FEATURES

Audio highlights: The Musical Fidelity V-DAC II replaces the original three-year old V-DAC. Improvements include the case, which is now made of satin-finished brushed aluminum with heavier gauge end-pieces than the original. The USB input is an asynchronous connection that is identical to the chipset Musical Fidelity uses in their V-Link, and it supports up to 96/24 via USB 2.0. (The V-DAC II’s S/PDIF inputs, however, do support 192/24 files.). Other improvements over the original V-DAC include halving the distortion from 0.005% to 0.002% and upping the stereo separation to -105 dB. Inside the V-DAC II you’ll find the latest digital chips, a Burr-Brown DSD 1796 DAC and a Burr-Brown SRC 4392. With a fixed output of 2.2 volts the V-DAC II should be compatible with almost all two-channel preamps or active speakers.

Ergonomics: The Musical Fidelity V-DAC II is housed in a small, rectangular satin/silver box approximately 6?” by 3” by 1?.” One end has a single pair of RCA outputs while the other has input connections for S/PDIF, Toslink, and USB. This end also has a small toggle switch to choose between USB to S/PDIF, a blue power LED, and a green signal lock LED. Printing on the top plate identifies each input and shows the signal chain. There’s no remote.

Does the V-DAC II have any sonic limitations? Well, yes, in that it only supports up to 96/24 bit-rates via its USB input. Obviously, if you listen to music from CDs and MP3s this 96/24 ceiling won’t be a problem, but if you plan to use 192/24 music files you’ll need to use the V-DAC II’s S/PDIF inputs for that purpose.

SPECS 

Musical Fidelity V-DAC II digital to analog converter
Upsampling: 24 Bit/192kHz
Output impedance: 47Ω
Maximum output: 2.2V
Total harmonic distortion: 0.004% at 20Hz-20kHz
Frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz (+0, -0.1dB)
Crosstalk: -104dB 20Hz-20kHz
Signal / noise ratio: -117dB A”-weighted
Total Jitter: 12ps
Power requirement: 12V DC, 500mA
USB input: Asynchronous data stream at up to 24-bit/96 kHz
S/PDIF inputs: Data streams at up to 24-bit/192 kHz
Digital inputs: 1 RCA (coaxial), 1 TOSLINK (optical), 1 USB (type B)
Line level outputs: 1 pair RCA sockets
Power input: 1.3mm DC power socket
Dimensions: Length 170mm, 6?”, Width 3”, Height 1?”
Weight: 350gr
DC power supply: 12V, 500mA

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