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Accidents happen. Protect your favorite Adorama products and purchase a protection plan to stay covered from accidental damage, mechanical or electrical failures, and more.
If we can’t fix it, we’ll replace it at no additional cost.
Protect your product from drops, spills, and more.
Enjoy your gear without fear. We have you covered!
When regular use of your product over time results in mechanical or electrical failure.
We will never charge you a deductible after the purchase of a plan.
Our claims process is simple & easy and our customer service team is happy to help.
Adorama Protect powered by Extend is available for purchase to customers in the United States. Not available for international or U.S. territories purchases. Plans on open box items do not cover pre-existing damage.
Adorama Protect plans are available for ABS clients. If you have any questions or require assistanse, please call 800-223-2500
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40 KOhms
+/- 1 dB 0 - 58Khz
<0.0015%
0.5 Ohm
1 Ohm / 25 Ohm
2 x RCA line-level input, USB, Optical Toslink, BlueTooth 5.0, microphone
1 x RCA Pre Amp, 1 X Line Level DAC Out, 2 x 6.3mm Headphone Jack
16 ohm Impedance (Headphone Jack): 7.5W
32 ohm Impedance (Headphone Jack): 5W
100 ohm Impedance (Headphone Jack): 1.75W
150 ohm Impedance (Headphone Jack): 1.16W
300 ohm Impedance (Headphone Jack): 0.58W
142 dB @ 1KHz, 135 dB @ 20KHz
0.0005% @ 1KHz, 0dBFS
up to 24bit 192K
Bluetooth 5.0 aptX HD (Qualcomm CSR8675)
95db: 99% Separation
97db: 99% Separation
94db: 99% Separation
95db: 99% Separation
95db: 99% Separation
Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 Mac OSX, iOS , Android (OTG support)
PCM 768kHz @ 16, 24 or 32bits
Native DSD 64 / 128 / 256 / 512
DoP64 / DoP128 / DoP256/Dop512
10 x 10.62 x 2.75" (255 x 270 x 70mm)
Aapp. 11 lbs (5kg)
9346990000639
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