Master Series
Return to the Essence of Digital Music Master Server｜Master Streamer
Concept
In the field of digital audio, most products continue to increase computing power and expand functionality. Telos returns to a fundamental question: Why does sound become distorted? The answer is simple —
Not insufficient processing, but excessive interference.
The Master Server & Streamer is built on this principle: reduce interference, not increase processing.
Design Philosophy
Telos defines the system through three core variables:
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Power -
Mechanical Structure -
Temperature
These variables determine signal stability.
Rather than correcting the signal afterward, the Master Server & Streamer controls these factors at the source.
Core Technologies
The Master Server & Streamer is built upon a stable and proven digital computing foundation.
Digital Architecture
Its digital core is based on a well-established music server architecture, offering reliable system performance and mature software integration capabilities.
For this foundation, Telos adopts the Silent Angel server platform.
Power Architecture
160V high-capacity capacitors and custom transformers (flat silicon steel laminations × multi-layer isolation) form the foundation, refined by dual-stage regulation and stepped noise filtering, with Duelund capacitors and AC noise suppression modules — to ensure the power supply leaves no trace.
Mechanical Structure
A six-sided vibration-damping chassis isolates the power, signal, and processing sections — a CNC-machined, high-rigidity aluminum structure that stops vibration at its source.
Thermal Management
Large-area aluminum heat conduction provides structural cooling for the transformer, power devices, and CPU — a completely fanless design that stays silent and stable.
Master Server
Hardware Specifications
- CPU: Quad-core processor (J6413)
- Memory: 16GB / 32GB
- NVMe SSD storage
- PCM 768kHz / DSD512 support
- TCXO precision clock (external 25MHz supported)
- Dual-network architecture
- USB audio noise reduction
Network
- Ethernet: 2 × Gigabit LAN
- Dual-network architecture (Data / Player separation)
- USB: USB Audio ×1 (to DAC) / USB 3.1 ×2 / USB 2.0 ×1 / USB-C ×1
- External Clock: 25MHz Word Clock input (BNC)
Audio Format Support
- PCM: up to 768kHz / 32bit
- DSD: up to DSD512
- Roon DSP: supports PCM → DSD256 conversion
- MQA: officially certified support
- USB audio noise reduction design
Sound Optimization (Audiophile Highlights)
- TCXO precision clock (25MHz)
- USB Audio noise reduction circuit (2nd Generation)
- EMI absorption materials
- Power noise filtering modules
- Fanless design
Master Streamer
Hardware Specifications
- CPU: 6-core processor (ARM architecture)
- Memory: 4GB low-noise RAM
- Storage: 32GB
- High-precision digital output
- USB / AES / Coaxial / LAN outputs
- Low-jitter clock
- Dedicated power & grounding optimization
Network
- LAN: 1 × Gigabit Ethernet
- USB: USB 3.0 ×2
- USB 2.0 ×1
- USB Audio ×1
Audio Format Support
- PCM up to 768kHz
- DSD up to DSD256
- Formats: FLAC / WAV / ALAC / AIFF / DSD / MP3
DAC & Audio Architecture
- ESS SABRE DAC
- RCA / XLR outputs
- AES/EBU / I²S / Coaxial
- External DAC supported
Clock & Audiophile Design
- TCXO precision clock
- 10MHz / 25MHz external clock
- EMI suppression and isolation
System & Features
- VitOS Orbiter
- Roon Ready / Spotify Connect / Qobuz / DLNA / AirPlay 2
Realization
When power, mechanical structure, and temperature are controlled, the system enters a state of stability. In this state, the background grows quieter, imaging more stable, dynamics more natural — sound is no longer reinforced, but released.
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Quieter Background
Noise and residue recede; music emerges from true silence.
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More Stable Imaging
Instruments hold their place across the soundstage without drift.
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More Natural Dynamics
Contrast follows the music’s breath, not the strain of the circuit.
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Sound Is Revealed
Nothing added, nothing subtracted — music as it truly is.