Be Part of the Performance.
  • Separation
    Up to -125dB Xtalk
  • Cohesion
    Up to 99.999% FreqAcc
  • Recreation
    Up to 118dB DNR
  • Low Distortion
    Up to -118dB THD+N
  • Frequency Response
    Up to -0.21dB @ 40kHz
ESSential USB DAC
Complete Digital to Analog Signal processing on front-access USB Type-C ports gets rid of any possibility of distortions and provides superb sound stage recreation so users can experience the vocal cohesion. Enjoy the depth of the music and the immersive sound profile.
  • USB Type-C for PC, Laptop and Android Devices
  • Replace Ancient Front Audio Interfaces
  • Powered by ESS SABRE HIFI DAC
  • Premium Power Processing
  • Left/Right Separation Routing
  • Superior Sound Stage by WIMA Capacitors
A Reference Level Clarity
The ESSential USB DAC accurately reproduces a wide frequency range from 20~40,000Hz, which lows are deep and highs are clear. With a near balanced frequency, you can use the ESSential USB DAC for all types of audio without missing any details ever again.
D-A FFT of Analog signal to 32kHz
Replace Ancient Front Audio Interfaces
ESSential USB DAC Components
1EMI Absorbent Material, Dual Grounding Protections
2Premium WIMA Audio Capacitors
3HDI (High Density Interconnect) PCB with layer separation L/R Routing
4 Ultra Low-Noise Linear Power Design
5High Precision Passive Components
6ESS SABRE HiFi ES9280CPRO
ESSential USB DAC
Audio FormatUp To 32-bit/384KHz PCM data, DSD128
Output2 Volts @ 300Ω / 1.4 Volts @ 32Ω
DAC ChipESS SABRE HiFi ES9280CPRO
CompatibilityWindows® 10 build 19021 (and later) Android 5.0 (and later) Apple OS Mojave 10.14.6 (and later)
InterfaceInput: USB Type-C™ Output: 3.5mm, support impedance sensing
SNRUp to -131dB (A-Weighting)
DNRUp to 118dB (A-Weighting)
THD+NUp to -118dB (1.4Vrms@300Ω load)
up to -109dB (34mW@32Ω load)
Frequency Response20Hz~40kHz

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