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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digital Analog Converter (DAC) 泉 User’s Manual 二 P a g e...
Table of Contents OVERVIEW ................................3 SPECIFICATIONS ..............................4 FRONT PANEL ..............................5 REAR PANEL ................................ 7 REMOTE CONTROL.............................. 8 I2S PORT ................................9 DRIVER INSTALLATION ............................10 COMMON SOFTWARE SETTINGS ........................13 P a g e...
Overview 泉 2 SPRING 2 By Holo Audio A new generation of fully discrete resistor network(Commonly known as R2R)DAC. Compared with its predecessor product "Spring", it has the following improvements. A new generation of fully discrete resistor network DAC modules with lower distortion for small signals and faster conversion speed The world's first DAC that truly supports DSD1024 and PCM1.536M...
From right to left the four buttons are as follows: MUTE, DISPLAY INTENSITY, OVER SAMPLING, SOURCE MUTE In standby mode the “Spring 2” output stage circuit turns off. However, the power consumption of the Dac essentially remains constant while retaining thermal stability at its ideal temperature for optimal performance.
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SOURCE Digital input source selection: USB (ground isolation) Optical HDMI interface I2S P a g e...
Remote Control Sampling Mode Mute Display Brightness Volume + (increase) Volume – (decrease) Digital input Setting Analog output settings Note: Volume does not apply for the Spring2 Dac. This remote can be used with other HoloAudio Devices. P a g e...
I2S Port LVDS differential transmission mode has the same physical interface as HDMI, and a HDMI cable can be used. But note that the electrical signal it transmits is I2S, not the audio and video signals of a conventional HDMI. 1 I2S_DATA- DSD_DATA_L- 2 GND...
The latest Win10 comes with a driver, but since its own driver does not support ASIO and does not support DSD, you need to install the driver provided by Holo Audio. The driver installation steps are as follows. ⚫ Connect the device to the power and turn it on, connect the USB input port of the device to the USB Port of the computer with a USB cable.
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The installation wizard will ask you to close other applications before installing. Please do this then click “Next” If necessary, select the installation folder by clicking “Browse…”or use default path (recommended) then click “Install. Installation in progress… 11 | P a g e...
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If the message like the one on the left pops up during the installation process, please click “Install” When you see the notification as shown on the left, the driver installation is complete. Click “Next”to continue. Click “Finish”to close the installer. The device is now available under Windows as an ASIO and WDM Audio Device.
Normal application software will be using the output to the default playback device on Windows. At this time, you need to set it up to use “Spring 2” as the default playback device for Windows.
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