Lake People has announced the G103-D-4 headphone amplifier, the first of the company’s headphone amps with an integrated Dante interface.
Through an RJ45 connection, the Audinate Ultimo 4 chip provides four channels of digital audio that the G103-D-4 translates to the analogue domain via a high-quality D/A converter. The G103-D-4 is easy to hook up to a Dante network using a single Ethernet cable
In addition to its Dante interface, the G103-D-4 includes the amplifier circuitry found in the Lake Peope G103 MKII –an indispensable part of many audio engineers’ toolkit. The G103-D-4 features two independent stereo headphone amplifiers that can be fed with individual stereo signals through the four Dante channels. After the D/A conversion, the signals are buffered and forwarded to the amplifiers. The volume level is controlled by Alps pots, guaranteeing optimal channel separation and balance.
Using its Pre-Gain circuit, completely different types of headphones may be comfortably driven by the same amplifier. The G103-D-4 can boost the signal level by 6dB or 12dB via internal jumpers, so even demanding headphones are supplied with appropriately levelled audio. The Pre-Gain function keeps the volume in the most comfortable travel range of the pot, no matter if the headphones of choice are 16Ω or 600Ω models.
As Pre-Gain can be adjusted for each of the two amplifiers of the G103-D-4 individually, it is also possible to tailor one amplifier for each of two favourite headphones to quickly switch between them. Every set of headphones is supplied with its perfect signal level, allowing it to perform its best. Both amplifiers each provide outputs as quarter-inch (6.3mm) and 3.5mm jacks.
The Lake People G103-D-4 also boasts compact dimensions and can be powered in one of three ways – via USB-C, USB-B or directly via the network through Power-over-Ethernet (PoE).
