User`s guide

User's Guide DIGI96/8 PAD © RME

5. Technical Specifications

5.1 Digital

• Ultra-low jitter SPDIF: < 1 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)

• Ultra-low jitter ADAT: < 2 ns in PLL mode (44.1 kHz, optical in)

• Input PLL ensures zero dropout, even at more than 40 ns jitter

• Bitclock PLL for trouble-free varispeed in ADAT mode

• High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.2 Vss input level)

• Output voltage 0.8V (phono), 3.5V (XLR)

• Supported sample rates: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)

• Supports all known formats mono/stereo from 16 to 24 bit

• Supports all known multi channel formats from 16 to 24 bit

5.2 Analog

• Input sensitivity adjustable through jumper +4 dBu / -10 dBV

• Dynamic range input: 105 dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted), 109 dBA

• THD+N input: < -100 dB / < 0.001 %

• Frequency response AD, -0.1 dB: 10 Hz - 20,3 kHz (sf 44.1 kHz)

• Frequency response AD, -0.5 dB: 5 Hz - 44,8 kHz (sf 96 kHz)

• Sample rates record: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)

• Input impedance: 10 kOhm

• Channel separation: > 110 dB

• Analog output fixed +10 / +4 / -2 / -8 dBu @ 0 dBFS, and variable (fader)

• Dynamic range output: 108 dB (RMS unweighted, unmuted), 112 dBA

• THD+N output: -100 dB / 0.001%

• Frequency response DA, -0.1 dB: 20 Hz - 20.8 kHz (sf 44,1 kHz)

• Frequency response DA, -0.5 dB: 10 Hz - 44 kHz (sf 96 kHz)

• Sample rates playback: 32 / 44.1 / 48 / 64 / 88.2 / 96 kHz and variable (word clock)

• Ouput impedance: 75 Ohm

• Channel separation: > 110 dB

5.3 Digital Interface

• Inputs and outputs ground-free transformer coupled

• Connectors: optical (TOSLINK), coaxial (phono), XLR, internal (CD-ROM/Sync-In / Out)

• Formats: SPDIF, AES/EBU (Consumer/Professional), ADAT optical

5.4 Transfer Modes: Resolution / Bits per Sample

• 16 bit 2 bytes (stereo 4 bytes) (*)

• 20 bit 3 bytes MSB (stereo 6 bytes)

• 20 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)

• 24 bit 3 bytes (stereo 6 bytes)

• 24 bit 4 bytes MSB (stereo 8 bytes) (*)

• 32 bit 4 bytes (stereo 8 bytes) (*)

All the above formats are also available in Multi-Device mode (4 x stereo = 8 channels). The

Channel Interleave mode (1 x 8) provides the following resolutions:

• 16 bit 16 bytes (*)

• 24 bit 24 bytes

• 24 bit 32 bytes (*)