JDS Labs
Atom DAC 2
interface_dac
$149
Used market: $90*
Specifications
2 of 9 values have a recorded source- Type
- USB DAC·
- Bus Powered
- no·
- Max Gain dB
- 0·
- Analog Inputs
- ·
- Analog Outputs
- RCA Line Out·
- Digital Inputs
- USB-C, Optical SPDIF·
- Min Usb Power W
- 0✓
- Max Sample Rate kHz
- 384·
- Phantom Power Provided
- no·
Expert Audio Engineering Commentary
Headroom Notes
JDS publishes the one qualifier most makers leave out: maximum DAC line output 2 VRMS into 100 kilohms. Stating the load matters, because a 2 V rating into an unnamed load is not a promise about anything. No headphone output; the Atom DAC is the digital half of the Atom stack.
* Estimated with the depreciation fallback (~60% retained value). · checked on 8/5/2026