Rockna Audio Wavedream DAC

Rockna Audio

Wavedream DAC

Introduced 2017$6,600 MSRP

Rockna Audio is a small Romanian manufacturer founded by engineer Nicolae Jitariu, who previously did OEM/ODM design work for larger names like Goldmund, Wadia, PS Audio, and MSB before building his own two-product line — the Wavedream DAC and Wavedream Net transport/streamer — around proprietary discrete R2R ladder modules.

MSRP

$6,600

Used market · Good

$5,700

-14% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026

MSRP to used market

From $6,600 at launch to $5,700 today.

Specifications

USB
32bit 44.1-384k PCM, DSD64-512
Dither
Triangular shaped distribution
S pdif
24bit 44.1-192k PCM , DoP DSD64
Weight
7.8 kg
AES ebu
24bit 44.1-192k PCM, DoP DSD64
Topology
Discrete resistor-array R2R ladder DAC (proprietary Rockna RD-0 modules), fully balanced
Dimensions
90 × 440 × 360 mm (H × W × D)
Distortion
THD+N < 0.003% (-90dB) at -6dB
Upsampling
All inputs upsampled 16x; operates internally at 705.6kHz or 768kHz depending on source rate; selectable linear/minimum/hybrid/no filters
Max voltage
6.6Vpp(SE); 13.2Vpp(XLR)
THDN at 6db
0.003% or -90 dB
Output level
6.6Vpp single-ended, 13.2Vpp balanced
Dynamic range
122 dB
Hd link1 lvds
32bit 44.1-384k PCM, DSD64-512
Hd link2 lvds
32bit 44.1-384k PCM, DSD64-512
Supported DSD
DSD64/128/256/512 (higher rates via USB and HDMI only)
Supported PCM
44.1kHz–384kHz, up to 24-bit word length
Analog outputs
Single-ended stereo RCA and balanced XLR
Digital inputs
1× AES/EBU (XLR), 1× coaxial S/PDIF, 2× I²S/HD-link over HDMI, 1× USB 2.0
S n ratio 0
122 dB
Volume control
custom multiplier array, 256 steps, 0.5 dB step
Passband ripple
0,0001 dB
Output impedance
0.5 ohms
Stopband attenuation
- 145 dB
Custom digital filters
linear, minimum and hybrid phase, 16x
Mathematical precision
68 bit INTEGER
Manufacturer background
Founded by Nicolae Jitariu; Rockna has provided prior OEM/ODM engineering to Audio Mirror, Acoustic Precision, Fase, Jadis, Nonsolomusica, PS Audio, Wadia, Goldmund and MSB
Filter type advanced convolution
Parks-McClellan, 4820 taps
Memory based pll digital domain only
300 fS jitter
High frequency asynchronous capture digital inputs
560MHz sampling

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