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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Musiland MD30 DAC/Headphone amp

China's Musiland has gained quite a following especially in the headphone enthusiast circles.  Its MD10 is considered one of the best in terms of price/performance ratio.  Its new DAC/Headphone amp, the MD30 features USB2.0 high speed asynchronous interface at up to 32bit/192kHz.  At its core, a FPGA audio processing technology promise lower jitter and more accurate sound.  Also new is an asynchronous high-speed cache and DDS re-clocking scheme via is 1ps high precision programmable clock.  Its headphone section features "Energy Headphone Amp Level-III" technology provides a comprehensive headphone drive capability than competitors. 
Specifications

1. Digital input:
  • USB 2.0 High Speed ​​Interface: 16, 24, 32Bit sampling depth up to 192kHz 
  • Coaxial RCA, BNC coaxial, fiber optic, AES: 16, 24Bit sampling depth up to 192kHz. Support MMDI instruction
  • MULINK high-definition digital interface (proprietary i2s): 16, 24, 32Bit sampling depth up to 192kHz. Support MMDI instruction.
  • Clock jitter (44.1kHz): S/PDIF less than 30PS, USB, MULINK less than 20PS
2. Line output
  • XLR balanced and RCA unbalanced
  • Dynamic range: greater than 120dB
  • SNR (A weighted): greater than 120dB
  • Total harmonic distortion: less than 0.0005%
  • Frequency Response (20Hz ~ 20KHz): +-0.2dB
  • Max Level: RCA Line 2V rms; XLR line 6V rms
  • Output Impedance: 10KΩ
3. Headphone output
  • Max Level: 4V rms
  • Impedance: 10Ω
  • Power: 260mW/RL = 300Ω