Weiss DAC 202 Digital Analogue Converter – Silver

Here we have a high-end DAC202 digital to analogue converter from Swiss company Weiss. This highly regarded unit can also function as a preamplifier and our example comes in very good condition noting some very light marking to the casework. It will be supplied in original factory packaging along with remote control unit, manual and our standard three month warranty.
Weiss Said….
The one-stop shop for playing back high-quality sound from your computer. With its standard Firewire connectivity, and USB and Thunderbolt as extra options, the DAC202 can interface with any computer. Its D/A converters offer non-compromise analogue audio output to loudspeakers or headphones.
Connect the DAC202 to any Firewire-equipped computer, or add the optional USB or Thunderbolt connectors. Enjoy stellar digital-to-audio conversion straight from your computer, from a small-format unit.
The DAC202 is also equipped with S/PDIF and AES/EBU inputs, so it can just as easily be used with CD players or any other units with digital audio outputs.
In addition to the DAC202’s power amp outputs, it also has a built-in, high-quality headphone amplifier.
Control the output levels of the DAC202 with perfect precision in the digital domain. The headphone and power amp outputs have separate level controls.
A modern, state-of-the-art D/A converter chip is employed. Two converters per audio channel are used to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio.
An internal high precision/low jitter clock generator is responsible for clocking the audio section. The sampling frequency is switched automatically according to the sampling frequency of the track played. In addition, there are word-clock inputs and outputs on BNC connectors for external synchronization purposes. All standard sampling frequencies up to 192 kHz are supported.
Features:
Sampling Rates: 44.1 kHz up to 192 kHz / 24-bit, DSD optional.
Digital Inputs: AES/EBU or S/PDIF on XLR / RCA / TOSlink connectors. Two Firewire connectors.
Converter: Two converters per audio channel are used. The headphone output uses a separate converter section
with the same features as the main output.
Jitter Processing: When using the Firewire input, the DAC202 is the master clock for the data transfer between
computer and DAC202. In addition the DAC202 sports an extremely efficient jitter reduction circuitry.
Remote Control Features: Power on/off, volume, muting, absolute polarity, upsampling filter type, input source.
USB / DSD Option: The DAC202 can be upgraded with a USB input which can also do DSD decoding for DSD file
playback.
Specifications:
Digital Inputs: 1 x XLR connector, 1 x RCA connector, 1 x TOSlink connector (optical), 2 x Firewire connectors. All inputs accept professional or consumer standard, i.e. AES/EBU or S/PDIF signals.
Supported sampling frequencies are 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz or 192 kHz on any of the inputs, except TOSlink which handles 96 kHz maximum. The dual wire mode can be activated for sampling rates of 176.4 kHz or 192 kHz exclusively. Maximum input word length is 24-bit.
Digital Outputs: 1 x XLR connector, 1 x RCA connector, 2 x Firewire connectors. Professional channel status data on the XLR and RCA outputs. The dual wire mode can be activated for sampling rates of 176.4 kHz or 192 kHz exclusively.
Main Analogue Outputs: 2 x XLR connectors, impedance 44 Ω; 2 x RCA connectors, impedance 22 Ω.
Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise: – 116 dB (0.00016 %) at – 3 dBfs input level
Crosstalk: Better than 120 dB, 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Headphone Output: 1 x 6.35 mm stereo jack connector
Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise: – 115 dB (0.00016 %) at – 3 dBfs input level
Crosstalk: Better than 110 dB, 20 Hz – 20 kHz
Mains voltage: 100 – 120 V or 200 – 240 V
Power consumption: 15 VA (max); 1 VA (standby)
Dimensions: 190 (W) x 300 (D) x 80 (H) mm
Weight: 2.3 kg

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