In the interim period those companies razor focused on best measured performance and given us incredible performance. It would have been a watershed event if we had tested the X16 when it came out as it would left all of our high-fi DACs in the dust. The much better results once again indicates a clean response above the audio band. Let's start with our usual dashboard pushing bits using Thunderbolt: Fortunately performance is just as good at 20 dBu.įYI I reviewed the measurements with UA and they are fine with the results. The default is 20 dBu, with the extra voltage left for headroom. Per recommendation from UA, I set the unit to 24 dBu output. Lots of programming capability exists to set up the unit. Please seek out other reviews for that functionality which is likely responsible for good bit of cost of this unit.
There is tons and tons of functionality in the X16 that I won't touch on, nor am I qualified to do so. This review is focused on electronic performance of the X16. I provide a dashboard readout using Thunderbolt by playing the test tone using Roon player. My solution to testing was using the AES input on the X16 for most of the measurements. If you are going to use this for hi-fi applications, be sure your app is 64 bits. My Roon player did as did Adobe Audition. The Audio Precision software is 32 bits so would not see it at all. I ran into a major stumbling block in testing the X16 in that it only exposes an Audio interface for 64 bit applications. Not that you would want to mess with replacing it but note that it mates with a 4 pin, XLR like DC connector to the unit. For the DAC functionality I used the additional monitor out so didn't need to buy that snake.Īs you see, a hefty external power supply is used, reminding me of the original Xbox power supply. Mine was a no name $50 one for the ADC portion which worked fine. DB-25 connectors are used so if you don't have such break out "snakes," you need to buy them as I did.
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