In Lyons, Colorado, near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Grace Design produces some of the most innovative, highly respected pro audio gear on the market. Brothers Michael and Eben Grace started the company 27 years ago, and today, their products can be found around the world, from home studios to the scoring stage at Skywalker Sound. They’re widely praised for delivering a combination of non-fatiguing performance, extremely detailed sound, and legendary reliability.
SPECS
Drop + Grace Design
Anodized aluminum chassis
USB bus-powered design
If using SPDIF only, requires external USB charger - 5V, 1amp wallwart (not supplied)
AKM AK4452 DAC chip
Latest-generation XMOS xCORE-200 USB processor
0.5% precision thin metal film resistors in the signal path
No capacitors in the signal path
Audiophile components and design throughout
Coaxial connector for SPDIF (IEC-60958) audio input (transformer coupled and ground isolated)
SPDIF input decoding and clock recovery is done with AKM 4117 input receiver
Sample rates up to 192 kHz are supported
USB 2.0/1.0 input type-B
3.5mm stereo line output jack (2.15VRMS)
3-pin XLR balanced line output(4.3VRMS)
USB 1.0 connectivity: Driverless plug-and-play operation on Mac and Windows PCs, supports sample rates up to 96kHz with 24-bit precision
USB Audio Class 2 operation via toggle switch: Driverless operation on Mac OS and Windows 10, supports sample rates up to 384 kHz and DSD256
Dimensions, L x W x H: 3.9 x 4.1 x 1.2 in (100 x 104 x 30 mm)
