Reuss

Flowing. Precise. Unadulterated. The sound of a Swiss river.

The Merason Reuss delivers music in its purest form: neutral, energetic and with a depth that sets new standards. For connoisseurs who value control and emotion in equal measure.

Schwarzes Audio-Streaming-Gerät mit Gesichts-Branding auf der Vorderseite, das den Namen 'MERASON' trägt, mit mehreren Kontroll-Leuchten und Knöpfen.

Retailer

“The Reuss is the best DAC I’ve ever heard. End of story!”

Part-Time Audiophile

“The Merason Reuss plays on a completely different level – effortless, natural, captivating.”

Fairaudio

All awards and reports

“Exceptionally transparent, with impressive spatiality and musicality”

LowBeats

What you really hear

Controlled energy: Sensationally precise bass, deep and clean – as if it came straight from the studio.

Neutral precision: Tonally balanced, high-resolution and with studio-quality character.

Fully balanced sound: Four independent channels for maximum dynamics and clarity.

Clean input signal: Whether USB, RCA, Toslink or AES – we completely shield interference and reduce jitter to a minimum. So only the pure music signal comes through.

At the heart of it all: the conversion: two Burr-Brown 1794A chips per channel, fully symmetrical with four independent paths and discrete Class A output. The result: +5 dB dynamics and a sound that breathes.

Perfect power supply: 12 separate linear power supplies with oversized transformers – each stage gets exactly what it needs.

Uncompromising design: Every component has been tested for hours by experienced ears – only the best is used.

Made in Switzerland: From the housing to the final inspection: everything is manufactured in Switzerland.

Ein silberner elektronischer Verstärker mit den Markierungen 'MERASON', mehrere LED-Leuchten und Kontrollknöpfe steht auf einer weißen Oberfläche.

What makes it special

Input signal processing: The Reuss has one USB, one RCA, one Toslink and one AES input. The USB input is based on Amanero technology and ensures a low-jitter music signal thanks to two precise oscillators, which is then galvanically isolated by capacitive isolator components. The signals arriving at the other inputs are also galvanically isolated and de-jittered by means of transformers and capacitors. This guarantees that no external interference can affect the sensitive signal.

Digital-to-analog conversion: The task of digital-to-analog conversion is performed by two 1794A converter modules from Burr Brown. For a 5 dB improvement in dynamic range, each channel has its own device. The analog current signal is elaborately converted into a voltage signal in a discrete setup, which is buffered in Class A technology and routed to the output. The Reuss is fully balanced, i.e. a total of four independent channels are implemented from the two converter modules to the output.

Power supply: Each functional unit has its own power supply, and in total there are twelve of them. Two output channels each are supplied by a separate linear supply with an oversized transformer.

Structure: The sound influence of components and circuit variants as well as various layouts were thoroughly tested in countless sessions by experienced listeners. This applies in particular to capacitors, voltage regulators, converter components, transistors, resistors, signal processing, I/V converters and output stages.

Made in Switzerland: The manufacture of the housing, the front panel and the control knobs and the printing, component placement, assembly, commissioning and inspection are carried out exclusively in Switzerland.