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24Bit / 192kHz D/A CONVERTER
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24Bit / 192kHz D/A CONVERTER
INTRODUCTION
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D/A Co verter !
The DAC204 is a stereo 24 bit / 192kHz D/A co vert-
er which supports the followi g co versio s:
•AES/EBU or S/PDIF o RCA to a alog
•AES/EBU or S/PDIF o Tosli k to a alog
•USB to a alog
•USB to AES/EBU o XLR, RCA, BNC
There also is the DAC205 model available which does
ot have the USB related features.
Features
FeaturesFeatures
Features
•I puts:
I puts:I puts:
I puts: There are two AES/EBU (S/PDIF) i -
puts o RCA a d Tosli k (optical) co ect-
ors. The sampli g freque cies supported are
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 or 192 kHz.
I additio there is a USB i put which sup-
ports sampli g freque cies of 44.1, 48, 88.2,
96, 176.4, 192, 352.8, 384 kHz plus DSD64
a d DSD128.
•Outputs:
Outputs: Outputs:
Outputs: The outputs are bala ced o XLR
co ectors a d u bala ced o RCA co -
ectors. The XLR outputs have a 6dB higher
level tha the RCA outputs. The XLR outputs
(XLR pi 2 or pi 3) must ot be shorted to
grou d, i.e. there is o servo circuitry imple-
me ted.
I additio there are three digital outputs
with AES/EBU format o XLR, RCA a d BNC
co ectors.
•Output Level:
Output Level: Output Level:
Output Level: Two switches allow to set 4
differe t output levels at 10dB steps.
•Sampli g Rates, Word
Sampli g Rates, WordSampli g Rates, Word
Sampli g Rates, Word-
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-le gth:
le gth: le gth:
le gth: 44.1, 48,
88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8, 384 kHz at up to
24 Bits are supported. Plus DSD64 a d
DSD128.
•Jitter suppressio :
Jitter suppressio :Jitter suppressio :
Jitter suppressio : Several sig al reclocki g
schemes are combi ed for a high jitter atte -
uatio .
•Co verters:
Co verters: Co verters:
Co verters: Oversampli g sigma delta D/A
co verters are used. Four D/A Co verters
per audio cha el are operated i parallel for
e ha ced sig al to oise performa ce.
•Power Supply:
Power Supply: Power Supply:
Power Supply: A exter al power supply is
used. The required voltage is betwee 6V a d
9V.
•Fro t
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-pa el
pa el pa el
pa el eleme ts
eleme tseleme ts
eleme ts:
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:
- A power o /off switch.
- A i put selectio switch.
- 8 LEDs for sampli g freque cy i dicatio
for the USB i put.
- Two switches for DSD to PCM co versio
setti gs selecti g the sampli g freque cy
a d the word-le gth at the output of the co -
verter.
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Back
BackBack
Back-
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pa el pa el
pa el e
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eleme ts:
leme ts:leme ts:
leme ts:
- A alog outputs o XLR a d RCA co ect-
ors.
- Digital i puts (o e RCA a d o e Tosli k
co ector).
- Digital outputs (o e XLR, o e RCA a d o e
BNC co ector).
- USB i put co ector.
- Exter al power supply co ector.
- Two toggle
switches for output level setti g.
