In order to make changes that improve the already excellent quality of its products, aqua - acoustic quality reserves the right to modify the information or the contents of this manual at any time and without notice.
(5) years from the original date of purchase. The warranty includes parts and labour. In the event of a defect or malfunction, contact your dealer or aqua - acoustic quality directly for return authorization. aqua - acoustic quality will remedy the problem by repair or replacement, as we deem necessary, to restore the product to full performance.
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In This Guide… 1 Operation and Features 2 Specifications 3 DAC Configuration 4 Front panel 5 Back panel 6 PC connection Formula xHD Owner’s Manual...
The Optologic R2R conversion system aqua believes that the more musical D/A conversion system is based on the circuit usually identified as "resistor ladder". This technology has been substituted in the mass-market by the so-called sigma-delta converters.
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• Fully-floating (isolated) USB decoding and clock generation by FPGA with proprietary code • High quality, long life, low noise parts and modular design that distinguish aqua - acoustic quality equipment • Sample rate in “Bit Perfect” up to 768 kHz PCM and quad rate DSD (DSD256) •...
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- low noise Metal Foil ultra-precision resistors - double metallized film pulse capacitor - ultra-fast diodes - halogen free cables • Aluminium anti-resonant cabinet with Nextel • RC5 IR remote controller (optional) • Designed and handmade in Italy • 5-year warranty Formula xHD Owner’s Manual...
100-115V / 220-240V; 50 or 60Hz - 82VA Dimensions ( W x D x H ) 450 x 380 x 100 mm Weight 9 kg Front finish Satin Alu Silver or Satin Black Case finish Grey Nextel powder coated VIII Formula xHD Owner’s Manual DAC Configuration...
- USB port Modular input: - AES/EBU balanced 110 ohm - RCA coax (S/PDIF) 75 ohm - AT&T (ST Fiber) - Optical TOSLINK ● analog outputs : - RCA single-ended - XLR balanced symmetrical Formula xHD Owner’s Manual PIN ASSIGNMENT...
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DAC to your Mac and it will be immediately recognized by the OS and ready to use. Macs with older OS need update. To use aqua USB as output device for your Mac, you need to select it as default output device from the Audio Control Panel (Preferences -> Sound).
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Windows XP, VISTA, 7, 8, 10 O.S. For the best sonic results, you may want to use a player which support ASIO*, like Foobar or JRiver Media Center *ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH Formula xHD Owner’s Manual...
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Handcrafted in Italy aqua - acoustic quality www.aquahifi.com info@aquahifi.com...
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