【DAC】Ayre QB-9 USB DAC

[Leo Yeh]

Ayreから、DSD対応A/D Converter「QA-9」登場！！！！
　　2011年末発売予定。 　　・24/192
　　・DSD
　　・Analog input： XLR
　　・Digital output：　USB　・　AES/EBU

Ayre QA-9 A/D Converter

It looks like the best-selling QB-9 USB D/A converter until you notice the level meters and the level control next to the display. This is Ayre's new QA-9 A/D converter, aimed at audiophiles who want to rip their LPs with the highest possible quality. The analog input is balanced and there are both USB and AES/EBU digital outputs.

The ADC chip is fed by an input stage featuring Ayre's zero-feedback, discrete circuitry and it will output 24-bit LPCM at up to a 192kHz sample rate. However, there's no reason why it couldn't also output DSD data. The QA-9 will be in production in the first quarter of 2012 and while price is not yet decided, it will be somewhere between the QB-9's price and $5000.