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About the Off-Ramp 5
The Empirical Audio Off-Ramp 5 is a fifth-generation asynchronous USB digital-to-digital converter and reclocker. It converts computer USB audio into simultaneously active S/PDIF coaxial, AES/EBU, and two I2S formats for connection to an external DAC, receiver, or digital processor. It uses local oscillators and reclocks the incoming data and output interfaces to reduce jitter, while preserving bit-perfect PCM data without sample-rate conversion. The unit requires a USB 2.0 computer connection and external 12 VDC power. Empirical Audio documentation specifies compatibility with Mac and Windows computers using supplied drivers; Linux is not supported in the published manual. The product page remains listed by Empirical Audio, although its documentation and supported operating-system references are legacy-era, so current driver and service availability should be confirmed with the manufacturer.
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