New! Version 10.1 is
updated with a USB Type B socket (No more searching for cords that fit!)
Give your PC a full
range
of digital possibilities and connect your computer to via a DAC your
Hi-Fi or Home Cinema system... quickly, easily, and with audiophile
sound quality! The UD-10 USB Audio Transport includes
balanced digital AES/EBU (110 Ohm via XLR), S/PDIF (75 Ohm
via RCA or BNC), TOSlink optical, and USB input. All for only $149!
Use The Trends UD-10 for:
- Audiophile
USB Transport (provide a digital interface to connect to your own DAC)
- External
USB sound card for PC and Mac
- PC/Mac
USB Headphone Amplifier
Packed with top-grade parts and engineered to provide the
very best
sound, the UD-10 effectively isolates the audio signal from
interference from within the PC case, e.g. high-frequency data signals,
switching-mode power supply, fan motors, etc. Thanks to
the the high accuracy clock and
the sophisticated digital output circuit, UD-10 makes your PC to behave
as a high-end CD transport to work with an external DAC.
Proprietary impedance matching circuits for AES/EBU (110Ω)
and Coaxial (75Ω) digital outputs apply specially designed pulse
transformers for each AES/EBU and Coaxial output. The most pure,
accurate, standard digital signal is
then regenerated with minimum interference and jitter.
- Plug-&-play for
PC and Mac
- High-end Burr Brown DAC
for USB audio conversion
- Unique digital outputs (optical x1, coaxial x2 (RCA
& BNC), AES/EBU x1)
- Proprietary dual power regulation circuits design
- Separate digital/analog grounds to reduce interference
between digital and analog signals
- High-accuracy crystal clock (±10ppm)
- Applied RS422 driving IC to concurrently drive 4 groups of
balanced & non-balanced digital outputs
- Proprietary impedance matching circuits for
AES/EBU(110Ω), Coaxial (75Ω) digital outputs
- Specially designed pulse transformers for each AES/EBU and
Coaxial outputs
- USB Connecting cable and 3.5mm to phono adaptor
included
- Plug-and-play without driver installation for PC (Windows
2000, Windows XP and VISTA) and Mac OS X operating systems
Digital-to-analog
conversion is accomplished with the aid of the Burr Brown PCM2704.
Other circuit details include dual power regulation circuits, separate
digital/analog grounds, highly accurate crystal clock
(±10ppm), transformers for each AES/EBU and coaxial outputs
to isolate interference.
While the UD-10 can be powered by the USB, we heartily
recommend the optional external power pack for best performance. (AA
size rechargeable
battery 1.2V x4=5V. Do not use normal batteries with 1.2V x4=6V.)
From TNT
"... a look at the
specification of the UD-10 makes me wonder how they
do it for the price! The casing is well made from aluminum, with a
good range of connectors. Would you believe; there are no less than
four digital connectors (optical x1, coaxial x2 (RCA and BNC), AES/EBU
x1) should you wish to use your own DAC with the UD-10 instead of the
built in DAC! Inside we find Sanyo Oscon, and Elna Silmic capacitors,
and a Burr Brown PCM2704 DAC chip. There is no doubting that the UD-10
has been built with sound quality in mind, rather than being designed
to sell at a huge profit!" |
UD-10.1 with Paradisea+ NOS DAC 
