{"id":131693,"date":"2021-05-31T12:47:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=131693"},"modified":"2021-05-31T12:48:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T11:48:01","slug":"hilidac-atom-2-mqa-dramatically-improves-your-smartphone-sound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/uncategorized\/hilidac-atom-2-mqa-dramatically-improves-your-smartphone-sound\/","title":{"rendered":"HIlidac Atom 2 MQA: Dramatically improves your smartphone sound"},"content":{"rendered":"

HIlidac<\/b>\u00a0announced a portable USB-DAC \/ headphone amp\u00a0HIlidac Atom 2 MQA<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0The novelty is offered both with a\u00a0USB-C<\/b>\u00a0connector\u00a0for gadgets running\u00a0Android<\/b>\u00a0, and in the\u00a0Lightning<\/b>\u00a0version\u00a0for portable devices from\u00a0Apple<\/b>\u00a0.\u00a0The Atom 2 is<\/b>\u00a0equipped with the\u00a0ES9281AC<\/b>\u00a0DAC\u00a0chip<\/b>\u00a0from\u00a0ESS Technology<\/b>\u00a0, which supports decoding of\u00a0PCM<\/b>\u00a0streams\u00a0up to 32-bit \/ 768 kHz and DSD up to DSD512.\u00a0The novelty is made in a compact form factor with a connector built directly into the body and is offered for\u00a0$ 79.99<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

\"HIlidac<\/p>\n

Highlights of the HIlidac Atom 2 MQA Portable USB DAC \/ Headphone Amplifier:<\/b><\/p>\n

– Premium DAC chip\u00a0ES9281AC<\/b>\u00a0from\u00a0ESS Technology<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

– Full\u00a0MQA<\/b>\u00a0decoding\u00a0.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0PCM<\/b>\u00a0decoding\u00a0up to 32 bit \/ 768 kHz.<\/p>\n

– Decoding\u00a0DSD<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0DSD512<\/b>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

– Premium clock generator.<\/p>\n

\"HIlidac<\/p>\n

– Compact and lightweight.<\/p>\n

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– Multi-color LED indication.<\/p>\n

– Non-linear distortion factor – 0.0004%.<\/p>\n

– Frequency response: 20 Hz – 40 kHz.<\/p>\n

– Signal to noise ratio – 118 dB.<\/p>\n

– Output type – 3.5 mm unbalanced minijack.<\/p>\n

– Output power – \u226530 mW (16 ohms), \u226562 mW (32 ohms), \u22657 mW (600 ohms).<\/p>\n

\"HIlidac<\/p>\n

The\u00a0HIlidac Atom 2<\/b>\u00a0DAC is\u00a0equipped with a multi-color LED backlight that uses different colors depending on the characteristics of the input signal.\u00a0Red is<\/b>\u00a0used for 44.1 \/ 48 kHz streams,\u00a0blue<\/b>\u00a0for 88 – 384 kHz,\u00a0green<\/b>\u00a0for 705 – 768 kHz,\u00a0yellow<\/b>\u00a0for DoP,\u00a0white<\/b>\u00a0for DSD, and\u00a0magenta<\/b>\u00a0for MQA.<\/p>\n

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