usb to spdif conversion

[Ammonite Audio]

The M2Tech EVO has completely 'normal' output voltages, see the specs pre of the manual
http://www.m2tech.biz/public/pdf/hiF...nual%201-0.pdf

Dac issue perhaps!
Keith.

Whatever, although that's not what Computer Audiophile state. I know that I'd rather pay £100 for this Taiwanese device than many times that for the Evo, and still have to fork out extra for a PSU. On top of that, I can use the new converter with a SOtM PCIe USB card in the PC, which does make quite a difference (HiFace 1 devices are incompatible).

[StanleyB]

The M2Tech EVO has completely 'normal' output voltages, see the specs pre of the manual
http://www.m2tech.biz/public/pdf/hiF...nual%201-0.pdf

Dac issue perhaps!
Keith.

I think Hugo mentioned that he tried TOSLINK. But the EVO specs says that it only goes up to 96KHz with TOSLINK. So you can't blame my Bushmaster for not being able to play 192KHz if the EVO can't produce a 192KHz signal at the TOSLINK output.

[Yomanze]

I am hugely impressed with this relatively cheap USB to S/PDIF converter http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gustard-U1...item3a863e3be0 . Vintage Audio Lab provide really good service and I recommend them without hesitation. This converter does rather humiliate my previous M2Tech HiFace Evo converter in every respect. It also has ASIO support, which seems to be a Good Thing, to my ears.

Interesting, looks like a very serious design.

[goodsguys]

Hi Thanks for the replies.

I am going to pick up the hiface today, its only 50 notes, so probably can resell it if worse comes to worst.

I am afraid it is not the evo but version 2 of the original, so probably will not be as good.

Will post up the results in a day or two after i have finished evaluating.

A friend of mine has a chinese cheapo version from ebay so will also do a comparison of the two.

Many thanks for the replies. John.

[StanleyB]

I am afraid it is not the evo but version 2 of the original, so probably will not be as good.

On an Italian forum where I hang around sometimes they rate the version 2 above the original. For $50 it's a nobrainer. You would make an instant profit of at least 100% if you put that on ebay.

[sq225917]

The Evo outputs standard spdif voltage, it was the original Hiface that could swamp some inputs with its high level.