Meridian Explorer 24-bit/192kHz USB Dac & Headphone Amp

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http://www.meridian-audio.com/en/collections/products/explorer-1000/4/

Explorer replaces your computer’s sound card with a USB-powered DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter) featuring Meridian’s high quality audio circuitry and design derived from Meridian’s award-winning Reference Series components, along with a powerful headphone amplifier with on-board analogue volume control. Whatever your choice of content – iTunes, Spotify®, YouTube® or a High Resolution downloaded file, Explorer makes it sound its best. Simply by plugging it in and listening with it, you’ll experience significantly higher sound quality.

• Asynchronous USB Audio Class Compliant 2.0 HS 480Mb/s for best-in-class performance

• Highest resolution on the market (24-bit/192kHz)

• 192kHz fixed & variable analogue and 96kHz optical outputs

• 6-layer circuit board with audiophile-grade components throughout

• USB-powered; plugs into any computer with a USB port


Inputs
USB mini type B.

Outputs
3.5mm combination analogue/digital jack with mini Toslink digital optical <96 kHz output and 2-ch analogue line out, fixed 2v RMS.
3.5mm jack with variable-level headphone output, 130mW into 16Ω.

Construction
Extruded Aluminium shell with moulded plastic endcaps and rubber foot.

Power
USB, nominal 5V at <500mA.

Indicators
Three white LEDs show connected state and audio stream rate.

Implementation
USB audio class compliant 2.0 HS 480Mb/s bandwidth.
Asynchronous: device is the clock source for high quality.
Firmware upgrade via USB.
Windows drivers provided, no drivers required for Macintosh OS X or Linux.
Analogue volume control for headphone output, controlled from PC, control law modified to match connected OS.
S/PDIF output downsamples 4x (192/176.4kHz) to 2x (96/88.2kHz).

OS requirements
Macintosh OS X 10.6.4 (Snow Leopard) or later
Windows XP SP3, Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8
Linux kernel 2.6.37 or later and ALSA version 1.0.32 or greater




Τιμούλα: €224 ($299.95)

 

[m1ts0s]

Απάντηση: Meridian Explorer 24-bit/192kHz USB Dac & Headphone Amp

Πολύ συμπαθής εταιρία, αν και λίγο το όνομα, λίγο το design η τιμολόγηση πολλές φορές ξεφεύγει. 224 ευρώ πάντως τα βρίσκω καλή τιμή για το μαραφέτι.

 

[tanto]

Απάντηση: Meridian Explorer 24-bit/192kHz USB Dac & Headphone Amp

και μια φωτο απο τα εσωψυχα του.Αν η τιμη ειναι αυτη τοτε θα ειναι αρκετα καλη,θα ειναι ομως αυτη στην χωρα μας? Το καλο οτι εχει αλλη εξοδο για ακουστικα και αλλη για line.O κοντινος ανταγωνισμος (σαν ιδεα και σαν τιμη) εχει μια και για τα δυο (dragonfly).