Description
Nu Prime DAC-10H : Headphone Amp/DAC
The NuPrime DAC-10H combines leading-edge technology that offers PCM 384K & DSD256 decoding with a high-power balanced headphone amplifier. To excel beyond high performance DACs cluttering the marketplace, NuPrime recognizes that merely supporting standard sampling rates and hi-res music formats using state-of-the-art chips or proprietary digital signal processing is not sufficient.
To satisfy the most discerning audiophiles, the NuPrime DAC-10H must do three things exceptionally well:
1/ Drive any headphones with ease.
2/ Deliver the utmost detail during a symphony’s quietest passages or a soundtrack’s heart-pounding explosion.
3/ all of this in the most natural sound. Simply put, the DAC-10H is a truly musical device.
A Reference Class Preamplifier
To meet the requirement of customers who want to eliminate extra components in their system, a high-end preamp capable of driving the power amplifier directly is an essential part of the design.
The DAC-10H includes features borrowed from the Reference class P-20 preamp:
⦁ Advanced, thin-film switched-resistor ladder network for controlling volume, i.e., a single resistor in the signal path at any volume setting.
⦁ Individually adjustable volume on each input for precise source level matching.
⦁ Volume adjustment in 99 precise, 0.5dB increments.
The Heart
As the heart of an audio system, the DAC-10H supports an extensive number of inputs and formats. Utilizing the world’s best performing 32-bit audio DAC is only a first step for designing the ultimate DAC. When state-of-the-art solutions are readily available to all vendors, the experience and proprietary know-how in designing many Editor’s Choice and Product of The Year award-winning products elevate the NuPrime DAC-10H above the competition.
Several notable features:
⦁ Five digital and two stereo inputs for system flexibility.
⦁ SABRE32 Reference ES9018K2M from ESS Technology is one of the world’s best-performing 32-bit audio DAC solution for high-end consumer applications and professional studio equipment. With ESS’s 32-bit Hyperstream™ DAC architecture and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator, the SABRE32 Reference DAC delivers an unprecedented dynamic range of up to 127dB and THD+N (Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise) of -120dB, all of which put the DAC-10H at the industry’s cutting edge.
⦁ Symmetrical signal processing with exact signal transmission over the entire frequency spectrum and extremely low harmonic distortion, ensuring an unadulterated musical presentation.
⦁ Asynchronous transfer mode.
⦁ Ultra-low-noise JFETs in the input stage for the lowest possible noise level.
⦁ Supports DSD native playback by ASIO2.1 (up to 11.2MHz) and DoP (up to 5.6MHz) method.
⦁ Sample Rate Display – 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352.8, 384 kHz and DSD64 to DSD256.
⦁ Unique dual gain settings for RCA with 2V or 4V outputs, XLR with 4V or 8V outputs; and each of the balanced and unbalanced headphone outputs with four different high power output settings.
⦁ Exclusive driver software for Windows. Standard driver software for Mac.
Headphone Amplifier
Today’s best headphones can cost as much as a high-end DAC. Their owners demand a headphone amp that fully exploits their potential.
Key features of the headphone amp:
⦁ A 4-pin balanced and a standard 6.2mm stereo headphone amplifier outputs.
⦁ Output circuitry designed for use with up to two dynamic headphones. Consistent wiring and the use of XLR-4 sockets ensure excellent channel separation.
⦁ A gain switch for use with in-ear, on-ear and over-ear headphones.
Other Features:
⦁ Linear power supply with multi-rail toroidal transformer.
⦁ Independent left/right channel power supplies.
⦁ 12V trigger output.
⦁ Full microprocessor control with memory retention.
⦁ Included remote control for full convenience.
⦁ Available in stylish black or silver anodized aluminum finish.
