The korg ds dac 10r is a usb 2 0 dac adc and headphone amplifier that supports 1 bit native 2 8224 mhz and 5 6448 mhz dsd record and playback on mac via core audio and windows via asio or wdm.
Korg ds dac 10r vinyl.
On the hardware side the ds dac 10r uses the same texas instruments pcm4202 adc and cirrus logic cs4390 dac as in korg s highly regarded mr 2000s professional recorder.
Turntable is a vpi aries series 1 zyx airy 3x sb mc sonic frontiers sfp 1 phono into the korg.
Phono input jacks allow the ds dac 10r to connect directly to your record player there is even a grounding terminal.
The ds dac 10r s headphone amplifier is rated to deliver up to 70 mw peak per channel at 32 ohms.
The korg ds dac 10r allows these retro audio fans to manage their record collection as music data and enjoy it more easily.
Korg makes a point that their dsd editing system keeps the converted pcm signal at the same sampling rate as the original dsd stream 2 8 mhz or 5 6 mhz to maintain the highest possible fidelity.
The phono preamp is built around the texas instruments opa1662 op amp although with no hardware based riaa eq included the rest of the circuit can be fairly simple.
The korg ds dac 10r is the perfect solution to convert your analogue music vinyl tape cassette into high resolution dsd audio sounds pure and authentic due to the pcm and dsd audio support elegant design with free audio gate 4 software download.
I am experimenting with ripping vinyl straight to dsd5 6 with the ds dac 10r and playing it back via the korg or a resonessence concero hd as dsd5 6.
On the floor in akihabara korg could be found conducting live demos of their ds dac 10r s vinyl ripping and playback capabilities.
On the hard ware side the ds dac 10r uses the same texas in stru ments pcm4202 adc and cir rus logic cs4390 dac as in korg s highly re garded mr 2000s pro fes sional recorder.
The phono preamp is built around the texas in stru ments opa1662 op amp al though with no hard ware based riaa eq in cluded the rest of the cir cuit can.
The device works in conjunction with korg s audiogate4 high resolution music player application.
Audiogate 4 now includes the ability to create high resolution audio recordings.