- 4 x digital inputs: AES/EBU, Coaxial, Toslink and USB (USB1.1 48kHz/16bit without drivers, with optional USB2.0 upgrade - 192kHz/24bit with custom ASIO driver)
- 2 x analog outputs: balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA
- USB digital output (same port as input, up to 48kHz/16bit)
- Selectable oversampling filters (32, 64, 128fs)
- Dither on or off
- Microphone input with integrated ADC to measure room acoustic (with accompanying software)
- Audio file-formats: ALC, AiFF, FLAC, FLA, WAV, PCM, WavPack, SPDIF, via USB-ASIO, Monkeys Audio, AIF, Audio-CD, CDA, Apple Lossless, MPC, MP+, MPP, MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4 , LossyWAV, WMA, WMV, AU, OGG, AAC, MOV, AVI, AU, IFF, SVX, SND, AAC, APE, MAC, VOC, mp3PRO
- No Op-Amps in signal path, Fully discrete, single-ended class A amplification, one amplifier per balanced analog output stage, true balanced circuitry for entire analog signal path
- Headphone amplifier with fully discrete Class-A circuitry has no IC in signal path. The headphone amp is coupled directly to the DAC chip, shortest signal path possible
- No global overall feedback
- LowNoise power supply
- Dual Mono DAC chip (2 x Burr Brown PCM1796)
- USB-Codec: Texas-Instruments PCM2906 Transceiver
- SPDIF digital input transceiver and sample rate converter for upsampling and jitter elimination AKM AK4114 192khz 24bit
- All functions are controlled with a programmed ATMEL Microcomputer chip set
- Only passive elements are used in the filter-stages
- Available in Black or Silver finish
- US$1,799
Monday, April 25, 2011
Aqvox USB 2 D/A MKII
German made Aqvox USB 2 D/A MkII is fully balanced USB 192kHz/24bit capable DAC with quite a unique set of features including USB input/output, defeatable asynchronous upsampling to 192kHz, integrated audiophile headphone amplifier. The USB input/output is compatible with Windows98SE, Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Linux, Mac OS with included ASIO driver.