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Friday, September 21, 2012

Metrum Acoustics Hex

Non oversampling dac.
Dual mono, 8 Dacs pro channel in differential mode.


Inputs:
2x optical Toslink, Coaxial 1x BNC and 1x RCA.
Optical 44 - 96 kHz sampling rate .
Coaxial , USB and AES/EBU: 44 - 192 kHz sampling rate.
AES/EBU module optional (€ 168.00)
USB module optional ( € 168.00).
The USB input is not UAC2 (USB Audio Class 2) compliant but uses the M2Tech proprietary drivers for Win and Mac.
Output voltage:
RCA : 2 Volt RMS full scale.
XLR: 4 Volt RMS full scale

Frequency response:
1Hz - 20 khz - 2.5 dB 44.1 kHz sampling rate.
1Hz - 65 kHz - 3dB 192 kHz sampling rate.

Distortion: 0.03 % THD
Noise :-130 dB related to 2 Volt RMS output
Jitter: < 35 pico Seconds

Website: Metrum Acoustics
Price: Hex € 2185