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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Antelope Zodiac Gold DAC / Pre amp

Another pro-audio company's venture into high end home audio.  Antelope Zodiac Gold is its  flagship DAC based on Antelope's 64-bit clocking technology used by the world’s top audio engineers. A custom designed USB controller chip streams digital audio at 480 Mbits, supporting sample rates up to 384 kHz with native drivers. 

As a preamp, the device allows up to 8 input sources with auto-detection of active channels with ease and flexibility to connect to virtually any device. A dual-stage headphone driver architecture unveils every sonic detail, while the relay based volume control assures superb stereo imaging at any listening level. For enhanced user experience your Zodiac comes with aluminum remote control and friendly PC/Mac software panel.


  • Up to 384kHz sample rate
  • Stepped relay volume attenuator
  • Optional outboard power supply
  • High precision clock
  • 64-bit internal processor
  • Custom USB implementation
  • 2 x headphone output
  • RCA and XLR outputs
  • AES/EBU, coaxial and toslink digital inputs
  • Word clock input on BNC
  • De-jittered digital outputs