CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE YOUR MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
Audiobyte is a sister company with Rockna, whose designers have been involved in many high-end DAC brands. Their products are made by master craftsmen, hand-assembled, and tested to order. At such a reasonable price, we rarely find high value high-end Digital Audio products with as many desirable features playing at this elevated level of performance.
Hydra VOX is an advanced single bit FPGA based DAC with a dedicated Dual isolated outboard ZAP power supply. This FPGA DAC is a sophisticated software-based and future-proof firmware upgradable single bit native DSD DAC (Direct DSD). Incoming signals are re-modulated to DSD 512 before decoding. In addition to the high quality at which DAC conversion is done, the VOX includes a very high-performance Headphone amplifier. Competing against stand-alone headphone amps, it shares the DAC’s unmistakable wide, deep soundstage.
HUB relieves extra processing tasks from the VOX DAC, adding a ROON and HQ Player capable streamer along with a menu of options. HUB advances rarely found features over much more expensive steamers. The HUB receives a variety of digital inputs and outputs a highly accurate i2s signal optimized for VOX.
With HUB employed, no DSP is performed in the DAC allowing it to operate as a Pure single bit Native OCTO DSD DAC: the most analog sounding of all digital formats. Re-modulating the signal to DSD 512, the HUB leaves one task for the VOX DAC: pure native decoding. Off-loading processing tasks from the DAC lowers power demand and distortion for a clear upgrade in sound quality.
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AUDIOBYTE THE HYDRA VOX/ZAP
Your ultimate DAC/Power/Headphone companion
DESCRIPTION
THE HYDRA VOX
The VOX is a unique D/A converter with a headphone amplifier and external power supply. Its entire architecture is built from scratch using Audiobyte proprietary technologies. Every feature was developed through extensive research to provide a natural audio experience.
FPGA DAC. The VOX is built around a Xilinx 7-series FPGA device. FPGA = Field Programmable Gate Array – a piece of silicon that allows the development of custom hardware. All main functions of the device are specifically made inside the Xilinx device which is updatable, meaning new software will refresh the DAC on the hardware level.
THE HYDRA ZAP
CLEAN POWER SUPPLY. The ZAP is the VOX-partner dedicated low noise power supply. It can be fully controlled via touch-screen display or with our custom remote-control app for Android and iOS. It provides a clean power supply for the VOX line-up: symmetrical analog, digital, and reference voltages.
AUDIOBYTE HYDRA.HUB
Complete digital audio transport solution
DESCRIPTION
The HUB is a complete digital audio transport solution, handling a variety of inputs to a I2S LVDS output, acting as a full digital preamplifier. It’s packed with a lot of features that enhance the experience and quality of life of even the most demanding music lover.
IS IT A RECLOCKER?
YES. Incorporating a high-performance digital PLL, it offers a -60 dB jitter attenuation from input to output.
IS IT AN UPSAMPLER?
YES. Hub integrates a high-quality DSP engine (80 DSP blocks in parallel) which will upsample input signal to high rate PCM or DSD. The upsampler can be switched off (bypassed) through the control menu.
IS IT A FORMAT CONVERTER?
YES. It has the ability to convert PCM to DSD or DSD to PCM. Everything is done at studio quality, without any sonic degradation.
IS IT AN USB INTERFACE?
YES. You can connect it via USB to any PC/MAC and is ready to play asynchronously and bit-perfect.
IS IT A DIGITAL RECEIVER?
YES. Equipped with S/PDIF, AES, and Toslink inputs, it can handle any classic digital source, cleaning it from jitter and performing optional upsampling.
IS IT A NETWORK STREAMER?
YES. Just connect your HUB to the network and will become endpoint for your Roon server, HQplayer network audio adapter, Airplay, and DLNA renderer.
IS IT A DIGITAL PREAMPLIFIER?
YES. Using a 32-bit volume control, the HUB can drive directly digital active speakers or any other compatible device.
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