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The way music should sound
O d é o n - l i t e
Birdland Audio
There are three digital inputs on the back of the unit. These can be used to connect digital sources
such as CD and DVD players/transports or any other digital sources. The Odéon-lite DAC will
receive and decode digital audio data according to the AES/EBU IEC-958 (S/PDIF) standard or,
the EIAJCP340/1201 professional and consumer formats. The digital inputs are activated using the
front panel selector switch (see control #2 on page 6).
You can use the Odéon-lite DAC to convert all digital audio formats which adhere to the standards
listed above. You can use the Odéon-lite to play DVD movies in a downmix 2 channel mode. When
doing so, connect the AC3/PCM output of the DVD player directly to one of the Odéon’s digital
inputs and make sure to switch the DVD player output format to PCM, not AC/3. RF outputs
from laser disk players cannot be connected directly to the Odéon DAC without the use of a RF to
AES3 converter.
Use only one of the two connectors available for inputs 1 and 2 at any given time. Either the optical
or the BNC connector should be used for input 1, and either the RCA S/PDIF or the AES/EBU
XLR connector should be used for Input 2. The Odéon-lite will automatically select the format that
is connected, for each input, but never connect both connectors, at the same time, on the same input.
There was a time when optical receivers did not perform as today. Recent technologies offer excellent
constant time delay optical transmitters and receivers. Because the Odéon-lite internally re-clocks
the input signal, the effect of digital cables on the unit is virtually undetectable. Today, toslink is a
reliable way to interconnect digital gear while insuring separation of the units’ grounds, and offers
signal immunity to EMI/RFI.
5 - Connecting the Odéon-lite
5.1 - The Digital Inputs
Odeon-lite 24bit DAC
French design by Gilles Gameiro - Made
Right
Left
Output
input 1
input 3
input 2
PUSH