
Test report - general data of SMSL ivy Default as Line Out mode
Spectrum of Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
Spectrum of Jitter
Spectrum of Multitone Distortion
General results
General results SMSL ivy Default
Channel
Center/Summary
Variation in frequency response in band from 100 Hz to 10 kHz, dB
-2,21, 0,42
Max voltage output at 0 dBFS, VRMS
1,30
Max voltage output at 0 dBFS, dBV
2,26
Max voltage output at 0 dBFS, dBu
4,48
Harmonic distortion at 0,0 dBFS @ 1 kHz, dB
-69,6
Total harmonic distortion at 0,0 dBFS @ 1 kHz, %
0,033049
Harmonic distortion at -3,0 dBFS @ 1 kHz, dB
-72,7
Total harmonic distortion at -3,0 dBFS @ 1 kHz, %
0,023232
The table shows a most important technical characteristics of SMSL ivy Default
*Center channel headphone is received by averaging between left and right channels
Test conditions
- Measured by RAA with ADC from E-MU1616m
- Difference ... 0 dBFS out level SMSL ivy Default versus ADC E-MU1616m 0 dBFS input level is -4,28 dB (value level for left and right channels)
- During tests RAA measuring complex was used galvanic isolated power transformer and was excluded the effect of ground loop in the spectra
- The signal was tested from output: Jack
- The signal level while playing: Maximum level
- The bit depth of the test signal: PCM 16 bit
Detailed measurements report of technical characteristics
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Spectra of high resolution
- Noise floor spectrum
- Spectrum of Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
- Spectrum of Dynamic Range (-60 dBFS)
- Sine low ammplitude spectrum -90 dBFS
- Spectrum of Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) - SMPTE
- Spectrum of Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) - CCIF
- Spectrum of Multitone Distortion
- Spectrum of Noise Distortion
- Spectrum of Jitter
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Table of measured characteristics
Frequency response SMSL ivy Default
Channel
Left
Right
Variation in frequency response in band from 100 Hz to 10 kHz, dB
-2,20, 0,41
-2,23, 0,42
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Table of measured characteristics
Crosstalk SMSL ivy Default
Crosstalk at the frequency 100 Hz, dB
0,0
Crosstalk at the frequency 1000 Hz, dB
0,0
Crosstalk at the frequency 10000 Hz, dB
0,0
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Table of measured characteristics
THD vs output voltage of line out SMSL ivy Default
Max voltage output at 0 dBFS, VRMS
1,30
Max voltage output at 0 dBFS, dBV
2,26
Max voltage output at 0 dBFS, dBu
4,48
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Spectra of high resolution
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Spectrum of Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) of SMSL ivy Default (High resolution graph) as Line Out mode
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Table of measured characteristics
Harmonic distortion
SMSL ivy Default
SMSL ivy Default
Harmonic distortion at 0,0 dBFS @ 1 kHz, dB
-69,6
Total harmonic distortion at 0,0 dBFS @ 1 kHz, %
0,033049
Harmonic distortion at -3,0 dBFS @ 1 kHz, dB
-72,7
Total harmonic distortion at -3,0 dBFS @ 1 kHz, %
0,023232
Table of measured characteristics
The levels of harmonics when applying signal 1 kHz 0 dBFS
SMSL ivy Default
SMSL ivy Default
Harmonic, number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The level of harmonics, dB
0,0
-70,7
-76,3
-106,1
-91,9
-111,9
-98,9
-111,7
-106,4
-117,7
Harmonic, number
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
The level of harmonics, dB
-113,7
-126,1
-125,3
-118,8
-110,3
-111,8
-114,7
-108,0
-111,4
-108,5
The levels of harmonics when applying signal 1 kHz -3 dBFS
SMSL ivy Default
SMSL ivy Default
Harmonic, number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The level of harmonics, dB
-3,0
-76,8
-82,2
-110,2
-100,8
-118,1
-105,5
-116,2
-117,3
-121,5
Harmonic, number
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
The level of harmonics, dB
-114,8
-122,8
-114,2
-121,7
-111,1
-114,9
-108,3
-112,5
-105,4
-116,1
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Spectrum of Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) - SMPTE of SMSL ivy Default (High resolution graph) as Line Out mode
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Spectrum of Intermodulation Distortion (IMD) - CCIF of SMSL ivy Default (High resolution graph) as Line Out mode
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Table of measured characteristics
The accuracy of the playback speed SMSL ivy Default
Fundamental tone 11025 Hz, Hz
11025,0000
Variance from 11025 Hz, Hz
0,0000
Spectra vs Amplitude
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Measurements of SMSL ivy Default were carried out by Roman Kuznetsov on the hardware-software complex RAA.
The SMSL ivy Default test was conducted as a black box test, without regard to cost and prestige. This is the basic principle for making measurements, measurement reports and developing tests in RAA.

Kuznetsov Roman
Founder of RAA
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