Goldmund has built a renowned expertise in the digital audio domain thanks to two major steps in the D/A converter technology, the Mimesis 10 in 1990 and the Mimesis 20 in 1997. Since those models, no separate outboard D/A converter has been developed. However, Goldmund kept on pushing the limits of the D/A technology with the Alize 3, Alize 4, Alize 5 and Alize 6 circuits, integrated in the power amplifiers that the company produced over the years.
Today, a state of the art D/A technology developed by Goldmund has been created to equip the Telos 5000, the most advanced amplifier produced by the company: the Alize 7.
To allow the traditional users of an outboard D/A converter benefit from this new development, Goldmund created the Mimesis 20.7, a mono D/A converter equipped with the exact same Alize 7 circuit found in the Telos 5000.
The Alize 7 circuit uses the technology of stepped D/A already found in the Alize 6 but with an even more extended dynamic range (>130dB), and a perfect time alignment correction. The sonic effect is a much deeper silence, with greatly improved micro-dynamics and a spectacular transparency.
The Mimesis 20.7 is a mono unit, not only to maximize its dynamic range but also to allow multi-channel system users to match exactly the number of amplifiers they are using.
The Mimesis 20.7 is equipped with unbalanced Spdif and balanced XLR inputs and outputs for the digital signal, as well as balanced and unbalanced analogue outputs. The balanced and unbalanced inputs are selectable on the rear panel.