background image

 

 

Made by   ALL Engineering 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOS Differential DAC

 "

Jade

Jade

Jade

Jade    

 

 

User manual 

Updated 03-10-2017 

 

Summary of Contents for Jade

Page 1: ...Made by ALL Engineering NOS Differential DAC Jade Jade Jade Jade User manual Updated 03 10 2017 ...

Page 2: ...reas the ADAGIO uses 4 Chips per channel Both ADAGIO and JADE use Forward Correction Technology and are following the working principle of being a Balanced Digital Pre Amplifier Needless to say that we use Non Oversampling techniques Our own designed and engineered DAC chips will guarantee a unique listening experience The result of this process is an extremely high linearity right down to 145 dB ...

Page 3: ...moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 10 The Jade pre amplifier must be placed on a firm level surface where it is not exposed to dripping or splashing 11 Before making connections to the dac ensure that the power is off and other components are in mute or stand by mode Make sure all cable terminations are of the highest quality free from frayed ends short circuits or cold solder ...

Page 4: ...Made by ALL Engineering What is in the Box The Jade digital pre amplifier Power cord only Euro or USA based power cords USB cable USB stick user manual and USB drivers ...

Page 5: ...ndle a maximum sample rate of 192 kHz AES EBU digital input When using the AES EBU digital input a special 110 Ohms XLR cable should be used The AES EBU interface has a galvanic isolation and can handle a maximum sampling rate of 192 kHz USB input Use an USB cable to connect the dac to your computer Only when using a Windows operating system you should install special drivers In case of Linux or M...

Page 6: ...levels Mains inlet Use a power cable to a grounded power outlet Remote switch Depending the type of power amplifier it is possible to switch it On or Off by using one or both of the remote switches For connection a 3 pole XLR mini connector can be used and depending the way your power amplifier should be powered it can be wired accordingly The following connections are available A Common B Normall...

Page 7: ...o standby mode muting will be active again When the Jade is operational you can use the mute function only by using the remote control In this situation the Jade shows you the selected digital source but also the red Standby mute light will lit By using one of the volume buttons the mute function is released Source selection The digital inputs can be selected by using the only available button at ...

Page 8: ...gital sources Replacing the batteries If one of the buttons is not activated there is no power consumption at all which leads to a very long battery life cycle The two batteries used has the following type CR1632 3 Volts Batteries can be replaced on the following way Use a middle sized Philips screw driver to remove the screws from the back of the remote By removing the back cover the printed circ...

Page 9: ...s procedure As shown above push the battery out of its holder by using the back side of a swab Take the new battery and push it in the battery holder with the mark on top When the new battery is placed lay back this part of the board where the blue led is situated The led will be positioned in front of the recess Next you can lay down the whole board in the housing Next you can place the cover bac...

Page 10: ...uts Output voltage RCA 3 Volts RMS max output XLR 6 Volts RMS max output Frequency response 1Hz 0 8dB 20 kHz 1 2 dB 44 1kHz sampling 1Hz 0 8dB 65 kHz 3dB 192 384 kHz sampling Distortion 0 006 THD Noise 145 dB related to 2 Volt RMS Output impedance RCA 100 Ohms XLR 100 Ohms Sampling frequency Optical 44 1 96 kHz sampling 16 or 24 bits Coaxial 44 1 192 kHz sampling 16 or 24 bits USB 44 1 384 kHz sam...

Reviews: