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Zodiac Gold Bundle From £2,895.00
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Product Description


Zodiac Gold is an advanced digital audio converter with an elegant aluminum unibody remote control. Custom designed digital and analog circuits deliver pristine audio with keenly articulated pitch and a spectacular soundstage. Also built-in is Antelope's 64-bit clocking technology used by the world’s top audio engineers.  A custom designed USB controller chip streams digital audio at rates up to 384khz. 8 input sources with auto-detection of active channels provide the flexibility required in the modern listening environment. The dual-stage headphone amp delivers effortless sonic performance.

A sophisticated and powerful DAC, Pre-Amp and Headphone Amp for refined tastes

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Features:

Custom USB chip streams audio up to 384kHz

Unibody machined aluminum remote control

64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC)

Ultra Linear, Dual Stage Headphone Amps

De-jittered, re-clocked Digital Audio Outputs

Precision gold-relay stepped attenuator control

Accurate Level Display for Main Volume

129dB Dynamic Range

Mute and Mono summing functions

VOltikus 3R regulated linear power supply

 

 

Technical Specifications

 

Dynamic Range:

129 dB

THD + N:

0.0004 %

USB:

2.0 Hi-Speed. Data stream up to 480Mbits/384kHz, Type B

Clocking System:

4th Generation Acoustically Focused Clocking 64 bit DDS Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator

Clock Stability:

< +/- 0.02 PPM, oven controlled at 64.5 °C

Clock Ageing:

< 1 ppm per year

Sample Rates:

44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, 192kHz, (352.8kHz, 384kHz through USB only)

Inputs:

BNC Word Clock: 44.1 - 384 kHz

1x AES/EBU XLR: 44.1 - 192 kHz

2x S/PDIF RCA: 44.1 - 192 kHz

2x RCA Analog: -10dBv Unbalanced (2V rms max)

2x ¼” TRS Analog: +4dBu Balanced (26 dBu max)

2x Optical TOSLINK

Outputs:

2x Analog XLR. Balanced, fully-differential drive. Trimmable 8 to 26 dBu @ 0dBFS. Preset to 22dBu. 56 Ω to GND.

1x AES/EBU De-Jittered, re-clocked Digital Output. 110 Ω.

2x S/PDIF De-Jittered, re-clocked Digital Outputs. 75 Ω.

2x Analog RCA: -10dBv Unbalanced, 2Vrms max, 56 Ω.

2x Headphones: 16 dBu @ 0dBFS. 120 or 0 Ω switchable.

Operating Temperature:

0-50 C, 32-122 F

Weight:

2 kg, 4.4 lb

Dimensions (Approx):

165mm (W) x 112mm (H) x 190mm (D)

6.5”(W) x 4.4”(H) x 7.5”(D)

Power Supply:

Input: 100-240VAC.

Output: 18VDC, 15W.

 
 
All listed prices are inclusive of VAT @ 20%
Description Product Code Dimension (mm) Price  
Zodiac Gold DAC & Voltikus Power Supply ZODIAC-GOLD-BLE £2,895.00
 
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