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- Page 1 AUDIO by ANDREA CIUFFOLI-QUANG HAO. User Manual HQ - REFERENCE DAC...
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Page 2: Installation And Setup
Operational Installation and Setup. Unpacking: Connecting Directly to a Power Amplifier: Avoid allowing static shocks to be applied to the inputs or outputs. To prevent static shocks, touch any grounded surface, such as the DACs The content should include: chassis, before connecting or removing a cable. It is unlikely that a static shock will damage the unit, but it may cause circuitry to “lock- •... - Page 3 Description. Digital circuits: The HQ Reference DAC is a Stereo High fidelity DAC unit and includes advanced specification with high performance. There are several of customizable settings within the HQ Reference The DAC unit is based on the ES9018 Sabre32 reference DAC chip from ESS DAC to optimize sound quality for a wide range of setups.
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Page 4: Controls And Connectors
Controls and Connectors COAX input Vol -dB NO LOCK Fast Bal Band 70k Ph+ HQ – REFERENCE DAC POWER HQ – REFERENCE DAC COAX MADE IN VEITNAM LEFT OUTPUT DIGITAL INPUTS RIGHT OUTPUT... - Page 5 Operational Operational Switching On and Off: Connect power to the unit and switch the mains on. Switch on the unit. When switching off the unit: switch off the amplifier first. When switching on the unit: The display shows the welcome screen. After a short period the display menu shows.
- Page 6 Operational Operational using the Remote Control. Custom default start up setting: Digital filter selection: It is possible to change the default start up setting. E.g. if the optical The unit offers a wide choice of filters to enhance your listening input is often used, it can be a nice feature to have the DAC unit start experience.
- Page 7 Operational Drivers Setup Windows ASIO Driver Installation: MAC/Linux ASIO Driver Installation: • The first step required in the Windows setup process is to install • No Drivers for these operating systems is needed. the ASIO driver: • See limitations in specification. •...
- Page 8 Music player setup ”1” The Music player: To use hq Reference DAC with all the PCM sampling frequency and DSD sample rates, it is necessary configure the Music player (Foobar2000, Jriver or similar ) to use: Windows Audio Session API (WASAPI), Kernel streaming (KS) or Audio Streaming Input Output (ASIO ).
- Page 9 Operational Music player setup ”2” (select Amanero KS, WASAPI or ASIO)
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Page 10: Frequency Asked Questions
Digital Volume Control calculation is an integral circuitry sounds better than unbalanced circuitry. The DAC unit is part of the HQ Reference DAC filter algorithm and therefore cannot be a true balanced design. It generates the inverted signal in the bypassed. - Page 11 Operational Ajustments: Adjustment of Maximum Output level: The Maximum output level can be pre-set by the internal changing the internal jumpers on the analog boards. First unplug the DAC unit from Mains before changing the jumper setting. Unscrew the topcover using a Torx screwdriver. Set the Jumpers J1 to J6 for the desired Maximum output level as described in the table below and the drawing of the analog modules to the right.
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Page 12: Specifications
Operational Specifications: Digital PCM Sampling Rates Coaxial S/PDIF 44.1kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz up to 24bit Optical (TOSLINK) 44.1kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz up to 24bit 44.1kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz, 352.8 kHz, Asynchronous Bit Perfect USB 384 kHz up to 32bit DSD Sampling Rates... - Page 13 Operational Specifications: General. Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise,1KHz, 0dBFS Balanced output 0.0045% RCA output 0.035% Signal-to-Noise Ratio A-weighted, 128 dB Frequency Response 0 Hz - 20 KHz (<0.1dB) Channel balance <0.02dB Channel Separation >130 dB @ 1KHz Phase AES/EBU, SP/DIF: Non-inverting / Inverting USB: Non-inverting...
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Page 14: Contact Information
Operational Contact information HQ-Audio 11th floor room 1116 Urban Golden Silk Hoang Mai District Hanoi Vietnam Tel: +84902578899 E-mail: quanghao168@yahoo.com.vn Web: quanghao.com...
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