Deckard
The Deckard is a desktop headphone amplifier with a built-in DAC and front-panel volume, gain and input controls. It suits listeners who want a single unit to drive planar magnetic or other headphones and to act as a line-level preamp.
- Headphone amplifier with built-in DAC
- Handles 16 to 32-bit, 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz audio
- Single-ended class-A output stage
- 4 W output power
- Front-panel volume, gain and input selection
- Usable as a line-level preamp
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The Deckard combines a headphone amplifier and a digital-to-analogue converter in a brushed aluminium desktop chassis. The DAC section accepts 16 to 32-bit audio at sampling rates from 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz. The amplifier uses a single-ended class-A output stage with damping intended to keep bass under control, and it delivers 4 W of output.
Controls on the front panel include a volume knob and switches for gain and input selection. Because of this, the unit can also serve as a line-level preamplifier feeding a wider desktop system. Its output at lower impedances is aimed at planar magnetic headphones, though it is described as capable of driving any headphone.
The industrial design came from Designworks, a BMW group subsidiary, and includes machined heatsinks running along both sides of the case. The unit is now listed as a legacy product and is no longer sold by the maker.
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Specifications
- Brand
- Audeze
- Model
- Deckard
- Category
- Headphones
Audio
- Type
- Headphone amplifier with DAC
- Bit depth
- 16 to 32-bit
- Sampling rates
- 44.1 kHz to 384 kHz
- Output stage
- Single-ended class-A
- Output power
- 4 W
- Suited to
- Planar magnetic headphones; drives any headphone
Controls
- Volume
- Front panel volume control
- Gain
- Front panel gain switch
- Input
- Front panel input selector switch
- Preamp use
- Line-level preamp for a desktop system
Physical
- Finish
- Brushed aluminum
- Cooling design
- Machined heatsinks down each side
- Industrial design
- Designworks (BMW group subsidiary)
- Model number
- 301-MA-3110-01
Availability
- Status
- Legacy product, no longer available for sale