The increased popularity of high-resolution digital sound sources has resulted in a growing need for high-quality sound with balanced hi-fi headphones. To meet this need, Audio-Technica is offering the AT-BHA100 balanced headphone amplifier and AT-DAC100 digital-to-analogue converter, ideal for use with hi-fi headphones such as the ATH-ADX5000, the ATH-AW Series, and the ATH-MSR7b. This compact desktop unit is compatible with Direct Stream Digital (DSD) and other high-definition formats to reproduce every detail of the original recording.
Key Features
- Compatible with a wide variety of high-definition formats
- Low-distortion DAC with high signal-to-noise ratio
- Specifically tuned for vacuum tube preamplifiers
- High-quality power supply
- Low-distortion filter circuit
- High-quality audio-grade components
- WIMA film capacitors
- Support for USB-C and other digital inputs
- Horizontal or vertical orientation for greater layout flexibility
- External AC adapter
Technical Specifications
- System Requirements:
- Computer with a USB 2.0 port
- CPU: Intel Core i3 CPU 2.2 GHz or higher, or AMD CPU equivalent to Intel
- RAM: 32-bit OS 2 GB or more, 64-bit OS 4 GB or more
- Compatible OS: Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Mac OS X or later
- Frequency Response: 5 Hz – 90 kHz (0, -3 dB)
- Total Harmomic Distortion: <=0.005% (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 105 dB (A-weighted, 1 Vrms output)
- Separation Between Channels: 105 dB (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
- Input Terminals: USB-B (44.1 kHz – 768 kHz, 16 – 32 bit DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512) USB-C (44.1 kHz – 768 kHz, 16 – 32 bit DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512) Coaxial digital (32 kHz – 192 kHz, 16 – 24 bit) Optical digital (32 kHz – 192 kHz, 16 – 24 bit)
- Output Terminals: Analog output (pin jack) x 2
- Power Supply: 100 – 120V AC, 50/60 Hz, 15V DC/2.4 A (AC adapter provided)
- Power Consumption: 3 W (max)
- Dimensions: 44 mm (1.73") H × 210 mm (8.27") W × 135 mm (5.31") D (excluding protrusions)
