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Arche

Name: Focal Arche
Brand: Focal

Focal

AmplifiersHeadphone AmplifiersDACsDiscontinued

Estimated price (community-sourced)

$1,400

About the Arche

The Focal Arche is a premium audio product that combines a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) with a headphone amplifier. It features two AKM AK4490 DAC chips and a pure Class A, dual mono amplifier capable of delivering 1W of power into 32 ohms. The device supports a wide range of audio inputs, including USB-B for computer audio, optical and coaxial S/PDIF, and analog RCA inputs. It offers both balanced and unbalanced outputs for headphones and line-level connections. The Arche supports high-resolution audio formats up to 24-bit/384 kHz PCM and DSD256 via USB, and up to 24-bit/192 kHz via S/PDIF. It is designed to provide pristine audio quality with a frequency response of 10 Hz to 100 kHz and a total harmonic distortion (THD) of less than 0.001%.

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