D/A Converter; Specifications Of Supported Audio Formats; Explanation Of Terms - Marantz SA-10 Owner's Manual

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D/A converter

Specifications of supported audio
formats
n USB-DAC
Sampling
frequency
DSD (2-channel) 2.8/5.6/11.2 MHz
44.1/48/88.2/96/
Linear PCM (2-channel) 176.4/
192/352.8/384 kHz
NOTE
Digital audio output stops during playback of the DSD files
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and linear PCM signals with a sampling frequency of
352.8/384 kHz using this unit's D/A converter.
n Coaxial/Optical
Sampling
frequency
44.1/48/88.2/96/
Linear PCM (2-channel)
176.4/192 kHz
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Explanation of terms

AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format)
This is an uncompressed and lossless format for digital
audio. Use AIFF files to burn high-quality audio CDs from
imported songs. AIFF files use approximately 10 MB of disk
space per minute.
ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)
Bit length
This is a codec for lossless audio compression method
1 bit
developed by Apple Inc. This codec can be played back on
iTunes, iPod or iPhone. Data compressed to approximately
16/24/32
60 – 70% can be decompressed to exactly the same original
bits
data.
DSD (Direct-Stream Digital)
One of the audio data recording methods, it is the signal
aspect used to store audio signals on a super audio CD, and
is Δ-Σ modulated digital audio.
Bit length
16/24 bits
FLAC
FLAC stands for Free lossless Audio Codec, and is a lossless
free audio file format. Lossless means that the audio is
compressed without any loss in quality.
The FLAC license is as shown below.
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