It's easy to get started: just plug it in. The only reason to read the manual is if you want to disable the volume control and have it run at full output all the time. The insightful midrange, also exemplified by the textured acoustic melody, is bookended by a rich, punchy low-end – the introductory bass thump is full and lush – and pleasingly present highs that round off a nicely proportioned, equally talented frequency range. As the instrumentation busies the soundstage, the Cambridge has enough breadth and control to keep things coherent. Aha! The 50 Ωoutput source impedance leads to the added low-frequency distortion. At 0.02%, forget about it. Headphone response is rated 10 ~ 100,000 Hz, without a tolerance, but it's unclear how you get it a 100 kHz signal if the maximum sample rate is 192 ksps.

Lin. ∅" and "Min. ∅"have the same response. "Steep" is a few dB off at 20 kHz, but still flat to beyond 19 kHz.

Digital audio input connections

Aha! The impedance of any driver changes with its acoustic loading, meaning headphones present different loads if on or off your head. When off-head, the ATH-M50 leads to more distortion with the Cambridge DacMagic Plus. In the 740/840 models it upsamples to 384kHz: here, a more modest version upsamples to 192kHz, but adds the flexibility of three filter types: 'linear phase', 'minimum phase' and 'steep'. The differences between these filters are in some ways subtle, but may be significant in determining the DAC's sound. Hmm, 0.2% distortion isn't good, but probably not audible. The Benchmark DAC1 HDR is much, much better here if you want a great, accurate headphone amplifier and DAC.

The 4 V RMS headphone output is more than enough for sensitive, low-impedance headphones like the Audio-Technica ATH-M50, and usually enough with less sensitive 600 Ω headphones like the DT880. As a result, we are treated to a version of the deluxe upsampling technology first seen in the 840C and 740C CD players from the Azur range. Generalmente, los convertidores de digital a analógico de los dispositivos digitales habituales carecen del nivel esperado y no permiten obtener toda la calidad de audio de las fuentes de sonido. DacMagic 100 toma directamente la señal de audio digital del dispositivo para omitir la tarjeta de sonido o el DAC del mismo. Procesa digitalmente la señal de audio mediante nuestra tecnología de diseño personalizado para mejorar enormemente la calidad del sonido y reducir los niveles de distorsión. Esto produce mejores niveles de detalle, una claridad espectacular y un escalado muy profundo de toda su música. COMPATIBILIDADStandards of CD replay being what they are, it probably won't lift many modern players beyond recognition, but it could give a new lease of life to some older models and for computer-based music replay it is an excellent choice. An 0.7 dB bump is typical for an amplifier with a 50 Ωoutput source impedance. It's the reason you buy a Benchmark DAC1 HDR if you don't want this to happen. Likewise, the peaks at 2kHz and 6kHz are from peaks in the Ultrasone Edition 8's impedance. Prices valid in stores (all including VAT) until close of business on 28th November 2023. (Some of these web prices are cheaper than in-store, so please mention that you've seen these offers online.)

kHz level error versus digital modulation level, -120 ~ 0 dBFS, undithered 24-bit 44.1 ksps input. ( R&S UPL.) DacMagic 100 es un dispositivo increíblemente adaptable: es compatible con archivos digitales de prácticamente cualquier formato como, por ejemplo, archivos originales de estudio de 24 bits de máxima calidad o archivos de audio sin pérdidas almacenados en su equipo. Cuenta con tres opciones de conectividad digital y la capacidad de conectar hasta cuatro dispositivos simultáneamente: DacMagic 100 combina un gran número de mejoras de audio digital. La configuración del dispositivo es muy intuitiva, lo que permite empezar a disfrutar de una mejor calidad de audio en cuestión de minutos. PRINCIPIO DE DISEÑO: EL SONIDO ES PRIMORDIAL One tends to associate rhythm particularly with music for dancing or marching but, of course, it's no less important in a string quartet or ballad, just in a different way.Frecuencias de muestreo admitidas de entrada digital: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz It does deliver plenty of detail and agility, but we do miss out on a bit of power. Voices, meanwhile, are clean and natural but do veer towards the bright side when really pushed. Cubierta totalmente metálica y con amortiguación acústica, dotada de un grueso panel frontal de aluminio metalizado It has the best performance I've ever measured over USB of any DAC at any price. It's completely immune to even the slightest jitter that other excellent DACs can't remove from USB, as well as often the best performances I've measured for distortion. I installed no software, and magically it fed itself with 96 ksps audio via USB from iTunes on my Mac. There's a choice of Linear Phase, Minimum Phase and Steep filter modes, which you should experiment with, too (we liked Minimum the best).