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Initial impressions emotiva DAC
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<blockquote data-quote="Waterhond" data-source="post: 95632" data-attributes="member: 1200"><p> Just a note about the USB input on the Emotiva - I've tried it and it's not bad - just ordinary sounding. My preferred playback source is a laptop, permanently designated for the job, but as it has no spdif out, I decided to buy a Halide Design usb to spfif converter which works asynchronously. This little dongled cable which runs off usb power is absolutely stunning in operation, transforming your pc or laptop into the equivalent of a high quality digital transport with extremely low jitter, - and "upgrades" any dac with an spdif input into asynchronous mode - with dramatic results.</p><p> The only problem is that the Halide Design costs slightly more than the dac! However, Musical fidelity has just put the cat amongst the pigeons with a cheap as chips asynchronous USB to s/pdif converter, the MF V-Link. It's been tested by Stereophile who could detect zero jitter, - none! so even better than the Halide. Cost: - 99 pounds from www.custom-cable.co.uk.</p><p> This means you can improve any dac with spdif input and upgrade your AV amp to accept digital audio from USB. </p><p>Interesting times...</p><p></p><p>http://www.custom-cable.co.uk/digital-analogue-convertors/musical-fidelity-v-link-asynchronous-usb-to-coaxial-converter.html</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waterhond, post: 95632, member: 1200"] Just a note about the USB input on the Emotiva - I've tried it and it's not bad - just ordinary sounding. My preferred playback source is a laptop, permanently designated for the job, but as it has no spdif out, I decided to buy a Halide Design usb to spfif converter which works asynchronously. This little dongled cable which runs off usb power is absolutely stunning in operation, transforming your pc or laptop into the equivalent of a high quality digital transport with extremely low jitter, - and "upgrades" any dac with an spdif input into asynchronous mode - with dramatic results. The only problem is that the Halide Design costs slightly more than the dac! However, Musical fidelity has just put the cat amongst the pigeons with a cheap as chips asynchronous USB to s/pdif converter, the MF V-Link. It's been tested by Stereophile who could detect zero jitter, - none! so even better than the Halide. Cost: - 99 pounds from www.custom-cable.co.uk. This means you can improve any dac with spdif input and upgrade your AV amp to accept digital audio from USB. Interesting times... http://www.custom-cable.co.uk/digital-analogue-convertors/musical-fidelity-v-link-asynchronous-usb-to-coaxial-converter.html [/QUOTE]
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