Everest Audio Labs
Ascent
Everest Audio Labs introduces latest Ascent music server
The latest Ascent made its public demonstration debut at the Audio Video Show in Warsaw, held from 23 to 25 October 2026. Everest Audio Labs founder Adam Mokrzycki also organises the exhibition.
Georg S. Kuklick
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Everest Audio Labs has introduced the latest version of its Ascent music server. The Everest Audio Labs Ascent uses a fully linear ATX power supply and is available to purchase with free worldwide shipping.
The power architecture supplies all five motherboard rails through linear regulation, using a shielded 250 VA transformer and 320,000 µF of filtering capacitance. Seven independent linear regulators serve different sections of the server, with a separate low-noise regulator for the storage SSD. The standard USB output-card supply uses a separate 60 VA transformer and has a specified noise level as low as 0.8 µV. Two 450 F supercapacitors power the output stage, which has a specified output impedance as low as 3 milliohms.
The standard configuration includes the Everest USB One PCIe interface for connection to an external DAC. Its SC-cut crystal oscillator is powered by stacked LT3042 voltage regulators and enclosed in a CNC-machined metal housing with a damping compound. Alternative USB cards include the Pink Faun USB Bridge mk.2 and JCAT USB XE Evo. Network-output options include Taiko Network Extreme with SFP output and JCAT NET XE Evo, with configurations supporting a private music-only connection directly to an Ethernet DAC.
Ascent runs on an Intel N100 quad-core processor with 16 GB of RAM and a 500 GB system SSD. Its custom AudioLinux operating system assigns dedicated CPU cores to audio-related processes. The server can be configured for Roon server duties, Roon Bridge, HQPlayer NAA or MPD/JPLAY playback. Optional internal music SSD storage is available in capacities of 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB and 8 TB.
The server is built in Poland and housed in an aluminium enclosure. Finned side panels provide passive cooling without a fan. The chassis measures 430 × 353 × 109 mm, specified as width, depth and height, and weighs 13 kg.
Key specifications
Product type | Music server |
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Motherboard power architecture | Fully linear ATX; +12 V, +5 V, +3.3 V, +5VSB and −12 V rails |
Main power transformer | 250 VA, shielded |
Main power-supply filtering capacitance | 320,000 µF |
Independent linear regulators | Seven |
Storage power regulation | Separate low-noise linear regulator for storage SSD |
Output-card power-supply noise | Specified as low as 0.8 µV |
Standard USB output-card transformer | Separate 60 VA transformer |
Output-card supercapacitor bank | 2 × 450 F |
Supercapacitor-stage output impedance | Specified as low as 3 milliohms |
Processor | Intel N100 quad-core |
Memory | 16 GB low-latency RAM |
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