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  • Page 1 plus DAC IV Users Manual Rev 1 (12/2012) daC S agnitude adder peCifiCationS BnC, C aeS/eBu, MSB pro i2S nputS oaxiaL oSLink BaLanCed and a aLanCed naLog nput rCa o 2.62 V rMS (7 Vpp) utputS rCa o , 38 utput MpedanCe ohMS without VoLuMe ControLS...

  • Page 2: Setup And Quick Start

    DAC IV Plus Users Manual Unique Product - a Preamp or a DAC? This product has the option to be a unique combination of a very high performance DAC and the ultimate passive preamp. It is intended to be used as both for the best possible sound in your system.
  • Page 3 The Signature Data CD is a great companion to the DAC IV. It is shown here with the Signature Transport Power Base in Satin Black. Here is the complete MSB System, available in Matt White or Satin Black. iLInk II Upgrade This option adds an iPod dock to the cover of the DAC IV.

  • Page 4: Special Features

    Special Features The DAC IV has many special features. The following sections discuss these features and how they work. As MSB Technology has developed, so has our DAC architecture. Our advanced digital filter now replaces the asynchronous upsampling of earlier models. The 32X Digital filter goes way beyond our older 16X filter and 4X upsampling.
  • Page 5 THE DAC STORY elta igma ingle S work A “one bit” measuring cup is either Each sample or jug is 010010100011101000110110 full or empty. With 64 times over- A DAC is a circuit that converts filled to the right level digital measures of audio amplitude sampling, the cup is only 1/64th with many measuring...
  • Page 6 The menu selectable digital filters (from the optional digital filter suite) MSB Digital Filter History and Detail permits the user to choose the filter design they prefer. It allows for the One of our primary goals at MSB is to provide the music selection of a standard brick-wall filter or a slow roll-off filter, both at half the lover with the most accurate musical experience possible.
  • Page 7 MSB clocks MSB Digital Filter. By playing a standard CD containing a are the lowest jitter audio clocks in the world. The DAC IV plus models custom filter algorithm you can temporarily change the filter inside your Digital Filter.

  • Page 8: Loading New Firmware

    Loading New Firmware Loading custom Digital Filter Firmware will permanently change the operation of your DSP. MSB Technology can configure custom software for your DSP to meet virtually any requirement. Playing a CD track containing the new firmware will erase the current software in your Digital Filter and replace it with the contents of the update file.

  • Page 9: Connector Details

    Right Analog Balanced XLR Output – This is the balanced XLR analog output. The DAC should be set for balanced mode when using this output. When set to single ended, the differential output will be equal and you will hear nothing. When the DAC is set to multichannel mode, the primary channel will be heard on the non-inverted output pin and the alternate channel on the inverted output pin.

  • Page 10: Clock Interface

    MSB PRO I2S Connector The MSB PRO I2S Network One of the most powerful features of MSB products is the PRO I2S network. Most new MSB products have a PRO I2S connection available. The MSB PRO I2S has the following capability: •...

  • Page 11: Front Panel Controls

    Front Panel Controls Although the user interface is very simple and easy to use, in depth menus allow complete control of the DAC. Menu Button – The square button is single purpose. It will enter the setup mode at the top of the menu tree. If in the setup, and it doesn’t matter where, this button will exit the setup and return to the normal operational mode.
  • Page 12 Menu Upsampling DAC IV Menu Tree Top level menus are for operational controls. Setup Phase Invert menus follow on the next pages. Press the menu button on either the front panel or remote. Navigate up and down the options with the front panel knob or the volume up down Filter Select F1-32x Filter...
  • Page 13 Setup Reclocking S.E./ Balanced Balanced Single-Ended Connected Analog Lifted Ground -9dB Dac Level -6dB -3dB Display 1-15 (Default 3) Brightness +3dB Test Mode Display On/ Auto off Dither Off – Test Mode Set User Phase Invert button Upsampling Phase Invert Set Remote 1 Reclocking Upsampling...

  • Page 15: Setup Menu Options

    Operational Menu Options The high level menu options have to do with operation settings. They are things that you may want to change on the fly as you listen to different music or with different equipment. See the Menu tree for details. Upsampling on/off - Upsamples all incoming music to either 384 kHz or 352.8 kHz.
  • Page 16 Dither on/off - With the dither activated the MSB Digital Filter continuously adds a tiny amount (-110 db) of random ultrasonic dither to the Output. We have found through extensive listening tests that this tiny amount of dither greatly increases the perceived resolution of the audio without harming the music in any way.
  • Page 17 Upgrades and Modifications Removal of the cover - Unplug the AC power. Work on a clean surface. Start by removing the 14 screws of the cover. Carefully remove and set aside the cover. Removal or Installation of the volume modules - The volume modules can be plugged in, or unplugged from the Platinum mother board.
  • Page 18 First, install the supplied MSB drivers from the included USB 2 drivers CD or from our website (not necessary for USB 1 operation). So with a PC, there are two possible play modes. The “advanced speaker properties” window lets you set up Windows output sample rates up to 192 k as shown to the right.

  • Page 19: Quality Check

    Input #2 - MSB PRO I2S The MSB PRO I2S is new and will offer amazing performance on new transports as they are brought to market. (See the table) It is lower jitter and higher speed (ready for 768 kHz music) than the MSB Network. It contains 20 channels of audio of 768 kHz, 32 bit audio in the I2S format, as well as a an outgoing clock and control data.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    Bit-Perfect Source Testing Perhaps one of the most useful features of the software is the bit-perfect test. The following series of files can be downloaded from the MSB web site: 16 bit x 44.1 kHz sample rate file (CD standard). 24 bit x 44.1 kHz sample rate file.

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