SXD2 USB DAC

User Controls

Power Switch

Input Selector Switch

I/O Compliment

1 Digital Input (Coaxial)

1 Full-Speed USB 1.1 (Type B)

1 pair Unbalanced Line Outputs (RCA)

General Features

USB Connectivity

Connection via USB allows the "SXD2" to be used as an external sound card, providing hifi audio performance from a computer, whether it be music, gaming or production.

Upsampling to 192kHz

The higher sample rate of 192kHz provides increased resolution in the time-domain and allows the "SXD2" to use a less complex analog filter, maintaining phase linearity and audio signal integrity.

24-bit Resolution

Standard 16-bit CDs use 65536 (216) discrete levels to approximate the analog signal, resulting in a signal-to-noise ratio no better than 96dB. Increasing the resolution to 24-bit uses 16777216 (224) levels, which allows a maximum possible signal-to-noise ratio of 144dB.

Internal Power Supply

A custom designed, fully shielded, toroidal transformer with three separate secondary windings, provides the foundation for solid hifi audio performance. Five regulated power supplies, three analog and two digital, ensuring the analog circuitry has maximum isolation from and digital power supply artefacts and noise.

PCB Layout

Ground planes and earth returns have been meticulously designed to provide optimal current paths, maintaining maximum isolation between the anlaog and digital circuits. Careful layout of the analog output guarantees that crosstalk is kept to an absolute minimum.

Localised Supply Filtering

Inductor-based power supply filtering, local to each integrated circuit, ensures every last milli-volt of noise is removed from the supply rails.

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