User's Manual
52 
User’s Guide ADI-2 DAC v2.2 © RME 
30. Technical Specifications 
30.1 Digital Inputs 
General 
•  Lock Range: 44 kHz – 200 kHz 
•  Jitter suppression: > 50 dB (2.4 kHz) 
•  Accepts Consumer and Professional format 
SPDIF coaxial 
•  1 x RCA, according to IEC 60958 
•  High-sensitivity input stage (< 0.3 Vpp) 
•  AES/EBU compatible (AES3-1992) 
SPDIF optical 
•  1 x optical, according to IEC 60958 
• ADAT compatible 
30.2 Analog Outputs 
XLR 
•  Output level switchable +19 dBu, +13 dBu, +7 dBu, +1 dBu @ 0 dBFS 
•  Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) @ +7/+13/+19 dBu: 120 dB RMS unweighted, 123 dBA 
•  Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) @ +1 dBu: 117 dB RMS unweighted, 120 dBA 
•  Frequency response @ 44.1 kHz, -0.1 dB: 0 Hz – 20.2 kHz 
•  Frequency response @ 96 kHz, -0.5 dB: 0 Hz – 44.9 kHz 
•  Frequency response @ 192 kHz, -1 dB: 0 Hz – 88 kHz 
•  Frequency response @ 384 kHz, -1 dB: 0 Hz – 115 kHz 
•  Frequency response @ 768 kHz, -3 dB: 0 Hz – 109 kHz 
•  THD @ 0 dBFS: < -120 dB, 0.0001 % 
•  THD+N @ 0 dBFS: -116 dB, 0.00016 % 
•  Channel separation: > 120 dB 
•  Output impedance: 200 Ohm balanced, 100 Ohm unbalanced 
Cinch 
As output XLR, but: 
•  Output: 6.3 mm RCA jack, unbalanced 
•  Output level 6 dB lower than XLR (-5 dBu to +13 dBu @ 0 dBFS)  
•  Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) @ +13 dBu: 120 dB RMS unweighted, 123 dBA 
•  Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) @ +1/+7 dBu: 116/119 dB RMS unweighted, 119/122 dBA 
•  Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) @ -5 dBu: 112 dB RMS unweighted, 114 dBA 
Phones 
As XLR, but: 
•  Output: 6.3 mm TRS jack, unbalanced, stereo 
•  Output impedance: 0.1 Ohm 
•  Output level at 0 dBFS, High Power, load 100 Ohm or up: +22 dBu (10 V) 
•  Output level at 0 dBFS, Low Power, load 8 Ohm or up: +7 dBu (1.73 V) 
•  Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) @ +22 dBu: 120 dB RMS unweighted, 123 dBA 
•  Signal to Noise ratio (SNR) @ +7 dBu: 118 dB RMS unweighted, 121 dBA 
•  THD @ +18 dBu, 32 Ohm load, 1.2 Watt: -120 dB, 0.0001 % 
•  THD+N @ + 18 dBu, 32 Ohm load: -114 dB, 0.0002 % 
•  THD @ +14 dBu, 16 Ohm load, 0.94 Watt: -110 dB, 0.0003 % 
•  Max power @ 0.001% THD: 1.5 W per channel 










