Denafrips Gaia 12Th is the result of three years of research and development by a brand with significant experience in the design of DACs and related technologies. This interface allows you to expand the digital compatibility of your audio system or computer while improving sound quality.
Gaia works perfectly with a wide range of brands and models of DACs on the market. The incoming USB digital signal data stream is stored in a FIFO buffer and then re-clocked using the on-chip femtosecond oscillator. This procedure significantly minimizes jitter, ensuring a signal free of digital noise. Additionally, Gaia 12th provides galvanic isolation, protecting the signal from electrical noise and maintaining signal integrity throughout the conversion process.
The Gaia 12Th power stage has also been optimized to provide all circuits with a clean and stable electrical signal. It includes a large 80VA UP-OCC copper O-Core transformer and precision LDO voltage regulators.
Key Features:
- Proprietary FPGA DSP processing architecture
- FIFO buffer and reclocking with integrated generator
- OCXO generator
- Optical isolation of all input noise
- Own USB interface via STM32F446 microcontroller based on AMR technology
- Thesycon USB Driver
- Support for external generators
- UP-OCC 80VA O-Core Copper Transformer
What is DDC?
A DDC or Digital Converter converts a digital audio signal from one format to another. Its main purpose is to facilitate interconnection between different audio devices. In addition to this conversion, Denafrips Gaia 12th uses advanced processing techniques to improve the quality of the output signal.
Denafrips Gaia 12TH: Connectors
Denafrips Gaia 12Th offers a variety of connectors. Inputs: USB-B, coaxial, optical Toslink or AES/EBU. Output: I2S HDMI LVDS, I2S RJ45 LVCMOS, two AES/EBU ports, optical Toslink and coaxial. The Gaia 12Th also has BNC inputs for connecting an external oscillator.
Technical characteristics of Denafrips Gaia 12Th:
Product Type: Digital Interface (DDC)
Inputs:
- 1x USB-B
- 1x AES/EBU
- 1x Optical Toslink
- 1x Coaxial
- External Oscillator Inputs: 45.1548MHz / 49.152MHz
Outputs:
- 1x Coaxial
- 1x Optical Toslink
- 2x AES/EBU
- 1x I2S HDMI LVDS
- 1x I2S RJ45 LVCMOS
Supported sampling rates:
- USB: PCM up to 768kHz, DSD up to DSD512
- I2S: PCM up to 384kHz, DSD up to DSD512
- Optical/Coaxial/AES: PCM up to 24bit 192kHz, DSD DoP up to DSD64
Common parameters:
- Supply voltage: 115-230V AC 50/60Hz
- Consumption: ≤ 20W
- Color: silver
- Dimensions: 340x260x66mm
- Weight: 6kg
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