ODAC™ODAC ( Objective DAC™ ) What is it:The
trademarks ObjectiveDAC
and ODAC are owned byYoyodyne Consulting Inc.
Usage of "ObjectiveDAC™"
or "ODAC™"
for commercioal purposes without written
permission is strictly forbidden.
The ODAC, a UAC1 DAC, is a co-design between Yoyodyne Consulting and audio blogger NwAvGuy. The ODAC adheres to the principle of measurable performance (objective) versus subjective performance (marketing and personal bias). All claims made about the ODAC are supported by repeatable testing procedures. The ODAC is a daughter card that will mount in the ODA with a 4-pin header and mounting hardware. The ODAC may also be retrofitted internally to an O2 headphone amplifier when the rechargable batteries are removed. A 4-40 3/8" screw and 2 nuts will physicially secure the ODAC to the O2 board. 3 wires must be soldered between the ODAC and the O2 to connect the LINE-OUT of the ODAC to the input of the O2 input. Alternately, the ODAC can be mounted in a small custom enclosure and used as a standalone DAC with the O2 or any amplifier that has a 2vrms LINE-IN port. You may mount a 3.5mm connector (footprint on the board) or take the LINE-OUT to a pair of panel mounted RCA connectors. The card is built around the Tenor TE7022L UAC1 engine and the ESS Technology ES9023 24 bit DAC. The ODAC is powered from the USB bus with a low noise, filtered power supply. ODAC-revB™:
Performance: ( verified using
a Prism Sound dScopeIII )
|
ODAC | ODAC -revB | |
Frequency response 20-20kHz | +/-0.14dB | +/-0.04dB |
THD+N 100Hz -0.15dBFS | 0.0022% | 0.0013% |
THD+N 20 Hz -0.15dBFS | 0.0017% | 0.0015% |
THD+N 10Khz -0.15dBFS | 0.0056% | 0.0024% |
IMD CCIF 19/20 Khz -6.03 dBFS 24/96k | 0.0027% | 0.0005% |
IMD SMPTE -6.03 dBFS 24/96k | 0.0008% | 0.0008% |
Noise A-weighted | -102dB | -103dB |
Dynamic Range A-weighted | >111dB | >112dB |
Dynamic Range (un-weighted) | >107 dB | >109dB |
Linearity -90 dBFS | -0.09dB | -0.08dB |
Crosstalk 1kHz, - 10dBFS (3.5mm jack) | -80.4dB | -86.4dB |
USB Jitter 11025 hz 100K | -105.8dB | -112.3dB |
Output voltage 100K | 2.0Vrms | 2.1Vrms |
USB controller | TE7022L | SA9023 |
DAC | ES9023A | PCM5102A |
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ASIO driver for ODAC-revB ONLY:
NOTE: this driver has been tested with Foobar2000 and no problems were reported.
Prices and Ordering:
The ODAC was
"Designed and Assembled in the USA" and is
available now. ODAC-revB boards and enclosures
can be purchased from
Please contact me directly if you wish a large OEM quantity purchase for your local market. George.Boudreau@YoyodyneConsulting.ca

ODAC-revB
with the optional 3.5mm connector installed