Den kompakte halvbreddeserien til Parasound har etter hvert fått svært mange familiemedlemmer. Produktene spenner fra RIAA, for- og effektforsterkere CD-spiller og DAC. Og det er nettopp sistnevnte, Zdac som nå lanseres i en oppgradert utgave, Zdac V.2.
Den nye modellen får flere forbedringspunkter. Vi snakker om utvidete forforsterkerfunksjoner, ny hodetelefonforsterker, forbedret systemntegrering med 12-volts triggere, og mulighet for digital lydoverføring fra iOS-produkter med Lightning plugg, via adapter.
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Les mer om Parasound Zdac V.2 i pressemeldingen som Parasound har laget foran CEDIA.
Parasound Announces Zdac V.2 DAC and Headphone Amp
DENVER - CEDIA EXPO 2014 –
Following the success of its original Zdac, Parasound introduces Zdac V.2 with enhanced preamplifier features, a new headphone amplifier with increased gain and dual output jacks, and improved system integration with 12-volt triggers. Lightning jack equipped Apple iOS devices can now send digital audio to Zdac V.2 USB port (Apple Lighting to USB adapter required).
Zdac V.2 adds a high-slew-rate headphone amplifier to prevent the odd-order distortions that contribute to listening fatigue. Its low 10-ohm output impedance combined with higher gain allows it to drive phones up to 600 ohms. There is a dedicated headphone volume control, and dual 1/4- and 1/8-inch phone jacks to avoid added adaptor contact noise.
The DAC is configured to drive a power amplifier directly without need of a preamplifier. Its balanced XLR and RCA line outputs can be variable or fixed-level for maximum signal-to-noise. Twelve-volt triggers are now provided for automatic on and off.
Like its predecessor, Zdac V.2 has optical and coaxial digital inputs that support up to 192-kHz/24-bit sources, and a USB input for up to 96-kHz/24 bit sources. It provides asynchronous sample rate conversion of all inputs, which are re-clocked and up-sampled to 422-kHz/24 bit.
The Parasound Zdac V.2 will be available in October in silver or black finish with a $549 MSRP.
