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Pros & Cons
Pros
Setup is as plug it into the computer, connect the optical cable, select usb audio codec as your output. I like that this item offered both coax and toslink outputs so i can use the signal locally and remotely without an external splitter.
Feels overbuilt, quality connectors and hefty aluminum enclosure. I occasionally stream from qobuz which features high resolution files at higher sample rates. I have an old usb to spdif converter that supports sample rates up to 96khz.
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Quality
It is very well made and works exactly as intended.
I had been running the speakers using bluetooth while i was waiting for this to come in, and the difference in quality was amazing.
You select the sound card (in windows sound settings it's called "usb audio codec") and sound from the pc or device is sent out... Read More
Qobuz automatically degrades to a sample rate compatible with the adapter so it does not keep me from hearing the music i want.
Competitiveness
I occasionally stream from qobuz which features high resolution files at higher sample rates.
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- This product had a total of 105 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 12 2025.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You just plug it in and it converts the usb signal to toslink for you
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I bought this because i am nursing along an old laptop running windows 7 and it is not compatible with my newest dacs
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This item will do for my purposes but i wish it supported higher sample rates
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Mostly i use the old laptop for steaming radio stations at a 44
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I occasionally stream from qobuz which features high resolution files at higher sample rates
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Qobuz automatically degrades to a sample rate compatible with the adapter so it does not keep me from hearing the music i want
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But if i want to enjoy high res files at their best the limitations of this adapter will cause me to go to a newer laptop running windows 10 or 11
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I have an old usb to spdif converter that supports sample rates up to 96khz but it is getting mechanically rickety and i wanted to back it up before it broke altogether
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