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Specifications Neve Fidelice DAC headphone amplifier
Analog Inputs: XLR Balanced, RCA unbalanced
(+4 /-10dB operating levels switchable on the rear panel)
Digital Inputs: Coax S/PDIF, Optical S/PDIF, USB (Mac / PC / iOS / Android)
Analog Outputs: XLR balanced (fixed or variable), RCA unbalanced (fixed or variable)
Headphone Outputs: TRS unbalanced, 4-pin XLR balanced, Pentaconn balanced
Firmware Update: Micro USB
Balanced XLR Input to Balanced XLR Output (FIXED Volume
) Source Z = 40 ?
Balanced with 30 ft Output XLR
Input Impedance: 10 k?
Output Impedance: 40 ?
Maximum Input Level (+4dBu Selected): +23.5 dBuMaximum
Output Level: +21.3 dBVNoise
@ FIXED Volume (10 Hz – 22 kHz BW):
-101.2 dBV typicalFrequency
Response (5 Hz to 116 kHz): +/- 0.1 dB typicalTHD+N
(@1 kHz): 0.0005% typical (10 Hz to 22 k
Hz)
Unbalanced RCA Input to Unbalanced RCA Output (2V RMS Redbook
)Source Z = 470 ? Unbalanced
Input Impedance: 10 k?
Output Impedance: 33 ?
Maximum Input Level: +19.2 dBVMaximum
Output Level: +19.2 dBVNoise
@ FIXED Volume (10 Hz – 22 kHz BW):
-109 dBV typicalFrequency
Response (5 Hz to 112 kHz): +/- 0.1 dB typicalTHD+N
(@1 kHz): 0.0003% typical (10 Hz to 22 k
Hz)
Balanced Input to Unbalanced Headphone OutputSource
Z = 40 ?
Balanced
Input Impedance: 10 k?
Output Impedance: 0.01 ?
Maximum Output Power: 1W into 16 ?
Noise @ Max Volume (10 Hz – 22 kHz BW): -98.2 dBV typicalFrequency
Response (5 Hz to 200 kHz): +/- 0.2 dB typicalTHD+N
(1W into 36 ? Load @1 kHz): 0.003% typical (10 Hz to 22 kHz)
THD+N (1W into 16 ? Minimum Load @ 1 kHz): 0.006% typical (10 Hz to 22 k
Hz)
DIGITAL PATH SPECIFICATIONS
Coaxial S/PDIF Input to Balanced XLR Output
(FIXED Volume, 192 kHz SR)
Noise (10 Hz – 22 kHz BW): -96.2 dBV typicalFrequency
Response (5 Hz to 23 kHz): +/- 0.1 dB typicalPassband
(0.5 Hz to 90 kHz): -3dB typicalTHD+N
(@1 kHz): 0.0004% typical (10 Hz to 22
kHz)
Coaxial S/PDIF Input to Balanced Headphone Output
(192 kHz SR)
Output Impedance: 0.02 ?
Maximum Output Power: 1W into 16 ?
Noise @ Max Volume (10 Hz – 22 kHz BW): -89.2 dBV typicalFrequency
Response (5 Hz to 20 kHz): +/- 0.1 dB typicalPass Band
(0.5 Hz to 90 kHz): -3dB typicalTHD+N
(1W into 16 ? Minimum Load @1 kHz): 0.008% typical (10 Hz to 22
kHz)
Coaxial S/PDIF Input to Unbalanced RCA Output
(FIXED Volume, 192 kHz SR)
Noise (10 Hz – 22 kHz BW): -107 dBV typicalFrequency
Response (5 Hz to 20 kHz): +/- 0.1 dB typicalPassband
(0.5 Hz to 90 kHz): -3dB typicalTHD+N
(@1 kHz): 0.0004% typical (10 Hz to 22
kHz)
Coaxial S/PDIF Input to Unbalanced Headphone Output
(192 kHz SR)
Output Impedance: 0.01 ?
Maximum Output Power: 1W to 16 ?
Noise @ Max Volume (10 Hz – 22 kHz BW): -95.2 dBV typicalFrequency
Response (5 Hz to 20 kHz): +/- 0.1 dB typicalPassband
(0.5 Hz to 90 kHz):
-3dB typicalTHD+N
(1W into 16 ? Minimum Load @1 kHz): 0.006% typical (10 Hz to 22
kHz)
Conclusion
With the Fidelice series, Rupert Neve is back to his roots. Back where he started about 60 years ago: consumer electronics.The Precision DAC is actually mainly a headphone amplifier, an analog preamplifier and then also an excellent DAC. Because we find that the distinctive feature of this Neve is mainly in the analog part: the headphone amplifier and the preamplifier. You will be rewarded with a detail richness, speed and transparency that are also special in this price and quality class. What a wonderful device to listen to and to work with when we are editing music (and we do that in these lockdown days especially at home). The DAC completes the device. Plug in a nice streamer and you're done.
Do we have anything to wish for? Yes; a remote control and a volume control that is adjusted in finer/precise steps. Then we'll put our signature on it.