Lotoo PAW D2

Lotoo PAW D2

Compact USB DAC and Digital Signal Converter

The Lotoo PAW D2 allows you to convert a digital signal into an analog signal, maintaining the high quality we’ve come to expect from Lotoo. The PAW D2 is an extremely compact solution that, despite its minimal size, delivers excellent sound quality and surprisingly extensive functionality.

This is the perfect solution if you want to improve the sound from your PC, Mac, smartphone, or tablet and send the sound to an amplifier or active speaker with analog inputs. For example, it could be for a compact sound system in the living room or on your desk, where you want to transfer the sound from your computer to a set of active speakers with analog inputs. The PAW D2 has a single USB-C input, which serves both as the input for the connected device and as the power source. The analog signal is output through the RCA outputs.

Powered by AKM and Analog Devices

The D/A conversion in the Lotoo PAW D2 is based on a chipset from AKM, historically one of the best, with true hardware decoding of DSD256 for maximum sound quality. Lotoo has also integrated their excellent EQ and DSP features, offering five pre-programmed EQ settings and eight ATE settings, which are Lotoo’s studio-quality algorithmic sound filters. The operating system in the PAW D2 is Lotoo's proprietary LTOS, and the DAC uses an Analog Devices Blackfin DSP chip. The USB input is connected to an AK8142 from AKM, which ensures a phase-locked system where the clock is unaffected by the USB source clock and is instead handled within the PAW D2 for significantly reduced jitter.

Converts USB audio to S/PDIF

The Lotoo PAW D2 is not just a DAC – it’s also a DDC, meaning a digital-to-digital converter. And what is that useful for? It’s the perfect solution if you already have a great DAC but one that doesn’t support USB connections. In this case, you can use the PAW D2 as an intermediary, allowing it to convert the signal from USB to an S/PDIF signal that can be output via optical TosLink, coaxial S/PDIF, or AES/EBU. With a digital-to-digital connection, the signal can be transmitted from the D2 at up to 192kHz PCM or via DSD64 using DoP (DSD over PCM). The small PAW D2 is made of aluminum and features an easily accessible control wheel on the top. Settings, incoming signal quality, and more are displayed on the OLED screen on top, so you always know what is happening and how it is happening.

Built-in Equalizer DSP Features:

• Classic
• Rock
• ACG-1
• Pop
• Headphone

Built-in ATE DSP Features:

• Movie
• Game
• Radio
• Vinyl LP
• Cassette
• Dental
• Near Field
• Far Field