 2A

SACD Playback

Only supports SACDs with a CD layer

Output Interfaces

3.5mm Headphone, LINE, OPT, 12VTrigger

CD Supported Formats

CDDA, CD-R/CD-RW (partially readable)

Maximum Sampling Rate

CD PCM 16bit 96kHz；USB PCM 16bit 96kHz

CD-R Supported Formats

FLAC / WAV / WMA / AAC / MP3

Infrared Remote Control

up to 7 meters

Headphone Impedance Compatible

16-300Ω

USB Flash Drive Playback Supported Formats

MP3 / WAV / FLAC / APE / WMA