The Well-Tempered Computer, an introduction to computer audio

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

QUAD Link D-1 USB DAC

USB DAC and converter to SPDIF


DAC Crystal CS4398
Sampling Frequency 44.1kHz - 192kHz
Maximum Sampling Frequency 192kHz
Digital input 1 x USB (asynchronous mode)
Digital output 1 x coaxial, 1 x Toslink optical
Output voltage       4V (unbalanced)
Output impedance  100Ω (unbalanced)
Frequency response     20Hz - 20kHz (+/-0.2dB)
Dynamic range 110dB



Unclear whether this DAC is USB audio class 2 compliant.