Periodic Audio Rhodium – Portable Hi-Res USB-C DAC & Headphone Amplifier

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Periodic Audio’s Rhodium is a mobile Hi-Fi Swiss Army Knife, and the best value high resolution audio DAC/Preamp/Amp. If you want to experience the pinnacle of portable HiFi, Rhodium plus Nickel and a set of Periodic Audio IEMs guarantees high fidelity performance, that will fit in your pocket.

If your Android phone or tablet doesn’t have a 3.5mm output, Rhodium provides a 32bit/384kHz DAC & high-power amplifier output stage for your wired headphones. To improve the quality of your Windows or MacOS computer’s headphone output, or microphone input, Rhodium is just the ticket. Rhodium transforms your Android device, Windows computer, or MacOS computer into a High Resolution DAC/Preamp.

Specially selected audio-grade caps of C0G tolerance in all audio pathways, high-speed, high-stability X7Rs for all power supply bypasses results 10 dB lower noise and half the distortion of any competing product on the market anywhere near Rhodium’s price point.

Proprietary high-strand OFC wire with polyethylene woven jacket and moulded aluminium shells guarantees years of reliable use. The result is stunning with near-sonic perfection with a highly portable and lightweight design.

Efficient and versatile portable audio.

Instant Portable High Resolution Audio
Rhodium provides a 32bit/384kHz DAC & high-power amplifier output stage for your wired headphones.

No Jack, No Problem
Rhodium transforms your Android device, Windows computer, or MacOS computer into a High Resolution DAC/Preamp.

Hi-Fi Grade
Specially selected audio-grade caps of C0G tolerance in all audio pathways, high-speed, high-stability X7Rs for all power supply bypasses results 10 dB lower noise and half the distortion of any competing product on the market anywhere near Rhodium’s price point.

Quality Build
Proprietary high-strand OFC wire with polyethylene woven jacket and moulded aluminium shells guarantees years of reliable use. The result is stunning with near-sonic perfection with a highly portable and lightweight design.

Technical Specifications

Performance

• Frequency Response: 2 Hz to 192 kHz, +0/-3 dB
• Dynamic Range: 113 dB
• SNR: 108 dB A wt.
• THD: Less than 0.007%
• Output Power: 31 mW @ 32 Ohms
• Current Consumption: 23 mA @ 1 mW output
  

Physical Properties

• Cable Length: 63mm
• Mass: 4.4 grams
• Operational Temperature: -20 to +50° C
• Operational Humidity: 0-95% Relative Humidity
• Retention Force: 1.8 Newtons
• Overall Length: 117 mm
• Max Width: 10.8 mm
• Max Thickness: 6.9 mm
  

Material Properties

• Melting Point: 2237 Kelvin
• Speed of Sound: 4700 meters per second
• Young’s Modulus: 380 Gigapascals
• Brinell Hardness: 1100 Megapascals

Features

• Instant portable high resolution audio for portable devices
• Ideal for devices that lack TRS jack output
• High resolution 32bit/384kHz DAC & high-power amplifier output stage
• Improves quality of Windows or MacOS headphone output
• High-strand OFC wire with polyethylene woven jacket
• Moulded aluminium shells
• No drivers or setup required

Important note: iOS devices aren’t well supported. 4th gen iPad, running iOS 14.3 works, but most iOS devices would require use of the Apple Camera adapter, and even then, success is not guaranteed.