Features
- Two analog-to-digital conversion channels
- Two balanced XLR analog inputs provide high performance over a 43 dB range
- -14 dBu to +29 dBu input sensitivity range (at 0 dBFS)
- Two 0 dB, 10 dB, and 20 dB first-stage gain switches (1 per channel)
- Two 41-detent rotary gain controls with a 20 dB range (1 per channel)
- Two 10-turn gain calibration controls with a 20 dB range (1 per channel)
- Benchmark’s 9-segment dual-range digital LED meters
- Sample Rate LED indicators
- Conversion at 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz
- Versatile Auto and Internal clock modes
- Multifunction clock input with auto-recognition of AES, S/PDIF, Word Clock, or Super Clock
- Word Clock output
- Total jitter immunity with Benchmark’s phase-accurate UltraLock™ technology
- Simultaneous output at two different sample rates
- Simultaneous 16 and 24-bit outputs
- Five digital outputs (1 XLR, 2 Coax, 1 Optical, 1 USB)
- AES/EBU, ADAT, ADAT S/MUX2, and ADAT S/MUX4 output formats
- THD+N = -104 dB, 0.00063% at -3 dBFS input, SNR 121 dB A-weighted
- Reliable and consistent performance under all operating conditions
- Internal 115 V, 230 V, 50-60 Hz international power supply with very wide operating range
- Low-radiation toroidal power transformer significantly reduces hum and line-related interference
- Meets FCC Class B and CE emission requirements
Engage the Music with Benchmark’s ADC1 USB
The barrier between analog and digital should not limit the listening experience. Benchmark’s digital
converter technology maintains the sense of musical engagement that was originally present when the
sounds were created. The life of the music is never lost in a quagmire of digital artifacts. The depth is never hidden, the image never smeared. Benchmark converters always deliver faithfully, and consistently exceed
expectation. The ADC1 USB continues this tradition.
The ADC1 USB is a 2-channel 192-kHz 24-bit analog-to-digital audio converter with an unprecedented feature
set. This converter was designed to consistently deliver reference quality conversion in ‘real-world’ conditions.
It features Benchmark’s jitter-immune UltraLock™ clock system and an extraordinary analog front-end.
Jitter-immune UltraLock™
The UltraLock™ system delivers consistent, high-quality conversion even when slaved to a poor quality
external clock. The performance of the ADC1 USB will not degrade when in slave-mode - a claim very
few converters can make. Enjoy the convenience of a clock input that automatically recognizes AES/EBU,
S/PDIF, Word Clock, or Super Clock sources – all with the unsurpassed jitter immunity of Benchmark’s
UltraLock™ clock recovery system.
World-Class Analog Circuitry
The analog front end of the ADC1 USB delivers superior low-noise, low-distortion, high-bandwidth
performance over a wide gain range (-6 to +39dB). Precise gain and calibration controls allow for accurate channel matching. The nine-segment, dual-range, digital LED meters enable high-precision level monitoring.
Intelligent Output Options
Two fully-independent auxiliary outputs allow for multiple media and simultaneous back-up recordings.
This is extremely helpful when an immediate CD recording or real-time digital transmission is required, while simultaneously providing full-resolution outputs to your primary recording devices. The auxiliary outputs can be operated at independent sample rates and/or bit-depths, or matched to the main outputs.
The ADC1 USB solution provides a native interface, which is capable of streaming up to 96 kHz / 24-bits transparently without requiring special software. This interface is directly compatible with Mac OS X and Windows Vista / XP / 2000. |
AUDIO PERFORMANCE
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: -121 dB (A-Weighted, 0 dBFS = +8 to +29 dBu)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: -119 dB (Unweighted, 0 dBFS = +8 to +29 dBu)
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio: - 108 dB (A-Weighted at max gain, 0 dBFS = -14 dBu)
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise: 1 kHz at -1 dBFS
-102 dBFS, -101 dB, 0.00089%
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise: 1 kHz at -3 dBFS
-107 dBFS, -104 dB, 0.00063%
- Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise: 1 kHz at -3 dBFS
-106 dBFS, -103 dB, 0.00071%
- Frequency Response at 48 kHz Sample Rate:
3 dB, +0 dB, 1 Hz to 23 kHz,
+/- 0.01 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
-0.06 dB at 10 Hz
-0.01 dB at 20 Hz
-0.00 dB at 20 kHz
-0.10 dB at 22 kHz
-3.00 dB at 23 kHz
-110 dB at 27 kHz
- Passband Ripple: +/- 0.008 dB
- Jitter Tolerance (with no measurable change in performance):
> 12.75 UI sine, 100 Hz to 10 kHz
> 3.5 UI sine at 20 kHz
> 1.2 UI sine at 40 kHz
> 0.4 UI sine at 80 kHz
> 0.29 UI sine at 90 kHz
> 0.25 UI sine above 160 kHz
- Crosstalk:
-105 dB at 20 kHz,
-130 dB at 1 kHz,
-200 dB at 20 Hz
- Maximum Amplitude of Jitter-Induced Sidebands:
< -134 dB with 10 kHz 0 dBFS test tone,
12.75 UI sinusoidal jitter at 1 kHz (measurement limit)
- Maximum Amplitude of Spurious Tones with 0 dBFS test signal: -130 dBFS
- Maximum Amplitude of Idle Tones: -145 dBFS
- Maximum Amplitude of AC line-related hum and noise: -130 dBFS
- Interchannel Differential Phase (Stereo Pair): +/- 0.5 degrees at 20 kHz
- Interchannel Differential Phase (Between ADC1 Units): +/- 0.5 degrees at 20 kHz
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