M2Tech hiFace DAC, Great Reviews, MINT Condition, Light Use - Demo, Warranty

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M2Tech hi Face DAC MINT Condition! - Demo, Light Use- Warranty.

Warranty Starts from the Day I Ship the product to an End User!

Serial Number: HD-0252

Connections:
Input 1 x USB A type male
Output 1 x 3.5mm stereo jack socket I/O
Standard: Input USB 2.0 Audio Format,
Output stereo analog
Sampling Frequency:44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4khZ, 192kHz, 352.8kHz, 384kHz
Resolution: 16 up to 32 bit
Output voltage: 2.0Vrms @10kOhms
Frequency response: 5-22kHz (fs=44.1kHz), 5-150kHz (fs=384kHz)
THD+N: 112dB (@ 1kHz, A-weighted)
Dimensions: 8.8(d) x 1.4(h) x 2(w)
Power Supply: 5V DC from USB bus
Temperature: 0°C to 70°C
Weight: 20gr approx.

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Reviews:

Audiofi.net
M2Tech HiFace DAC – all in a flash
by SUJESH PAVITHRAN on 25/03/2014

The HRT comparison was a closer-fought match. The Streamer is a reference product in its category, showing up a wealth of clean detail, but I felt the HiFace possessed something more organic and visceral in its overall presentation.

The orange unit sounded more lush, with better air over the treble frequencies, although I can’t say there was much to choose between both in the bass and mids. If you like a richer texture and warmer instrumental timbres in these areas, the HiFace is the pick. The HRT gives it a tough fight in the areas of detail and clarity, but there is a gap in technology between both – the HiFace came out last year, the Streamer II+ is older by quite a bit.

I found the HiFace to have more urgency in its delivery, with better slam and grunt in the lows… it never seemed to be holding back, while the HRT showed more restraint. In the end, I found myself turning to the HiFace as my first choice each time, preferring its immediacy over the HRT’s more measured approach.

Another Review!
What HiFi - May 2013
Written by Andrew Everard

The day started well with Bob Marley in 24-bit/192kHz, took a turn for the more sombre mid-morning courtesy of the new 24-bit/48kHz B&W Society of Sound offering of Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts – one of Sir Colin Davis's last recordings, with the LSO and choirs in the vast St Paul's Cathedral acoustic – and moved, via a spot of Daft Punk retrodisco in 24-bit/88.2kHz, to some ultra high-res classical music from Norwegian label 2L. In 24-bit/352.8Khz.

How does it sound? Well, to these ears, the answer is 'fabulous': the little orange stick delivers a sound with a presence, power and dynamic freedom I've only encountered with some very expensive digital hardware, and has the bass grunt and control needed to make any rhythm-section-driven music truly exciting.

Detail and definition are a given, and just get more striking the higher the resolution you choose to play, but the real revelation here is how well textures and characteristics of voices and instruments are conveyed, and how well that is achieved while retaining a delicious smoothness and sweetness in the treble.

M2Tech has built quite a reputation for engineering-led value-for-money products pushing the limits of digital sound without ridiculous price-tags, and on this brief audition I'd suggest the HiFace DAC could just turn out to be the company's most significant product to date.

And even better, in that embarrassing moment when someone says 'Is that a high-end digital-to-analogue converter in your pocket, or…?', at least now you'll have an answer.
DETAILS
Highest quality stereo analog audio up to 384kHz/32bit available on your PC, Mac, Linux computer, iPad or Android tablet.
2.0Vrms line output level, 112dB THD+N.
Very low jitter oscillators, asynchronous 2.0 Audio Class USB.
Also drives most medium- or high-impedance headphones.

Compact size (2x1.4x8.8cm) with hi-end performance hiFace DAC has been conceived to make hi-end equipment performance at hand to budget-conscious audiophiles, without any compromise. One hiFace DAC and a laptop, Mac Mini or even an iPad make for a hi-end music file source at the cost of a middle range digital interconnect.
The hiFace DAC includes all necessary features to be the perfect DAC for all kind of hi-fi systems: asynchronous data transfer mode on USB 2.0, compliancy to USB 2.0 Audio Class (no drivers needed for MacOS, IOS, Linux and Android), very low phase noise oscillators and last-generation conversion IC capable of 384kHz and 32 bits.
Windows users will enjoy it in Direct Sound, Kernel Streaming, WASAPI and ASIO (depending on the OS version), while Mac users will be able to take advantage from Integer mode and Direct mode.
While the hiFace DAC output is purposely designed to give its best with amplifiers’ and preamplifiers’ line level inputs, it may also be used to drive medium- and high-impedance headphones: try it with iPhone’s in-ear headphones.

FEATURES

1) LOW JITTER, LOW PHASE NOISE, HIGH STABILITY OSCILLATORS Most audio interfaces and USB-provided DACs refer the data stream clock to the same USB interface clock, that often suffers a very heavy jitter (short range oscillator frequency variations). Thanks to two quartz precision oscillators used on M2Tech hiFace DAC, clock source for internal interface to the conversion IC features a very low jitter. Low jitter produces a very limited sound image distortion and degradation. Phase noise (main responsible for jitter) is also very low: this guarantees a short and long range clock stability, also reinforced by a board supply voltage regulation (e.g. at environmental temperature stability is 2-5ppm approximately, compared to 50-100ppm performed by oscillators normally used on commercial CD players).

2) USB 2.0 AUDIO COMPLIANCE No need for custom driver. Using the hiFace DAC is very easy. Just connect it to your Mac, iPad or Linux computer and it will be immediately visible in the devices list and ready to use. A driver is still necessary for Windows computers, which enables for DS, KS, WASAPI and ASIO mode.

3) COMPACT SIZE, EASE OF USE AND VERY HIGH PERFORMANCE M2Tech hiFace DAC features a very compact size and can be directly (or using an accessory USB A-A adapter, not supplied with hiFace) connected to a High Speed USB 2.0 port of any computer or tablet. A 3.5mm stereo jack socket provides an output stereo line-level signal, ready to be connected to a Hi-End system. No external power supply is required, as hiFace DAC draws its power from USB bus itself and regulates it with its internal regulators. hiFace DAC connected to a last generation mini PC provided with a High Speed USB port makes for a complete digital music source at very low prices (in the range of few hundreds Euros). Such system allows for listening any density and resolution music files (up to 384/32!), playing own CD's using a CD ROM drive, obtaining access to more than 10,000 web radio, many of which broadcast their transmissions with CD quality.

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