http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/ Engadget Comments for Bel Canto's USB Link 24/96 converts USB audio to S/PDIF http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.scott-nixon.com/dac.htm . . . Once you've heard that via USB, you can toss your old and busted DAC. ;-)]]>Dec 2nd 2008 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 9:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/
I can see people with really discerning ears overpaying for anything that involves a D/A or A/D conversion, but repackaging the same bits from one transmission standard to another shouldn't cost half a grand.]]>Dec 2nd 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=UDA1321. Uses a commodity Philips USB audio chip and a TI commodity SPDIF encapsulation chip. Does DD/DTS too.]]>Dec 2nd 2008 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 2nd 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/
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But yes, some Creative solutions also feature this port.

$500 seems a little steep in my opinion!]]>Dec 3rd 2008 4:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/Dec 5th 2008 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/02/bel-cantos-usb-link-24-96-converts-usb-audio-to-s-pdif/http://www.goodsound.com/equipment/blue_circle_usb_thingee.htm]]>Jan 3rd 2009 12:36AM