V-LINK 24 bit 96 kHz USB to S/PIDF Converter

by Musical Fidelity
in Electronics

More people are storing their cherished music collections on computer. This exciting consumer-led revolution gives new and exciting possibilities for audiophiles. However, the standard USB output from laptops has been a serious limitation on ultimate quality.

Standard computer USB outputs are synchronous. This means that the computer will determine its output data rate. From an audiophile’s perspective this is a disaster. The data rate might be 14 bit 32 kHz or it might be at a higher data rate. It just depends on what the computer decides to do.

The solution to this problem is asynchrony. Simply put, the receiving device instructs the computer to give it data (via its USB output) at whatever rate it has been stored on the computer disc. This is a big change. Now an audiophile can be confident that the data received from his computer is genuinely high quality and unfailingly consistent.

The V-Link is a 24 bit 96 kHz asynchronous USB to S/PDIF converter. It is an exclusive in-house, Musical Fidelity development. It has been designed from the ground up to offer perfect and consistent performance. It will work with a huge range of computers and operating systems. Extreme attention has been paid to all the detailed programming to ensure rock solid consistency. The low jitter power supply feeds an ultra high precision clock which is positioned almost on top of (in PCB terms at least) the V-Link’s vital components. This achieves extremely short tracks and ultra accurate clocking.  The selected I2 Bus to S/PDIF converter ensures jitter free precision conversion.

The V-Link has Musical Fidelity’s unique proprietary asynchronous digital control system feedback technology software. When added to all the other elements, it produces virtual perfection. Interfacing computers to audio systems dramatically reduces the audio system’s performance. This is because computers have large amounts of digital noise which seriously reduces audio performance. The V-Link’s optical output eliminates it entirely.

Musical Fidelity’s V-series offers state of the art performance for a low price. It is done by solid commercial principles and state of the art circuit/PCB design. The V-series has no extraneous anything. It is state of the art circuitry laid out to perfection with no trimmings or extraneous trouser stuffing braggadocio, packaged in simple low cost housing made in large numbers. We are determined to give the absolute best performance at an every day price.