USB connection type external D / A converter "Geek Pulse" to improve the sound quality of PC

Although personal computers, portable music players, smart phones and so on became popular, it became easy to enjoy music, but from music fans saying "I want to listen to music with better sound quality", the sound quality of PC is said to be not good Voices are also raised. Products that answer such dissatisfaction are "Geek Pulse"We are involved in companies developing high quality audio products of over 1 million yen in development.

Geek Pulse: A Digital Audio Awesomifier for Your Desktop | Indiegogo
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/geek-pulse-a-digital-audio-awesomifier-for-your-desktop

You can check what kind of product Geek Pulse is from the following movie.

Geek Pulse: A Digital Audio Awesomifier for Your Desktop - YouTube


This is Gavin Fish, who is developing Geek Pulse. It seems that we developed this product so that you can enjoy high sound quality easily.


A CD that is generally said to have good sound is unsatisfactory for real music lovers. In search of better sounds, music artists and record companies will produce "high res" sound sources with better sound quality, but in this case data seems to become too large to fit in CD.


If you have a computer with a large storage capacity you can easily handle large data, but the performance of the DAC (Digital - Analog Converter) required for playback is not very good, so what you achieve satisfactory sound quality The current situation is that less is done.


Mr. Fish, who was dissatisfied with that, said that at the cloud funding siteKickstarterUSB type headphone amplifier "Geek OutWe have developed the project and have led the project to success.


It was introduced also on television and others, and succeeded in getting an investment of about 10 times the target amount.


"Geek Pulse" developed in response to the demand of "a fixed type model rather than a USB type" which was frequently received during this project.


On the back of the main unit, there are 4 digital inputs including USB input and 2 analog output terminals.


And on the front, it has headphone jack.


Mr. Fish shouting with a loud voice over headphones. That should be that, Geek Pulse is equipped with a high-power headphone amplifier that can handle even ultra-luxurious headphones that require great power. Although the headphone terminal has become a large type of 1/4 inch size, you can also use a mini jack that is used for smartphones and portable music players by using a commercially available conversion plug.


Also sticking to the sound quality part, the high-end DAC "Da Vinci Dual DAC"The development team developed Geek Pulse. It is a high sound quality standardDSDIt also supports sound sources.


In addition to sound quality, we have succeeded in keeping the noise that adversely affects below the measurable level.


And Geek Pulse has a function called "3D Awesomifier (3D Omnipment Fire)".


This technology which was also installed in Geek Out plus the sound feeling as if the sound source is being played in the room.


For those who want sound quality further, a model called "Geek Pulse X" is also available. Geek Pulse X seems to be committed to fully balancing the internal signal circuits. Digital input and line output are changed to 3 pin XLR terminal, and headphone output is also changed to 4 pin XLR terminal.


Furthermore, with Bluetooth input, it enables wireless playback from smartphones and audio players such as iPhone and Android as well as PC "Geek Pulse BlueGoods are also available. Using the latest Bluetooth standard and patented technology of the company, it is said that low noise reproduction is possible.


I developed this Geek Pulse based in Sacramento, CaliforniaLight HarmonicA company. High-performance DA converter that also appeared in the movieDa Vinci DACOr high bandwidth USB cableLightspeed USB CableWe sell.

Light Harmonic: DaVinci DAC - True 384 K USB Digital to Analog Converter
http://www.lightharmonic.com/


concernGeek PulseThe specifications are as follows.

Digital input:USB 2.0 × 1, TOS-link (optical cable input) × 1, S / PDIF coaxial × 2
Analog output:RCA pin output × 1 system (gold plating), 1/4 inch stereo headphone terminal
Volume control:64 bit volume control (Operation button on the front of the main unit and PC can set it)
Sampling frequency / number of bits: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176.4 kHz, 192 kHz, 352.8 kHz, 384 kHz / 16 bits, 24 bits, 32 bits
DSD sampling frequency:2.822 MHz, 3.072 MHz, 5.644 MHz, 6.144 MHz / 1 bit

BalancedGeek Pulse XIn addition to the fact that the input / output terminals have been changed as follows, the parts used internally are almost doubled.

Digital input:USB 2.0 × 1, TOS-link (optical cable input) × 1, AES / EBU (XLR terminal) × 1, S / PDIF coaxial × 1
Analog output:3 pin XLR terminal × 1 line, 4 pin LXR terminal Stereo headphone jack

This Geek Pulse is a cloud funding siteIndiegogoWe are looking for investment in. For the target amount of 38,000 dollars (about 3.9 million yen), at the time of writing the article is about 390,000 dollars (about 40 million yen), which is a popular product that gains 10 times more investment. Geek Pulse's regular price is $ 349 (about 36,000 yen), but now you can get one Geek Pulse with a contribution of $ 299 (about 31,000 yen). With a plan of 398 dollars (about 40,000 yen) to be a recommended plan, you can get one Geek Out in addition to Geek Pulse and it comes with a bonus that you can include it in the timing of the first shipment. In addition, the goods have a one-year warranty, and additional 40 dollars (about 4100 yen) is required for shipping outside the United States.

Upgrade to balanced type Geek Pulse X is $ 140 (about 14,300 yen), upgrade to Geek Pluse's Bluetooth version "Geek Pluse Blue" can be done for $ 169 (about 17,300 yen) It has become.

The deadline for investment of "Geek Pulse" is until December 20 (Fri) at 4:59 pm.

Geek Pulse: A Digital Audio Awesomifier for Your Desktop | Indiegogo
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/geek-pulse-a-digital-audio-awesomifier-for-your-desktop