CONFIDENTIAL ADVANCE INFORMATION

Analog Reinvented

Highest Performance Audio DAC

Product Brief

ESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 48401 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel (510) 492-1088 • Fax (510) 492-1098

Reference / Premier Series

CexC

FEATURE

BENEFIT

Patented HyperStream™ Architecture

Reference

Premier

DNR (dB)

Up to 134

120

THD+N (dB)

-118

-102

Unprecedented dynamic range and low distortion allowing true

reproduction of audio as it is mastered at recording studio

Patented Time Domain Jitter Reduction

Unmatched audio clarity free from input clock jitter allowing

simple system design and layout

48-bit accumulator / 28-bit processing (Reference)

48-bit accumulator / 25-bit processing (Ultra)

Distortion free signal processing

Auto-detect PCM/ DSD converter

Universal (e.g. DVD/SACD) audio playback

8-channel DAC in 64-LQFP or 48LQFP

Reduces PCB footprint and simplifies board layout

Low power (100mW for 8 channels)

Simplifies power supply design

Customizable output configuration

Mono, stereo, 4 or 8-channel output in current or voltage mode

based on performance criterion

Universal digital input

All-digital SPDIF (Reference only), PCM (I2S, MSB/LSB

justified 16, 20 or 24-bit) or DSD input

Integrated DSP functions

Click-free soft mute and volume control

Programmable filter characteristics for PCM/DSD

Programmable Zero detect

De-emphasis for 32, 44.1 and 48kHz sampling

The SABRE Highest Performance Audio DAC Series is the world’s first 8-channel audio DAC solution to bring true

professional digital audio to the mass consumer home entertainment market.

Part

Number

Description

Package

DNR (dB)

THD

(dB)

I2S or

SPDIF

Input

DSD

Input

Jitter

Reduction

Power (mW)

ES9008S

SABRE Reference

Audio DAC

64LQFP

134 (Mono)

128 (8ch)

-118

√

√

√

100 @ 8ch

ES9006S

SABRE Premier

Audio DAC

48LQFP

120

-102

√

√

√

100 @ 8ch

With patented Hyperstream™ architecture and Time Domain Jitter Eliminator, the SABRE Reference Audio DAC

outperforms the best audiophile equipment with unprecedented 134dB DNR and -118dB THD+N, delivering true studio

quality audio to digital audio applications such as Blu-ray, SACD, DVD-Audio, DVD, CD, home theatre, set top boxes

and digital TV.

The SABRE Audio DAC sets a new standard for high quality audio performance in a cost effective, compact, easy to

use form factor for today’s most demanding digital audio applications.