Digital To Digital Converter? Why convert digital to digital? For robots with hifis?
There’s 1,000 words worth of explanation. The Denafrips IRIS USB Digital To Digital Converter takes a USB input and converts it to a number of digital outputs including I2S over HDMI (LVDS Standard) or RJ45 (LVCMOS Standard), S/PDIF (Coax and Toslink), and AES/EBU. Those two BNC inputs are for attaching an external (word) clock.
Inside resides the company’s proprietary FPGA DSP Processing, FIFO Buffer & Reclocking, and Industry Leading USB Audio Interface Solution via STM32F466 Advanced AMR based MCU. This is all meant to improve the incoming signal through the IRIS’ output.
I plan to test drive the IRIS using the underwhelming Raspberry Pi 4’s USB output (review) to see if the combo can overwhelm. We shall see (hear).
Company Website: Denafrips
Distributor’s Website: Vinshine Audio
Denafrips IRIS USB Digital To Digital Converter
Price: $526.00
Description | Parameters |
---|---|
D/D Converter | Proprietary FPGA DSP Processing Architecture |
FIFO Buffer and Reclock with Internal Crystal | |
FEMTO Crystal Oscillator | |
Optical Isolated All Digital Input Interfaces | |
Proprietary USB Audio Solution via STM32F446 Advanced AMR Based MCU | |
Licensed Thesycon USB Driver For Windows Platform | |
Driverless On Mac & Linux | |
External Clocks Input Supported | |
DSD | DSD64-DoP On All Output |
Upto DSD512 On USB Input & I²S Output | |
PCM | 24bits / 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192KHz On All Output |
Upto 768kHz On USB Input & I²S Output | |
Digital Input | USB |
External Clock Input | 45.1548MHz |
49.152Mhz | |
Digital Output | Coax SPDIF via RCA |
TOSLink x 1 | |
AES/EBU x 1 | |
I²S HDMI LVDS Standard | |
I²S RJ45 LVCMOS Standard | |
AC Power Requirement | 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz (Worldwide Voltage, Manual Selector) |
Power Consumption | ≤20W |
Dimension | 220W x 250D x 44H mm (Feet +18mm) |
Weight | 3.5 Kg |
Color | Black |
Warranty | 36 Months |