Grimm Audio UC1
USB AD/DA converter / audio interface / monitor controller
AD/DA Converter$5,900Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- AD/DA Converter
- Description
- USB AD/DA converter / audio interface / monitor controller
- Signal path
- Digital
- Form factor
- rack, 1U (chassis extends ~210mm behind rack ears)
- Rack units
- 1
- Connection
- USB, AES3, word clock
- Sample rate (kHz)
- 44.1-192
- Bit depth
- 24
- DSP
- internal signal routing/monitoring DSP; ultra-low jitter clock with hybrid PLL
- Country of manufacture
- Netherlands
Details
Controls: front panel monitor controller (volume/source selection); headphone output
I/O: 2x rear XLR balanced analog in, 2x front 1/4-inch unbalanced analog in, 4x AES3 digital in; 4x balanced XLR analog out, 1x AES3 stereo digital out, Ethercon RJ45 for speaker control; USB (18 channels rear + 2 channels front per Grimm spec; described as 10x10 USB interface by Sound on Sound); word clock in/out; headphone output (30mW into 600 ohm)
Notable use: Reviewed by Sound on Sound; positioned for professional mixing/mastering monitoring
Notes: FLAG device_class: Grimm markets UC1 as a 'USB interface and monitor controller in one' with reference-quality AD/DA conversion — classified here as AD/DA Converter per task guidance, but it substantially also functions as a USB audio interface and monitor controller. EUR list price ~EUR4,780 inc. VAT (~EUR3,950 net); USD price is a US dealer listing (FrontEndAudio/Vintage King), not published on grimmaudio.com.