Naim – DAC

The Naim DAC marks a technical milestone comparable to our first CD player, the CDS. The CDS demonstrated that CD replay and lifelike music reproduction were not mutually exclusive. Now, the Naim DAC demonstrates that the jitter and noise that bedevil traditional external digital to analogue converters can be overcome and a new route to the real enjoyment of music opened. The Naim DAC provides eight S/PDIF inputs, two USB inputs, and is capable of handling audio data sampled at up to 768kHz and with up to 24bit resolution. It not only brings all the digital inputs together into the analogue domain, but does so with a level of performance that can compete with the finest from any Naim CD player to provide unrivalled musical fulfilment.

Listening to the Naim DAC is a revelation. Music, whether its source be an iPod, a CD or a high resolution data file, is presented afresh, with more definition, more insight, more warmth, and simply more of those hard to-define clues of rhythm, melody and emotion that distinguish the real thing from pale imitation. The Naim DAC is an advance that brings real music in the home closer to reality than ever before.

AUDIO INPUTS

Sample Rates Supported 32kHz to 192kHz, 24 bit, (iPod 48kHz max)

USB Inputs Front and rear panel – the front overrides the rear

AUDIO OUTPUTS

Analogue Outputs DIN, RCA

Line Outputs Fixed (level) 2.2V rms

Output Impedance 20Ω

Minimum Load Impedance 10kΩ

Frequency Response 10Hz – 20kHz, +0.1/-0.5dB

CONNECTIVITY

Infra Red RC5

Remote Input 3.5mm jack on rear (RC5)

Remote Output 3.5mm jack on rear (RC5)

FORMATS

Audio Formats Supported USB: WAV (LPCM up to 32bit / 768kHz)

POWER

Mains Supply 100V, 115V, 230V; 50 or 60Hz

Power Consumption (maximum) <30VA, (max inc iPod charging)

PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES

Certifications Apple (made for iPod, works with iPhone)

PHYSICAL

Dimensions 70 x 432 x 301mm (H x W x D)

FINISH

Front Brushed and black anodised

Case Black powder coated