Operation; How Far Can It Go?; Software - MSB Technology Gold Link Dac III User Manual

Operation

The operation of the LINK III is fully automatic. The LINK now autoswitches with
the following priorities: The balanced input is first, coaxial second, optical third and
the analog pass-through is the default condition. The analog pass-through is of very
high quality and is great for comparing analog and digital sources.

How far can it go?

With the addition of the P1000 Power Base we think this product is the best sound
you can get from a LINK. To go beyond, please consider the Platinum LINK. MSB
generally offers a full trade-in credit when upgrading to the Platinum. The Platinum
draws from the older, superior ladder technology, but with incredible improvements.
The Platinum contains four 46 bit MSB DAC modules (seen below). The Platinum is
fully balanced so there is a matched pair of 46 bit DAC modules for the inverted and
non-inverted signals on each of the right and left channels. Finally, each DAC
module contains one R2R ladder DAC with a 23 bit negative sign and one R2R ladder
DAC with a 23 bit positive sign. This design allows the quieter moments in your
music to be true to the music, without the linearity errors near zero that plague normal
ladder and delta-sigma DAC designs.
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NE OF FOUR BIT MODULES USED IN THE LATINUM

Software

Virtually all PCM digital sources can be decoded including 24/96K and 24 bit 192K
(DVD-A) and 20 bit 96K six channel (DVD-A). The frequency of the incoming signal
is indicated on the front panel with LEDs. Note that many DVD players play 96K-24
bit DVDs but output at 48 kHz. Some players offer a menu option to select 96K but
many do not. To get the true 96K output a 96K digital output upgrade is available
from MSB. DVD-A players do the same thing. Only with an MSB upgrade can true
192 digital audio be output. Discussion of adding copy protection is always under-
way in an AES working group. Should decryption be required to play back new
software, an upgrade board will be offered at a reasonable price to plug into the
LINK's upgrade sockets.
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