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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Luxman DA-200 USB DAC digital preamp

The Luxman DA-200 is a 24bit/96kHz compatible USB DAC, digital control center/preamp with "Accurate Volume +" and a dedicated headphone output.
Featuring Burr-Brown chip PCM1792A, the unit can accept USB digital inputs of up to 24/96 (drivers needed for PC and Mac), while the other digital inputs are up to 24/192khz.  All digital inputs are up-sampled to 192kHz using internal low-jitter clock.  There are provision for analog inputs, which are converted to digital for processing.  Very high quality parts are used, which is typical of Luxman's product.


In addition to the unbalanced RCA outputs, XLR balanced outputs, headphone output, optical and coaxial  S/PDIF digital outputs also provided.

Pricing approximately US$2,000 in Japan, pricing elsewhere is to be confirmed.