AUDIOBYTE
HYDRA-Z
TECHNICAL
IMPROVEMENTS
Hydra Z benefits from all the qualities of the X+, and even more. New clocking scheme allows shutting down one of the two main oscillators when not in use. By reducing the mutual interference between clocks, better phase noise performance can be obtained. The power supply section was moved to a different chassis for best results.
AUDIO GRADE CLOCKS
Unlike other products which only specify "low jitter clocks", here is exactly what you will find inside : 2xCCHD-950/957 type from Crystek. These are real audio grade clocks. You can check real graphs for them here. These clocks are system masters. In order to remove any jitter induced by the FPGA circuit itself, special retiming is applied just before the Hydra Z outputs.
MASTERCLOCK OUTPUT
Unlike other products which only specify "low jitter clocks", here is exactly what you will find inside : 2xCCHD-950/957 type from Crystek. These are real audio grade clocks. You can check real graphs for them here. These clocks are system masters. In order to remove any jitter induced by the FPGA circuit itself, special retiming is applied just before the Hydra Z outputs.
COMPONENTS
AND LAYOUT
Hydra Z benefits from all the qualities of the X+, and even more. New clocking scheme allows shutting down one of the two main oscillators when not in use. By reducing the mutual interference between clocks, better phase noise performance can be obtained. The power supply section was moved to a different chassis for best results.
technical specifications
GENERAL:
Power consumption : 0,7W
Dimensions : 240 x 170 x 45MM
Weight : 1,2kg
CONNECTIVITY:
Inputs
USB receptacle, type B
Outputs
S/PDIF, 75 ohm coaxial
AES/EBU, 110 ohm XLR
BNC 75 ohms
I2S over HDMI (LVDS)
Toslink
Wordclock BNC
SUPPORTED SAMPLE RATES:
PCM
44.1 KHz, 48 KHz, 88.2 KHz, 96 KHz
176.4 KHz, 192 KHz, 352.8 KHz, 384 KHz
DSD
2.8 MHz (DSD64) - DoP, native
5.6 MHz (DSD128) - DoP, native
11.2 MHz (DSD256) - native (via ASIO)
22.5 MHz (DSD512) - native (via ASIO)
BIT DEPTH:
32 bit over I2S output
24 bit over S/PDIF, AES/EBU, TOSLINK
COMPATIBILITY (USB):
Native MacOS 10.6 and later
ASIO, WASAPI, KS, DS drivers for Win XP to W8 32/64 bit
Recommended players : Foobar2000, Audirvana Plus, Jriver etc.