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News Release from: ESS Technology | Subject: Sabre Reference
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 January 2008
Studio-quality audio DAC claims top
performance
The Sabre Reference outperforms the best audiophile equipment with an unprecedented 134dB dynamic range and -118dB total harmonic distortion for 44.1 to 192kHz sampling rate.
ESS Technology has added the Sabre Reference digital to analogue convertor to its Vista family of devices, and reckons it is the world's best studio-quality audio DAC The Sabre Reference outperforms the best audiophile equipment with an unprecedented 134dB dynamic range and -118dB total harmonic distortion for 44.1 to 192kHz sampling rate, bringing true studio quality audio to consumer digital home entertainment products including Blu-Ray/HD-DVD players, universal DVD/DVD-Audio/SACD players and home theatre receivers
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Sabre Reference's superior real-life performance is built on a number of key ESS innovations.
A patented multibit Hyperstream modulator with dynamic matching using 48bit accumulator and 28bit data path allows true reproduction of audio as it is mastered at the recording studio.
Another patent-pending time-domain jitter eliminator enables unmatched audio clarity free from clock jitter common in digital audio systems.
The Sabre Reference's Hyperstream architecture supports mono, stereo, four- and eight-channel output in current or voltage modes, featuring click-free soft mute and volume control, de-emphasis, zero detect and programmable roll-off filter characteristics.
In addition, the Sabre Reference integrates an all-digital SPDIF receiver and supports multi-channel digital audio in PCM or DSD formats.
Despite its ultrahigh performance, the Sabre Reference operates with extremely low power, consuming only 100mW in eight-channel mode.
According to Robert Wong, Vice-President of Marketing and Worldwide Sales for ESS Technology: "Delivering the world's highest dynamic range is only one of the objectives".
"With our patented groundbreaking technologies, we are also providing studio-quality jitter free performance with unprecedented richness and clarity".
"We want to get a 'wow' from every serious music enthusiast".
An increasing number of high-end audio/video system manufacturers are developing new products using Sabre Reference to be launched throughout 2008.
The Sabre Reference is sampling now in 64-LQFP package and priced at US $29 in quantities of 1000.
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