Centrance DACMini 192khz DAC & Headphone Amp

Digital Audio Bliss
DACmini™ is not just a USB DAC. DACmini is one of the world's highest-performing digital audio devices. Its precision-engineered audiophile circuitry is designed to elevate your system's sound quality to a new level. Featuring 192kHz/24-bit performance over SPDIF and 96kHz/24-bit, driverless performance over USB, an analog input, and both headphone and line-level outputs, DACmini is an extremely flexible device that can upgrade the performance of any audio system. It easily connects to such sources as a Mac desktop or laptop (including Mac mini), Windows desktop or laptop, music server, iPod/iPhone, Apple TV, Airport Express, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Squeezebox, providing a variety of ways to create an audiophile playback system.
 
The Versatile Audio Hub
DACmini is designed to be the centerpiece of your digital audio system. It returns the warmth to your digital audio without being obtrusive. Customers describe DACmini's sound as having "Transparent highs, tight bass, and clarity in the mid-range only found in products well above the £1000 price range." DACmini is also a versatile home audio hub, featuring a line-level input for your portable music player, an S/PDIF input for your digital sources, and a Class-A Headphone Amplifier that can drive virtually any headphones with lowest distortion. Placed near your computer monitor, it becomes the center of your desktop audio system.
 
Perfect Partner
DACmini is styled to stack perfectly with an Apple Mac mini, making for an exceptional small-footprint music server. Improving upon our successful portable DACport and featuring the amazing CEntrance USB audio technology, DACmini is a perfect way to listen to High Definition music at home.
 
Key Features

• Driverless USB implementation featuring full 24/96 resolution
• Virtually unmeasurable jitter, for amazing clarity and definition
• Exceptional noise immunity via a galvanically-isolated design
• Headphone amplifier offers clarity, soundstage and no listening fatigue
• Machined aluminum chassis looks great on a desktop or equipment shelf

Specifications

• Resolution - 24-bit (Also supports 16-bit)
• Sample Rate - USB: Up to 96kHz, S/PDIF: Up to 192 kHz     
• Interface - USB1.1 or 2.0, driverless
• Local clock - 10 ppm precision, unmeasurable jitter 
• Compatibility - Any computer running Mac, PC, or Linux

Analog Specs     

• Nominal Output level - +6.0dBV (RCA outputs)     
• Frequency Response - 20Hz...40kHz; +0.0dB / -0.1dB (Line or Digital inputs) 
• S/N Ratio: (A-wght) - 144dB (Line inputs); 113dB (Digital inputs)
• THD+N - 0.00022% (Line inputs); 0.001% (Digital inputs)     
• Crosstalk - -128dB (Line inputs); 118dB (Digital inputs)     
• Output Impedance - 25 Ohms (Line output); 1 Ohm (Headphone output)   
• Output Power - 1.5W (total), drives 32...600 Ohm headphones    
• Max Output level* - +13.5dBV (32 Ohms load),  +18.6dBV (300 Ohms load),  +19.0dBV (600 Ohms load)

* Listening to IEMs or other high sensitivity headphones at maximum level may damage your hearing.

General Specs     

• Audio Output - Gold-plated RCA line-out, stereo 1/4" headphone out
• Headphone Amp - Direct Class-A, no caps in the signal path    
• External Power - +9...+19V DC, wide choice of external power supplies   
• Internal power - Ground-isolated, ±15V, super-clean, dual analog rails   
• Unit Dimensions - 164 mm x 164 mm x 42 mm   
• Shipping weight - 1.7 kg