{"product_id":"lindemann-limetree-usb-dac","title":"Lindemann Limetree USB DAC \u0026 Headphone Amplifier","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Limetree USB-DAC is a complete digital front end and headphone amplifier in a palm-sized 107 x 40 x 107 mm case, 292 grams, made to sit between a computer and a good pair of headphones — or a computer and a bigger system — and do the conversion properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its heart is an ES9038 Sabre converter with Hyperstream II architecture, timed by an ultra-low-jitter MEMS femto clock and running a minimum-phase slow-roll-off filter. It resolves 24-bit PCM to 768 kHz and DSD to DSD512, with a dynamic range above 120 dB and distortion below 0.003 percent. A USB-B input takes a PC or Mac over USB Audio Class II, two S\/PDIF inputs bring in a source such as a CD transport or television, and the signal leaves on an analogue RCA output at 2 volts or through the built-in headphone amplifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat headphone stage drives headphones from 16 to 300 ohms, with volume in 1 dB steps across an 80 dB range, so quiet passages stay clean and loud ones stay composed. Powered over 5 volts and drawing three watts in use, it is a small, low-consumption device that brings genuine converter and headphone engineering to a desk — the front end for a system built around a computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConverter:\u003c\/strong\u003e ES9038 Sabre, Hyperstream II architecture; minimum-phase slow-roll-off filter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResolution:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24-bit PCM to 768 kHz, DSD to DSD512; dynamic range \u0026gt; 120 dB; THD+N \u0026lt; 0.003%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClock:\u003c\/strong\u003e ultra-low-jitter MEMS femto clock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e USB-B (USB Audio Class II), two S\/PDIF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutputs:\u003c\/strong\u003e analogue RCA (2 V), 3.5 mm headphone (16 – 300 Ohm); volume 80 dB in 1 dB steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions \/ weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 107 x 40 x 107 mm \/ 292 g; 5 V DC, 3 W in use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lindemann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48961754530011,"sku":null,"price":1299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1363\/6553\/files\/Limetree_USB_DAC.png?v=1783608164","url":"https:\/\/almaaudio.com\/products\/lindemann-limetree-usb-dac","provider":"Alma Music and Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}