The heart of X1 is the 24-bit ESS Sabre conversion chip, a high-performance solution that's typically found in better CD and Blu-ray Disc players.
X1 can accept audio and music files ranging from MP3s and CD-standard 16-bit/44kHz to native 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution, regardless of music file format. If your computer's software can recognize and play a format, X1 will make it sound its best.
Capabilities:
Drives headphones directly.
Fixed output feeds preamp or AV receiver.
Plays All Music Files: MP3 to 24-bit/192kHz
Variable output drives powered speakers or power amp
.Features:
64 position analog volume control.
Asynchronous Class 1 USB data transfer using the stream length protocol.
Isolated Dual Master Clocks enable all sample rates to be ideally processed without any conversion or rounding errors.
Direct-coupled circuitry from the ESS Sabre DAC 9023 chip through the analog volume control and analog output section.