With it’s high signal-to-noise ratio and low distortion, the D1 delivers sound quality generally heard only in more expensive DACs. D1 will process digital audio at any bit depth up to 24 bits and any sample rate to 192kHz. PREMIUM 24-BIT DAC DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTERĪudioengine D1 Premium 24-bit DAC (digital-to-analog converter) allows you to bypass your computer’s soundcard or headphone output and send audio through USB or optical. The D1 connects to your computer’s USB port or optical output without any software to download, making the D1 quick and easy to set up. Perfect for providing high quality audio to speakers or headphones, the D1 is a premium 24-bit DAC and headphone amplifier for your computer, TV, and more.
The D1’s bass capabilities therefore struck me all the more so when I heard it through the Sennheisers.The Audioengine D1 is a premium 24-bit DAC and headphone amplifier for your computer, TV, and more. Bass was better with the headphones than with the speakers, but due to circumstances I cannot listen to speakers at a volume that is high enough to really enjoy bass. The sound that I got from the D1 was clear in the highs, both on the AudioEngine A5 as well as the A5+ I just recently reviewed. The differences were hardly noticeable, even my Sennheiser HD650 and HD800s were driven by this little box with very small differences in musical enjoyment compared to Musical Fidelity’s equipment. But if you take the price into account, the Musical Fidelity stuff is way overpriced. Compared to the D1 DAC the Musical Fidelity kit was a tad better, with a bit more stereo “room” or better positioning of the instruments. I used to have a Musical Fidelity X-Can and V-DAC to listen to my collection of classical music. On the front panel of the unit is an On/Off button, a mini jack interface for headphones, and a turning knob that serves as a volume control for both RCA and headphones output. According to the user guide, USB power is double regulated so that no variations affect the output.
This requires the USB cable to be either connected to the Mac or to a power converter as it draws its power from the USB port. I connected the D1 to a Mac Mini via optical cable.
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