DA, Line Out 1-8, rear

•Resolution: 24 bit

•Dynamic range (DR): 116 dB, 119 dBA @ 44.1 kHz (unmuted)

•Frequency response @ 44.1 kHz, -0.1 dB: 1 Hz – 20.1 kHz

•Frequency response @ 96 kHz, -0.5 dB: 1 Hz – 43.5 kHz

•Frequency response @ 192 kHz, -1 dB: 1 Hz - 70 kHz

•THD: -103 dB, < 0.0007 %

•THD+N: -100 dB, < 0.001 %

•Channel separation: > 110 dB

•Maximum output level: +19 dBu

•Output: 6.3 mm TRS jack, servo-balanced

•Output impedance: 75 Ohm

•Output level switchable Hi Gain, +4 dBu, -10 dBV

•Output level at 0 dBFS @ Hi Gain: +19 dBu

•Output level at 0 dBFS @ +4 dBu: +13 dBu

•Output level at 0 dBFS @ -10 dBV: +2 dBV

DA - Stereo Monitor Output (Phones)

•as DA, but:

•Output: 6.3 mm TRS jack, unbalanced (stereo)

•Maximum output level at 0 dBFS: +17 dBu

•Output impedance: 30 Ohm

36.2 MIDI

•1 x MIDI I/O via 5-pin DIN jacks

•Galvanically isolated by optocoupled input

•Hi-speed mode: Jitter and response time typically below 1 ms

•Separate 128 byte FIFOs for input and output

36.3 Digital

•Clocks: Internal, ADAT In, SPDIF In, word clock in. Optional LTC/Video in

•Low Jitter Design: < 1 ns in PLL mode, all inputs

•Internal clock: 800 ps Jitter, Random Spread Spectrum

•Jitter suppression of external clocks: > 30 dB (2.4 kHz)

•Effective clock jitter influence on AD and DA conversion: near zero

•PLL ensures zero dropout, even at more than 100 ns jitter

•Digital Bitclock PLL for trouble-free varispeed ADAT operation

•Supported sample rates: 28 kHz up to 200 kHz

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Fireface 800 specifications

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