SENNHEISER HDV 820 Reference Headphone Amplifier DAC – ESS 9028PRO Sabre with USB, S/PDIF, Optical, XLR, RCA Inputs and XLR-4, XLR, 6.3mm, Twin Pentaconn 4.4mm Outputs, 2-Yr Guarantee (Black)

Worth: $2,399.95
(as of Aug 09,2023 08:07:39 UTC – Particulars)

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Sennheiser HDV 820

The grasp key to your music: the HDV 820 unlocks the potential of your headphone assortment with class-leading DAC and headphone amplifier expertise. With a plethora of state-of-the-art I/O and world-class conversion, it’s the go-to hub for your whole sources.

About Sennheiser

Sennheiser is shaping the Way forward for Audio – a imaginative and prescient constructed on a 75-year historical past of innovation and a continued drive for excellence that’s woven into our firm’s DNA and tradition. Around the globe, our workers share this ardour within the pursuit of the proper sound, creating merchandise that exceed expectations and set new benchmarks in audio.

Sennheiser Synergy

The HDV 820 is a reference grade answer for essential listening duties, maximizing headphone efficiency with top-shelf digital-to-analog conversion and beautiful amplification. Whereas apparent that transducer high quality straight impacts high-level response and velocity, the trail to complete immersion requires optimum circuitry from enter to output. Our HDV 820 treats just about any supply or headphone to over 75 years of audio experience.

Reference-grade digital audio conversion and headphone amplification
Helps all frequent digital and analog hi-fi connections
DSD suitable
Analog cross by way of for reliable connection to different parts

Headphone Amplifier Profile

ESS 9028PRO SABRE DAC

Energy, versatility, velocity, and high quality in a digital-to-analog converter that works with just about any digital supply

Balanced-Headphone Prepared

The HDV 820 helps quite a lot of balanced (and single-ended connections), unlocking improved dynamic vary and channel separation

DSD Help

An ASIO driver is included to assist the DSD profiles on a PC, letting you stream as much as DSD256 at 12.3 MHz on a Mac or Home windows-based supply

What You Hear and What You Do not

Inside, the premium ESS 9028PRO SABRE converter ensures that the last word output is a exact match to the digital supply. All frequent phrase lengths and pattern charges are supported for a just about countless variety of digital sources: USB, S/PDIF coaxial and Optical flank the balanced & unbalanced analog inputs on the rear. An ASIO driver is included to assist the DSD profiles on a PC, letting you stream as much as DSD256 at 12.3 MHz on a Mac or Home windows-based supply, along with PCM information as much as 32-bit and 384 kHz pattern fee.

Simply as necessary is the purity of the HDV 820’s amp circuitry, offering assured acquire with a noise flooring cloaked solely in silence. The dynamic vary (over 115 dB @ 600 Ohms) and complete harmonic distortion is < 0.001 %, with frequency response extending past the ten to 100,000 Hz vary to offer unbiased efficiency till the final second earlier than reaching your headphones.

You Have New Connections

The HDV 820 simply slots into your hi-fi setup with XLR3, XLR4, 6.3mm and twin 4.4mm balanced Pentaconn headphone connections. When matched with flagship headphones resembling Sennheiser’s HD 800 S, HD 820 and HD 660 S, management over Sennheiser’s beautiful signature sound is on the tip of your fingers. All dynamic headphones are welcome, and XLR analog outputs cross any supply alongside to different parts—excellent for enhancing audio or video at your desktop studio.

Let’s check out the specs…

Dynamic vary: >115 dB at 600 Ohm load
Frequency response: <10 and >100,000 Hz
THD: <0.001%
Sensitivity: 103 dB at 1 kHz, 1V
Dims/Weight: 224 x 44 x 306 mm (8.8 x 1.7 x 12 inches); 2.25 kg (4.9 lbs)
Inputs: USB (USB-B kind), optical, S/PDIF coaxial, balanced XLR, unbalanced RCA
Analog outputs: XLR3, XLR4, 6.3mm (1/4 inch), twin 4.4mm Pentaconn, XLR pass-through
Supported file codecs: PCM as much as 32-bit / 384 kHz; DSD as much as DSD256 / 12.3 MHz

The HDV 820 delivers reference digital-to-analog conversion (DAC) and world-class headphone amplification in a single audiophile-grade machine
Convert to analog from USB, S/PDIF coaxial and Optical sources with the ESS 9028PRO SABRE DAC
Over 115 dB of pristine acquire for vivid, dynamic sound replica with < 0.001 % THD Display reader assist enabled.
Inputs: Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs; Outputs: XLR3, XLR4, 6.3mm (1/4-inch), twin 4.4mm Pentaconn (balanced) and stereo XLR analog pass-thru
Connectivity expertise: Wired
Included parts: HDV 820, AC Cable, USB driver, house owners guide