Element IV
Element IV
Element IV
Element IV
Element IV
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Element IV

SKU: AMP-ELEMENT-4-METAL-17V
Sale price$799.00 CAD
Knob: Metal

Simplified Audio, Reimagined

We’ve reimagined our flagship amp+DAC to create a listening experience you will notice and appreciate. Element IV operates on our third-generation XMOS hardware and firmware, blissfully integrated with our latest discrete optical encoder. You’ll hear perfect channel balance down to the black noise floor. Automatic gain helps you focus on listening rather than button pressing, and an auto-vanishing display presents the essentials while you toggle between USB and Optical inputs and headphone or preamp outputs. Element IV's all new Core™ web app allows you to intuitively tweak 10-band EQ profiles and more. Element IV is designed and built in the USA.

What is Core

It took our top developers over a year to build the firmware and Core platform for Element IV. Now, as I listen through Element IV, I’m certain that Core is the future of desktop DACs.

Core brings a new level of control to modern DACs, offering easy access to every setting exposed in firmware, along with a sleek yet powerful equalizer canvas. Core parses EQ profiles from Autoeq.app and Squiglink so that you can apply headphone profiles effortlessly.

Element IV connects to Core under Windows, macOS, and Linux without custom drivers or additional software. We’ve also eliminated third-party firmware tools and tedious command line procedures. Core detects when hardware updates are available and easily installs new firmware through your browser.

And this is just the beginning. Development is ongoing, and Core will continue to evolve.

Introducing Element IV and Core™

Introducing Element IV and Core™—the next evolution of our flagship amp+DAC, inspired by your requests and built on a foundation of what made Element III MK2 so loved. Element IV retains the essentials that defined its predecessor: perfect channel balance, automatic gain, and a discrete optical encoder for its signature knob.

Knob

Element III MK2’s discrete encoder proved durable and wobble-free, so we improved it even further for Element IV by increasing the fin count from 8 to 12 fins. This gives the knob a more responsive feel, with the same smooth rotation.

Knobs are available in aluminum by default, or in polished “Clear Resin.” To streamline manufacturing, the Clear knobs for Element IV are now crafted in two parts: the clear knob itself and the encoder fins.

Element 4 Features

3.2 W of Clean Power

While most headphone listening demands only milliwatts, Element IV's tetradeca output buffers provide over 3200 mW per channel of absolutely clean, distortion-free power. Element IV drives all headphones on the market to extraordinary levels, from balanced armatures to planar magnetics.

Parametric EQ Powered by Core™

Crafted for simplicity, Element IV's fully custom DSP engine supports up to 10 EQ bands in realtime, coordinating perfectly with auto gain. Graphically tweak EQ profiles through JDS Labs Core,and your settings reside on Element IV. No downloads. Yes, your settings persist when you move Element IV to another room, PC, or console.

Auto Gain

We regularly hear from customers fretting over when to use gain. Element IV eliminates this confusion by automatically toggling gain for you at exactly the right volume level. As you turn the knob beyond 0 dB, high gain activates and volume is compensated for a near seamless transition to higher listening levels.

OLED Display + Gorilla Glass

The display momentarily presents status information while you interact, then powers down to minimize distractions. While you can adjust all settings through the OLED menu, we've developed JDS Labs Core to give you a vastly better experience! Element IV's display is protected by tinted Gorilla Glass.

Preamp Outputs

Element IV's preamp outputs allow you to control volume of your powered speakers. Toggle between headphones and speakers by pushing the tactile volume knob. Listening volume and EQ profiles are stored separately for each output mode.

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