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Connecting a USB DAC to PS4 or PS5

November 17, 2020February 25, 2021 John Seaber 20 Comments

Many have asked about PS5 support this week. The JDS Labs Element II and Atom DAC are USB Audio Class 2 DACs (UAC2), and can be used with PS4 or PS5 by installing optional UAC1 firmware.  You are welcome to describe your firmware request in the Shipping Notes field during checkout and we will load […]

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On Black Friday 2020

November 17, 2020November 18, 2020 John Seaber Leave a comment

Needless to say, 2020 has been a crazy year. With the AKM Fab2 disaster and ongoing COVID pandemic, No Holiday Events are planned. JDS Labs will not participate in Black Friday or Cyber Monday this year. We are thankful for another successful year and especially value the safety of our team. If you were hopeful […]

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Custom Firmware Builds for Element II, EL DAC II, and Atom DAC

August 27, 2020February 10, 2021 John Seaber 33 Comments

We’ve mentioned the possibility of firmware updates for Element II, EL DAC II, and Atom DAC. Several custom options have been compiled by now, so below is a list of all releases we have shared thus far. Feel free to comment if you are interested in something unique! Features currently in evaluation at the time […]

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JDS Labs Atom DAC — Official Release & Benchmarks

June 10, 2020July 19, 2020 John Seaber 53 Comments

JDS Labs Atom DAC Atom DAC is built to pair with the enormously popular JDS Labs Atom Amp, adopting our latest XMOS based USB Audio Class 2 input stage with MEMS oscillator and support for future firmware updates. Atom DAC is powered by a dedicated 15VAC transformer, ensuring consistency of noise performance when paired with […]

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Strange Measures for Strange Times – Atom Amp Status

May 28, 2020June 4, 2020 John Seaber 5 Comments

A customer this morning wrote: I have put my email on the notification list several times for the Atom Amp to try and purchase one, each time I follow the site daily close to the in stock date and each time I find it to be sold out and never receive an email for a […]

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JDS Labs Element II — Official Release & Benchmarks

November 18, 2019December 8, 2019 John Seaber 26 Comments

JDS Labs Element II The Element is a timeless mechanical design which has remained in demand for over four years with only minor electronics improvements. While we could keep building the same, we’re excited to share more of our best work. Element II has been re-engineered as the flagship JDS Labs amp+DAC and amplifier. If […]

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JDS Labs EL Amp II + EL DAC II — Official Release & Benchmarks

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 John Seaber 31 Comments

JDS Labs EL Amp II + EL DAC II Our mission has always been to help you enjoy the world’s best headphones. We know there is more to appreciating music than benchmarks alone, and the Element Line has been our outlet to create the system we want to hear, see, feel, and use. We’re absolutely […]

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How Atom Amp has Improved in 2019

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 John Seaber 9 Comments

Atom Amp has been an enormous success in its first 11 months, with around 7000 amplifiers in the wild, and thousands more in production. At this rate, Atom Amp is on track to exceed 8 years worth of Objective2s in just 18 months. We are full of gratitude to have so much community support! Thank […]

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JDS Labs Atom Amp – Official Release & Benchmarks

November 15, 2018November 18, 2019 John Seaber 80 Comments

JDS Labs Atom Amp JDS Labs has been the face of Objective audio throughout the decade. To us, making headphone listening enjoyable starts with honest designs in which measurements come first. Make no mistake: We do not create to be another car on a hype train, or for the sake of a predictable release schedule, […]

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EL DAC Measurements – Optical vs Coaxial vs USB

March 29, 2018 John Seaber 13 Comments

A number of requests for EL DAC benchmarks have popped up lately. Below you’ll find our usual set of tests, conducted in each digital input mode. Test Setup EL DAC v1.01, no DIP switches (filters: SD High, SLOW Low, SSLOW Low) JDS Labs 16VAC, 1000mA US transformer 3ft USB cable with TDK ZCAT2035-0930 ferrite, connected […]

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