I’ve never used one of these.. just really never understood the use for it.. I know a lot of people like them and use them though.. I don’t know…
NuForce, Inc., a global leader in consumer audio products, introduces the uDAC-3, a high-resolution USB Digital Audio Converter (DAC) that connects your personal computer’s audio with your home stereo, desktop sound system, or headphones.
As the 3rd generation of the best-selling NuForce uDAC series, the uDAC-3 provides DSD support (see Website for supported player and OS), Driverless Asynchronous Mode, and improved DAC and circuit design for a more detailed, transparent and wider soundstage. The uDAC-3’s exemplary flexibility –– analog RCA, digital coaxial, and high-performance headphone outputs –– is bound to satisfy the needs of the most discerning music lover.
And far from least, the uDAC-3’s price remains an affordable $125. In markets where it is still available, the uDAC-2 is now priced at $99.
FEATURES
• 24-bit/96 kHz and DSD support
• Discrete USB audio receiver and D/A converter, with coaxial S/PDIF output
• Double jitter reduction at both data level and oversampling filtering stage
• High performance headphone amplifier
• Premium quality analog volume control
• Direct-coupling – No capacitors in the signal path
• 2V analog output
• USB powered, no external power supply required
• Works with Windows 7/8 and Mac OS
SPECIFICATIONS
· Input : USB 1.1, 2.0 compatible
· Native Bit Rate : 32, 44.1, 48, 96 kHz, 24-bit
· Output : Analog RCA output = 2Vrms
· Dynamic Range : 90 dB
· S/N Ratio : 98 dB
· THD+N : 0.05%
· Digital Output : Coaxial RCA 75-Ohm
· Headphone Output : 80 mW x 2 @ 16-Ohm
Pricing and availability
The NuForce uDAC-3 will be available worldwide at a suggested retail price of US$125, shipping September 30, 2013.
For more information, visit www.nuforce.com