Digital-to-analogue converter with headphone amplifier.
D9: the design
Audiolab has worked on digital conversion since the days of the M-DAC and the M-DAC+ that came next. The D9 is the converter that takes over from them.
It has an IPS screen with VU meters, a headphone amplifier, Bluetooth with LDAC and an AES/EBU input next to the optical, coaxial and USB ones.
Specifications
- 32-bit ESS Sabre ES9038Pro DAC
- 2.8" IPS display with digital VU meters
- Headphone amplifier with current-feedback circuit
- Bluetooth 5.1 (aptX, aptX HD, LDAC)
- Digital inputs: 2 coaxial, 2 optical, USB-B, USB-A, AES/EBU
- Analogue outputs: 1 RCA, 1 XLR, 1 headphone
- 2 × 12 V trigger
- Dimensions (W × H × D): 315 × 99.3 × 277 mm
- Weight: 4.2 kg
- Finishes: black, silver