Musical Fidelity V-DAC II Review |
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Thursday, 08 December 2011 | |||||
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![]() Musical Fidelity has produced products at a wide range of price points, but they have always been known for value. In the last few years, they have produced entry-level products that are well designed, extremely affordable, and by all accounts, perform beautifully. The current crop of products in this category includes the second generation V Series. There is the 24/96 V-Link II USB converter (also available with 192 Khz capability), the V-LPS II phono stage, the V-CAN II headphone amp, and the V-DAC II. Up to three V-Series components can be powered by the V-PSU II power supply. I was most excited to receive a review sample V-DAC II from the great guys at Tempo, who import and distribute Musical Fidelity in the US. The V-DAC II is priced at $349. The first V-DAC was a big hit, and was well reviewed across the board. According to Musical Fidelity, the design brief for the V-DAC II is as follows:
The most interesting change is the addition of an “asynchronous” USB input, the same technology found in the raved-about V-Link SPDIF to USB converter. The V-Link allows you to use connect your laptop or desktop computer via USB to any DAC using proprietary technology. In including this, Musical Fidelity has really upped the value proposition on what was already a high value product, while only increasing the price modestly from $299 to $349. |