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XDA-3 Differential Reference DAC
Specications
Circuit Highlights:
Digital to Analog Conversion: ESS ES9038Q2M SABRE
32
Reference DAC
(32 bit Stereo DAC with Hyperstream® II DAC architecture and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator).
Headphone Amplier: Texas Instruments TPA6120A2
(high-power, very high delity, current-feedback monolithic Class A/B headphone amplier).
Volume Control: NJW1195A
(digitally controlled analog ladder network volume control).
Analog Signal Path Active Electronics: OPA1656
(ultra-low-noise, low-distortion, FET-input, audio operational ampliers).
USB Interface: Comtrue CT7601 32 bit 768 kHz USB Audio Bridge
(supports PCM up to 32/768k; DoP up to DoP256; native-DSD up to DSD512).
Rated Output:
2.0 VRMS .
Analog Signal Path
Frequency Response: 10 Hz to 55 kHz +0 /- 0.2 dB .
Signal to Noise (S/N) Ratio: > 110 dB.
Crosstalk: < 91 dB.
THD: < 0.001% at 1 kHz.
THD: < 0.0015% 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
IMD: < 0.0005%.
Digital Signal Path
Frequency Response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz +/-0.1 dB (44.1k and above sample rates).
Signal to Noise (S/N Ratio: > 95 dB (44.1 kHz sample rate).
Signal to Noise (S/N Ratio: > 110 dB (48 kHz and above sample rates).
Crosstalk: < 100 dB.
THD: < 0.0035% (16 bits).
THD: < 0.002% (24 bits).
IMD: < 0.0025% (44.1k sample rate).
IMD: < 0.0005% (48 kHz and above sample rates).
Note: The frequency response with digital input signals is determined by the sample rate of the
incoming digital signal and the oversampling lter selected.