The eagerly awaited Audiolab 8200DQ DAC or digital to analogue convertor follows in the ground breaking footsteps of the acclaimed MDAC. Designed by John Westlake the high performance DAC offers an unprecedented array of connections; 1 x Async USB, 2 x Optical inputs and 2 x Coaxial Inputs and also offers users 3 analogue inputs for their existing devices. The 8200DQ DAC can be used as a standalone DAC or Digital Pre Amplfier. This makes the 8200DQ ideal for connecting to a power amplifier or direct to a set of active loudspeakers. The 8200DQ like the MDAC features RCA connections along with a set of fully balanced XLR outputs.

Designed by John Westlake, the Audiolab 8200DQ has been designed to improve the sound of your digital sources and play high resolution 24-bit/192kHz files via the coaxial input and USB input. Optical will perform up to 24/96kHz.

The 8200DQ will vastly improve the performance of any PCM digital source, such as a CD transport, your PC or DAB Radio.

• Output Level @ 1KHz, RCA 2.25Vrms ±0.1, XLR 4.5Vrms ±0.1
• Frequency Response, Ref. 1kHz, 20Hz to 20KHz ±0.2dB
• THD 1KHz, 0dB, 20Hz to 20kHz BW RCA & XLR <0.0015%
• Crosstalk 1kHz, RCA >120dB, XLR >130dB
• Dynamic Range Awtd, RCA =>114.5dB, XLR =>121.5dB
• 32Bit 84.672MHz 512 Element MultiBit Array DAC
• Asynchronous USB supporting 24 Bits / 192kHz with Remote Control of PC / MAC Media Player via HID support
• x2 192KHz 24Bits Coax SPDIF Digital Inputs
• x2 96KHz Optical Digital Inputs
• 3 x RCA Socket Line Level Inputs
• High Current, High Linearity RCA Single Ended & XLR True Balanced with fully discrete JFET CROSS* Class A Output stage’s
• High Current, High Linearity CROSS* JFET Class A Headphone Amplifier
• Triple cascaded Jitter attenuation stages, with triple cascaded Asynchronies Clock domain isolation – all but eliminating the First order effects of Jitter from the external input sources on the Digital to Audio Conversion process
• Selectable DAC Mode or Digital Pre-Amplifier Mode, allowing direct connection to Power Amplifiers and Active speakers in Digital only systems
• 2.7” High contrast OLED display
• “Bit Perfect” Digital Data source analyzer
• Intelligent real-time Bit Depth analysis engine – Displays the “True” Bit depth of the Digital input source
• Digital Data Decorrelation Engine – Decorrelates the fixed “LSB’s” data pattern within the Audio data stream when less then 24Bits. Data decorrelation at the DAC substrate level reduces both Digital and Analogue Second order effects within the DAC at the silicon Die level
• MS Windows LSB Data restoration for “Bit Perfect” reply – corrects Windows’ LSB rounding errors. Allows Bit Perfect “Plug and Play” with Windows Media Player
• ASYNC USB Buffer level display to insure correct functionality and diagnostics of the USB HOST device in ASYNC Audio streaming mode
• “Actual” or “Nominal” Sampling Frequency display – displays the TRUE input sampling frequency with 1Hz resolution
• Digital level meters in dB with Peak hold
• CD / DVD SPDIF subcode embedded Track and Time Display
• Advanced De-Jittered Optical and Coax Digital SPDIF Output, including USB Audio
• Selectable Optical or Coax Clock-Lock interface – allowing “Jitter Free” Clock-Locked connection with compatible CD transports etc
• Full Remote Control + External Remote / BUS I/O loop
• 26 Internal Regulated supply rails
• 10 Ultra Low Noise, Low Impedance Discrete Regulators
• 7 User Selectable Digital Filters – Fully Software upgradeable via the USB Port
• Master Clock Jitter less then 3pS Short Term - Measured directly at DAC “XOut”
• Organic Ultra Low ESR capacitors, High Tolerance Polypropylene film / Foil capacitors, Ultra Stable Very Low VCR 0.1% MELF SMD resistors, 4 Layer PCB