Sennheiser HDVD800 Headphone Amplifier

Sennheiser HDVD800

The Sennheiser HDVD 800 digital headphone amp is an audiophile's dream, providing unparalleled levels of clarity and performance to high-end audio sources. Ideally paired with Sennheiser's HD or IE series of high-end headphones, the close synergistic design delivers authentic sound and a revolution in acoustic amplification which will make you believe you are sat directly in front of your audio source.

Sennheiser includes a specially designed cable to incorporate symmetrical connectivity from headphones to amp, ensuring fully symmetrical signal transmission from the source to the headphones and effectively nullifying any interference or distortion, whilst the addition of asymmetrical inputs allow for full symmetrisation of incoming signals prior to processing. A high-quality Burr-Brown DAC converts digital audio data into analogue signals, up to 24bit/192kHz, guaranteeing that the HDVD 800 digital headphone amp is able to reach the entire frequency spectrum of crystal clear high-end audio.

The sophisticated aluminium finish is accompanied by an embedded glass panel viewing window; ideal for showcasing the interior of the Sennheiser HDVD800 digital headphone amp and DAC.

Features

• D/A transducer for all common formats up to 24 bit / 192 kHz

• D/A transducer can be used for CD and DVD players

• AES/BU, S/PDIF, USB inputs

• Symmetrical (XLR) and asymmetrical (RCA) analogue inputs

• Symmetrical output

• Sockets for four sets of headphones (two of which symmetrical)

Inputs

• Analogue input (RCA)
  Max. input voltage (eff)                       14 dBV
  Input impedance                                 10 kOhm
   
• Audio data
  Frequency response                           0.3 Hz to 100 kHz (-3 dB)
  Total harmonic distortion                     < -110 dB (1 kHz / maximum gain)
   
• Digital features of HDVD 800          Digital SPDIF (RCA)
  Max. sampling frequency                     192 kHz (AES3-compatible)
  Max. resolution                                   24 bit
   
• Digital SPDIF (TosLink)                 
  Max. sampling frequency                     192 kHz (AES3-compatible)
  Max. resolution                                   24 bit
   
• Digital AES/EBU (XLR-3)                    
  Max. sampling frequency                     192 kHz (AES3-compatible)                 
  Max. resolution                                   24 bit
   
• USB (USB-B)                                    
  USB standard                                     USB 2.0 / USB 3.0
  USB audio class                                  USB Audio 2.0

Delivery Includes

• HDVD 800

• Safety guide

• Quick start guide

• CD containing the user manual and Windows driver