The Lavry Engineering Gold DA-924 is a High Resolution 96kHz Stereo Digital-to-Analog Converter.

The DA-924 is an absolutely unique converter showcasing the innovative designs of the Lavry Engineering Think Tank. It features extremely small quantization steps, low noise performance, and introduces CrystalLock -- Lavry's jitter eliminator circuitry. Truly a reference standard.

The DA924 converts incoming digital inputs to 24 bit analog audio signals. The combination of excellent linearity, small quantization steps, fast and accurate response and low noise performance enables reproduction of the finest details. The DA924 accommodates today's standard sample rates (40-50KHz) and the higher rates of the new standards (80-100KHz).

The DA924 provides many enhancements to the classical resistor weighting architecture. A triple segmented design improves the accuracy of the 10 most significant bits. Short-term accuracy is maintained by keeping the critical components at constant temperature in a linearly controlled oven. Long term accuracy is achieved by extensive use of continuous automatic selfcalibration.

A large number of extra codes enable the addition of digital DC offset to the signal path without signal clipping. The DC offset provides superior low level detail by keeping low level signals away from the most significant bit transitions. A quad switch deglitcher circuit removes the unwanted transition glitch energy.

The DA924 eliminates jitter in the incoming data stream by use of a DSP controlled pullable crystal oscillator and a short buffer memory for temporary storage of the incoming data. The DSP transfers the data from the memory to the DAC disregarding any jitter in the input frequency. A proprietary fast-lock high-accuracy measurement compares the average input frequency to the oscillator frequency and makes the appropriate adjustments. The adjustments are done with sub pico-second resolution, to insure minimum interference with signal reconstruction.

96kHz, 88.2kHz, 48kHz, 44.1kHz and 40-50kHz wide mode conversion frequencies

Multi-bit architecture with 24 bits, non sigma delta

Increased low level accuracy

Fast transient response - no oversampling at 88.1kHz and 96kHz, single stage interpolation at 40-50kHz

Oven for critical components for temperature independent operation

Automatic calibration provides immunity to component aging

Digital jitter removal

Professional and consumer input and outputs

Balanced / unbalanced - internally jumper configurable outputs

Direct output coupling - no relay in signal path

Absolute Polarity Inversion

Automatic scanning of inputs

Optional interface port

Support for new High-density I/O format

Unequalled detail and performance