Ayre Codex DAC, Headphone Amp, Digital Preamp
Features
USB and Optical (Toslink) inputs
Headphone outputs
Two 3.5mm mini-phone jacks.
One ¼” phone jack.
3.5mm mini-phone jacks configurable to balanced mode.
Asynchronous transfer mode for USB input.
DSD or PCM input over USB.
Minimum phase digital filter.
Single-pass 16x oversampling.
Ayre’s exclusive Diamond output circuit
Linear analog AyreLock power supply
zero-feedback, fully-balanced discrete circuitry.
Equilock circuitry for active gain devices.
Specifications
Frequency Response
DC – 20 kHz (44.1 kHz sample rate)
DC – 22 kHz (48 kHz sample rate)
DC – 40 kHz (88.2 kHz sample rate)
DC – 44 kHz (96 kHz sample rate)
DC – 80 kHz (176.4 kHz sample rate)
DC – 88 kHz (192 kHz sample rate)
DC – 160 kHz (352.8 kHz sample rate)
DC – 176 kHz (384 kHz sample rate)
DC – 80 kHz (2.8224 MHz sample rate – DoP)
DC – 160 kHz (5.6448 MHz sample rate – DoP)
Signal/Noise: 110 dB (unweighted)
Output Level Headphone or Preamp Modes: 7.2 volts balanced, 3.1 volts single-ended
Output Level DAC Mode: 4 volts balanced, 2 volts single-ended
Input: USB
PCM 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz, 352.8 kHz, 384 kHz (up to 24 bits), DSD64, DSD128
Optical input (Toslink)
Dimensions: 2.25″W x 9″D x 5.25″H (5.5 cm x 23 cm x 13.7 cm)
Weight: 3 pounds (1.4 kg)
