We don't sell you our product. We sell you ours.
Every DMP ONE that leaves our workshop is the same unit we listen with at home. That is not a marketing promise. It is the only kind of product we know how to make.
WHERE IT STARTED
An obsession inherited.
Long before we built anything, we listened. Our father [Vater-Vorname]'s audio system was the center of our childhood home — not as entertainment, but as something closer to reverence. He would set up a new DAC, call us into the room, and ask what we heard. We learned to listen before we learned to engineer.
Over the years, he accumulated equipment, replaced it, refined it. Each decision came from the same question: is this closer to the recording? Sometimes yes, sometimes not. The principle never changed. Music deserves honesty. The chain between the file and the room should not lie to you.
When we started building the DMP ONE, we were not trying to make a product. We were trying to solve a problem our father had complained about for years: between his computer and his DAC, something was quietly wrong.
He still uses the first prototype. We have not been able to convince him to upgrade.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Six convictions.
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Audio should serve music, not ecosystems.
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Software is where the real difference is made.
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Proprietary does not mean better.
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Open source deserves credit, not exploitation.
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Honesty about a product is more valuable than marketing around it.
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We build what we want to listen with.
These are not taglines. They are the questions we ask before every decision.
HOW WE BUILD
From conviction to decision.
Inside the DMP ONE is a Khadas VIM3L — a widely available single-board computer with excellent Linux support. We chose it deliberately. A custom silicon platform would have looked impressive on a datasheet and cost far more, but would not have served our customers better. We preferred to invest our engineering budget where it actually matters: in software.
The DMP NEXUS Player is a customized build of Audacious — the open-source audio player that has existed for over two decades. We extended it with a proprietary plugin that handles native DSD512 transport, but the foundation is open. We did not rewrite what already works well. We did not hide that we stand on shoulders.
We contribute where we can. We credit where it is due. And we believe this makes us better engineers, not lesser ones.
The enclosure is CNC-machined from a single block of aluminium. The chamfered top edge is polished by hand. Ports are engraved, not printed. None of this affects the audio signal — but it reflects how we think about our work. If we are going to make something, we want it to be worth keeping for a long time.
If you want to hear it.
The DMP ONE is the result of everything on this page. You can configure yours, read the technical details, or reach us with questions. We answer every email directly.