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Portable reference USB DAC/Amp for Your Best Headphones
DACport – Amazingly Revealing
Building upon the legacy of the original DACport, we offer two new models featuring modern technology, improved sound quality, and a smaller package. DACport Slim and DACport HD are reference-quality portable listening devices. And they are amazingly revealing. The sound quality is so awesome, you will hear detail in your music you never thought was there.
Both models feature a Stereo Digital to Analog Converter and a Class-A Headphone Amplifier with digital volume control. DACport Slim tops out at 192kHz, while HD takes it up a notch, delivering full 384kHz resolution, and DSD, so you can play any high-resolution files. Also, DACport HD offers a higher output level and can drive more headphones.
With DACport Slim and DACport HD, CEntrance redefines the portable USB DAC. Again.
Take the Show on the Road
Make your audiophile experience portable. Listen to pristine-quality playback anywhere— at a coffee shop, at work, or on a trip—no need to sacrifice sound quality for portability. With plug 'n play operation on Mac and Linux, and a driver available for Windows, both products pack a lot of features into the lighter-sized, anodized aluminum chassis, setting new standards in portability, convenience and sound quality.
Key Features
· Audiophile-grade AK4490 D/A converter plays HD music with bit-perfect accuracy. · Amp designed for listening without fatigue, offers clarity, soundstage and detail. · Ergonomic, side-mounted rotary volume control for single-handed adjustment. · Volume control with perfect tracking, so your L/R channels are always in balance. · Plug 'n play operation with Mac and Linux. Driver available for Windows. · No power adapter or batteries—both products use USB power from your laptop. · Aircraft aluminum chassis, anodized for extra scratch protection and durability. · 1/8-inch headphone jack drives the most advanced headphones on the market.
Features
Windows may downgrade 24-bit audio files to 16-bits, adding noise. DACport is a 24-bit device, ensuring that Windows sends it audio with no changes, "bit-for-bit", at all supported sample rates.
The art of digital-to-audio conversion is in the quality of the clock. CEntrance's clock management system uses military spec clock oscillators with 10ppm precision.
Capacitors introduce distortion. DACport's Class-A audio circuit is direct-coupled (capacitor-free), maintaining audiophile quality all the way to the line output or to the headphones.
DACport's advanced, low-distortion Class-A amplifier circuit runs on super-clean 18V rails (±9V, bipolar supply). Higher voltage means more headroom and more output power to drive any headphones.
Our products are sold all over the world and we go to great lengths to ensure compliance with international regulations. DACport is RoHS, FCC and CE-compliant, which ensures safety and protects our environment. DACport Slim and DACport HD are designed and assembled by CEntrance in USA from components sourced from around the world. When you purchase our products you are bringing manufacturing jobs back to America. Thank you for your support!
The original DACport is still featured on Stereophile's prestigious list of recommended audio components. In 2015 CEntrance introduces a totally redesigned DACport, the HD. The award-winning USB DAC/Amp has gotten more portable, powerful, and future-proof. Packing DSD capability, 384kHz sampling rate and a host of other features, DACport HD stays true to its legacy, but puts it inside in an ergonomic shape the size of lighter!
Digital Specs Max Sample Rate (Slim) 192kHz (Also: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4kHz) Max Sample Rate (HD) 384kHz (Also: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192, 352kHz), DSD Max Resolution (Slim) 24-bit (Also supports 16-bit) Max Resolution (HD) 32-bit (Also supports 16 and 24-bit) Connection USB 2.0, asynchronous Local clock Mil-spec clock, 10 ppm precision, 1 ps jitter Compatibility Any computer running Mac, PC, Linux. Driver is available for Windows. Analog Specs Frequency Response 20Hz...40kHz +/-0.2dB Dynamic Range (Slim) 109 dB, re +11.5dBu, max gain Dynamic Range (HD) 112 dB, re +14.5dBu, max gain THD+N (Slim) 0.003% (FS, 1kHz) THD+N (HD) 0.002% (FS, 1kHz) Noise Floor 7 µV RMS (A-weight), max gain Audio Output Stereo 3.5mm (1/8") jack, headphone or line output Headphone Amplifier Output Impedance 1 Ohm Amplifier Type Direct Class-A, no caps in the signal path Max Level (Slim) 2.9 V rms / +11.5 dBu Max Level (HD) 4.1 V rms / +14.5 dBu Output Power (Slim) 450mW (total), drives 600 Ohm headphones Output Power (HD) 775mW (total), drives 600 Ohm headphones General Specs Input power USB bus (no external power supply needed) Gain Switch 20dB range Internal power supplies ±9V, dual, super-clean analog rails Unit Dimensions: 3" (7.6cm) L, 1.1" (2.9cm) W, 0.4" (1.1cm) H Weight: 2.5 ounces (72 grams)