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ApplePi DAC w/ Volume-Clocker Measurements

orchardaudio

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I just wanted to make a comprehensive post of all measurements, of the ApplePi DAC and Volume-Clocker combo.

SNR A-Weighted (XLR):
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SNR no-weighting (XLR):
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SINAD (XLR):
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Dynamic Range A-Weighted (XRL):
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Dynamic Range no-weighting (XRL):
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THD+N vs Level (XLR):
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IMD vs Level (XRL):
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Frequency Response (XLR):
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THD+N vs Frequency (XRL):
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Linearity (XLR):
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Jitter (XRL) - 256k FFT with 16 averages:
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Crosstalk (XLR):
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If there is something else that you need please post and I will update.
 
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derp1n

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Measurements without a-weighting.
 

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That would be the Gala DAC...

@orchardaudio, could we get the same kind of measurements for the Gala? (including measurements with the SRC chip physically bypassed if possible, especially the jitter one)
 

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Orchard, I suspect your frequency steps on the AP are perhaps too coarse at the end of the FR test. I cannot believe the D/A would be -6dB at 20KHz.

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When are you going to update the specifications on your website to reflect the actual results your products can achieve?
 

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107.5, 109.5. That's a 2 dB difference in SINAD between channels, weird.
 
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Orchard, I suspect your frequency steps on the AP are perhaps too coarse at the end of the FR test. I cannot believe the D/A would be -6dB at 20KHz.
you are correct it is just a number of steps, that is the issue.

Here it is with more steps:
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