SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS, PERFORMANCE AND SPECIFICATION WINDOWS Operating System • Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (Home, Professional, 64bit XP or Media Centre Edition) or Windows Vista (32bit and 64bit - all versions) Computer • Windows® XP compatible PC • 400Mb/s IEEE1394/FireWire port (OHCI compliant recommended) CPU/Clock • 1.4 GHz Intel or compatible • 2.0 GHz Pentium© 4 or Xeon recommended for 192kHz operation Memory (RAM) • 256MB or more • 512MB or higher recommended APPLE MAC Operating System • Mac OS X Panther (10.3.3 or later) - Mac OS update may be required Computer • Apple Mac Power PC G4, G5 or Intel Mac (any) CPU/Clock • G4/800 MHz (minimum) • G4/1.5GHZ or higher recommended for 192kHz operation Memory (RAM) • 256MB or more • 512MB or higher recommended ADDITIONAL INFO • Firewire chipsets from TI (Texas Instruments), VIA, and NEC are recommended • It is highly recommended that Saffire be run on its own Firewire bus/card • In order to use Saffire with a 4-pin IEEE1394 port you will need a 4-pin to 6-pin cable (not included) and must use the PSU (included) Mic • Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1 dB • THD+N: 0.001% (measured at 1kHz with a 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) • Noise: EIN > 120dB (measured at 60dB of gain with 150 Ohm termination (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) Line • Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB • THD+N: 0.001% (measured with 0dBFS input and 22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) • Noise: -88dBu (22Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) Instrument • Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.1dB • THD+N: 0.004% (measured with 0dBu input and 20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) • Noise: -87dBu (20Hz/22kHz bandpass filter) Digital Performance • Clock Source: Internal clock or sync to word clock on SPDIF • A/D Dynamic Range 104dB 'A-weighted' • D/A Dynamic Range 110dB ?A-weighted' • Clock Jitter < 250 pico seconds • Sample rate 44.1 to 192kHz Weight • 1.1kg • 2.4Ibs Dimensions • 65mm (W) x 170mm (H) x 170mm (D) • 2.6" (W) x 6.7" (H) x 6.7" (D) Analogue inputs • Mic: 2 x XLR on front panel • Mic Gain: +13dB to + 60dB • Line: 2 x 1/4" TRS Jack • Line Gain: -10dB to +36dB • Instrument: As above, switched to Instrument • Instrument Gain: +13dB to +60dB Analogue outputs • Line level 8 x 1/4" TRS Jack • Nominal output level 0dBFS = 16dBu, electronically balanced • All outputs are useable as monitoring outputs Digital I/O • 2 x SPDIF (RCA phono) on rear panel (24-bit, 96kHz) Output transformer isolated MIDI I/O • 1 in / 1 out on rear panel FirewireS400 • 2 ports Power • Either via FIREWIRE or external PSU (12v AC, 1.5A) Headphone Monitoring • 2 x 1/4" TRS Jack on front panel (mirrors outputs 5-8)