Inputs: Coaxial SPDIF, Optical SPDIF, USB (optional)
Input Capability: up to 24/192 for all inputs
Input Receiver, SPDIF: Crystal Semiconductor CS8416
Input Receiver, USB: C-Media CM6631. Drivers for Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP
D/A Conversion IC: AKM4399, no upsampling
Analog Summing, Filtering: Fully Discrete, JFET differential topology
Output: RCA (single-ended)
Output Impedance: 75 ohms
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Pre-amp with digital inputs over USB and SPDIF ( coax and Toslink)
Headphone out
Line out over XLR and RCA
Selectable filters
DAC: ES9038PRO
Voltage regulator: ES9311
USB: XMOS XU-216
32bit 768kHz PCM / DSD 512
One of the few R-2R DACs.
USB Input | Type B, Isolated, Full/High Speed |
USB Input Mode Selectable | Audio Class 1.0 or Audio Class 2.0 |
USB Input PCM | Up to 24 Bit / 384 Ksps |
USB Input DSD | Up to DoP-128 and DSD-256 |