Orb Audio of Japan's new Jade II is a full-feature DAC with the usual arrays of digital inputs. There is a line level input to feed a legacy device into the headphone amplifier, an amplifier capable of driving 600ohm headphones with ease.
The USB port on the front panel can be used to playback music files from a USB stick, with capacities reaching the sky these days, the ORB can be your only music source as well.
Specifications
- AKM AK4396 24/192 chip
- 24/192kHz for SPDIF coaxial and toslink inputs
- 24/96kHz USB input
- Additional USB host port on the front panel
- Load Impedance of Headphone Amplifier 16 ~ 600Ω
- Input Sensitivity / 2V/47kΩ impedance
- 16Ω load rated output 1100mW + 1100mW
- Frequency Response 20Hz ~ 20kHz +0 dB,-0.5dB
- USB 0.018% total harmonic distortion below
- 0.018% or less optical
- Coaxial below 0.018%
- RCA 0.004%
- S/N over 127dB
- More than 120dB Dynamic Range
- 0.1Ω Output Impedance
- Headphone output (standard stereo jack φ6.3)
- Dimensions 238W × 317D × 96H mm
- Weight approx 4kg
- $1799
Cryo-Parts is the US distributor for the Jade II.
