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Specifications
D/A Converter IC:
ESS Technology ES9018S
Sabre32
Reference DAC
PCM Sampling Rates -
Asynchronous USB ASIO:
44.1kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz,
352.8 kHz, 384 kHz
DSD Sampling Rate -
Asynchronous USB ASIO:
e18
e18 Mk II
n/a
DSD 64 Fs / 2.82 MHz
(SACD quality)
Sampling Rates -
SPDIF Coaxial IN 1:
44.1kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz
Sampling Rates -
SDIF Optical IN 2:
44.1kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz
Total Harmonic Dist Noise:
0.0009% @ 1KHz, 0dBFS
Intermodulation Distortion:
0.0005% @ 19KHz + 20KHz 0 dBFS
2nd order IMD
Signal-to-Noise Ratio:
123 dB, A-weighted, 2 Vrms
DAC Master Clock Jitter:
0.13psec rms
Frequency Response:
0 Hz - 20 KHz (-0.15dB)
Phase:
Non-inverting
Channel Separation:
110 dB @ 1KHz for adjacent channels
130 dB @ 1KHz between channel groups
Digital Inputs:
USB 2.0, SPDIF Coaxial, SPDIF TOSLINK (optical)
Number of channels:
USB: 2 to 8 channels
SPDIF - 2 channels PCM
Operating System Requirement:
Mac OS X, OS X Lion, OS X Mountain Lion
Windows 8 x64, Windows 7, Windows XP or Windows
Vista (ASIO Compatible Player is required for all Windows
platforms)
Digital Volume Control Steps:
0.5 dB