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Prism Sound Lyra-2

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Prism Sound Lyra-2

The Lyra family of USB audio interfaces offers Prism Sound performance at its most affordable ever. They are based on the Orpheus audio path and clock circuitry, but in a smaller package for those who don't need eight channels of analogue I/O. There are two models Lyra 1 and Lyra 2.

Lyra is based on an ARM Cortex processor design which offers class-compliant USB and the possibility for future Ethernet AVB interfacing, plus DSP and local mixing capacity beyond that of the present Orpheus platform.

Analogue and digital input channels are available as inputs for your audio workstation software through the host computer's audio driver. Similarly, analogue and digital outputs and stereo headphone outputs can be played independently.

Verifile is a radical new proprietary technology exclusive to Prism Sound which allows computer audio streams and recorded files to be quickly checked for a wide range of clicks, errors and dropouts, without any compromise in the audio content or any additional metadata.

Lyra makes no compromises on audio quality. It is the result of years of research and development into digital audio conversion and extensive dialogue with Prism Sound's customers. 

The Lyra design brief was: Prism Sound quality at an even more accessible price point. Lyra has the same no-compromise analogue front and back ends as its brother Orpheus, with the same fully-balanced-throughout architecture and the same isolation barriers protecting the analogue from digital and computer interference.


Features
  • No-compromise, full Prism Sound audio quality
  • Class compliant (UAC2) USB interface
  • ASIO and WDM drivers for Windows (32 and 64bit)
  • Native CORE AUDIO on Mac OS X
  • UAC2 operation on Linux (no control panel support)
  • Ethernet interface with low-latency AVB capability
  • Two Prism Sound premium-quality AD channels
  • Two high-end integrated microphone preamps (typ. -130 dBu EIN)
  • Microphone inputs have switchable phantom power and 20dB pads
  • MS matrix on microphone inputs
  • Two high-impedance front panel instrument inputs
  • Prism Sound "Overkillers" to gracefully control transient overloads
  • Four Prism Sound premium-quality DA channels, plus independent stereo headphone DA
  • Outputs selectable between workstation bus or Lyra mixer
  • New high-drive headphone output with front-panel volume control
  • Digital I/O
  • S/PDIF on RCA/phono and TOSLINK connectors
  • S/PDIF stereo or ADAT 8 channel I/O supported on TOSLINK optical connectors
  • AES3 mode with I/O via RCA/XLR adaptor
  • Built in high-quality sample rate conversion
  • Prism Sound SNS noise shaping on digital outputs (4 curves)
  • Word-clock sync I/O
  • Low-latency "console-quality" digital mixer for foldback monitoring
  • Fader, pan, cut, solo on every mixer channel
  • Front-panel master volume control, assignable to selected channels
  • State-of-the-art clock generation with proprietary hybrid 2-stage DPLL
  • Fully-floating (isolated) balanced architecture for optimum noise rejection
Specifications
Form factor
2/3 width, 1u 19inch rack mountable (Rack ears available as an option)
Dimensions
Table top (inc. feet): W: 285mm D: 242mm H: 50mm
Rack-mount (inc. optional ears)
W: 483mm D: 242mm H: 44.5mm
Power
90-250VAC, 50-60Hz internal power supply IEC 6A connector
Power consumption
15W
Weight
2.1kg