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TEAC NT-505 USB DAC NETWORK PLAYER MANUAL...
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About TEAC TEAC Is a known and reputable name in the industry, creating a wide array of products that are accessible to the novice music lover all the way to the professional or audiophile. Since 1953, TEAC was the first to create the 1/2-inch 4-track cassette recorder, the 8-track reel-to-reel/mixer combo, the first R-DAT recorder, and the first MiniDisc digital multi-tracker and CD scratcher.
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Compliant with RoHS MQA decoder for master quality streaming In order to achieve an Analog waveform closer to the original signal, the NT-505 supports MQA decoding while also supporting high sampling rate Hi-Res formats like DSD512 and PCM32/768. The MQA decoder is a totally new technology that controls Analog waveforms with excellent precision (as fine as 5 microseconds) and it reproduces sound in a manner that is perceived to be as close as possible to the original (to human hearing).
In addition, an external 10MHz clock input is also provided, to synchronize with an even higher-precision master clock generator, such as the TEAC CG-10M, for yet further upgraded audio playback with excellent sound quality.
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SETUP Now let’s get started with the device setup! ▪ How will you play your music? ▪ What is your audio source? Streaming If streaming via Tidal, Qobuz, Spotify, Roon (or any other service) you will be using the Network option. This device has an internal Wifi, as well as an Ethernet port for streaming.
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Headphones For Listening with headphones you have a singular 3.5mm jack found on the front of the device. If your headphones do not have a 3.5mm connector, you can purchase a custom cable or an adapter from moon-audio.com. Speakers There are a pair of XLR and a pair RCA pre-amplified outputs found on the back of the unit that can be used with a speaker amplifier or directly with active speakers.
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Powering On and Settings. To turn the unit, make sure the power plug is plugged in securely, and then flip the power switch! On the front of the device you have two knobs and a button. The large knob to the right just controls the volume of the device. The knob to the left of the screen (labeled “source”) and the small button next to it (labeled “menu”) is how you will be able to change your device settings.
Narrow Clock Sync If you have an external Master Clock, such as the TEAC CG 10M you can turn off and on the Clock Sync function in this menu. More on Master clocks from TEAC: “Digital signals, such as PCM, are divided extremely finely into tens of thousands of parts per second along the time axis.
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PERFORMANCE ▪ Audio Inputs: ▪ USB (rear): USB B port, USB 2.0, asynchronous mode transfer, bulk transfer ▪ Compatible Software: TEAC HR Audio Player (Windows, Macintosh) ▪ COAXIAL digital (rear): RCA pin×1 (gold-plated) ▪ Input level: 0.5Vp-p ▪ Input impedance: 75Ω...
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