Οι πρώτες πληροφορίες από τον Daniel Weiss:
This email is to announce our new D/A converter, the DAC202, which will replace the Minerva D/A. The DAC202 has all the features of the Minerva plus some more. Here is an overview:
- Digital Inputs: AES/EBU or S/PDIF on 1 XLR, 1 RCA,
1 Toslink, Firewire
- Digital Outputs: AES/EBU on 1 XLR, 1 RCA, Firewire
- Main Analog Output: 2 stereo analog outputs,
one on XLR one on RCA,
- Headphone output on 1/4" Jack
- Level control main output: 4 coarse settings via relays (analog domain), fine setting via rotary encoder (digital domain). Level control can be defeated for the main output.
- Level control headphone output: 4 coarse settings via relays (analog domain, independent from the settings in the main output), fine setting via rotary encoder (digital domain).
- Wordsync input on BNC
- Wordsync output on BNC
Frontpanel controls:
- LCD display for display of sampling rate, input source, audio level, absolute phase, upsampling filter type, various menu items
- rotary encoder with push switch
- IR receiver
- standby LED
- headphone Jack socket
Special features hidden in sub-menues:
- transparency check (allows to check the bit transparency of a playback chain)
- setting of the coarse output levels (analog domain)
- dual / single wire selection for 176.4 / 192 kHz sampling rate
- display brightness
IR Remote control switches:
- power on/off
- volume up
- volume down
- input sources (4 switches for Firewire, XLR, RCA. Toslink)
- DAC upsampling filter type
- mute
- absolute phase
Sampling rates: 44.1 up to 192 khz / 24 Bits
Mechanics: The same looks and size as the Minerva.
The DAC202 also has a new D/A converter and new analog output stages compared to the Minerva. The D/A converter uses two converters per channel to gain in signal to noise ratio. We do not disclose any information on the specifics of the analog circuitry at this time.
I am sure the DAC202 will set the standard for computer based playback. With the remote control and the headphone output the DAC202 will appeal to many customers. It can easily replace a preamplifier.
____________________________________________________
και απ'ότι γνωρίζω λίγο ακριβώτερο από το Minerva.
This email is to announce our new D/A converter, the DAC202, which will replace the Minerva D/A. The DAC202 has all the features of the Minerva plus some more. Here is an overview:
- Digital Inputs: AES/EBU or S/PDIF on 1 XLR, 1 RCA,
1 Toslink, Firewire
- Digital Outputs: AES/EBU on 1 XLR, 1 RCA, Firewire
- Main Analog Output: 2 stereo analog outputs,
one on XLR one on RCA,
- Headphone output on 1/4" Jack
- Level control main output: 4 coarse settings via relays (analog domain), fine setting via rotary encoder (digital domain). Level control can be defeated for the main output.
- Level control headphone output: 4 coarse settings via relays (analog domain, independent from the settings in the main output), fine setting via rotary encoder (digital domain).
- Wordsync input on BNC
- Wordsync output on BNC
Frontpanel controls:
- LCD display for display of sampling rate, input source, audio level, absolute phase, upsampling filter type, various menu items
- rotary encoder with push switch
- IR receiver
- standby LED
- headphone Jack socket
Special features hidden in sub-menues:
- transparency check (allows to check the bit transparency of a playback chain)
- setting of the coarse output levels (analog domain)
- dual / single wire selection for 176.4 / 192 kHz sampling rate
- display brightness
IR Remote control switches:
- power on/off
- volume up
- volume down
- input sources (4 switches for Firewire, XLR, RCA. Toslink)
- DAC upsampling filter type
- mute
- absolute phase
Sampling rates: 44.1 up to 192 khz / 24 Bits
Mechanics: The same looks and size as the Minerva.
The DAC202 also has a new D/A converter and new analog output stages compared to the Minerva. The D/A converter uses two converters per channel to gain in signal to noise ratio. We do not disclose any information on the specifics of the analog circuitry at this time.
I am sure the DAC202 will set the standard for computer based playback. With the remote control and the headphone output the DAC202 will appeal to many customers. It can easily replace a preamplifier.
____________________________________________________
και απ'ότι γνωρίζω λίγο ακριβώτερο από το Minerva.
...)
