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Why my DAC will not work with the Mus. Fid. V-Link

I have a wonderful Museatex Bidat, and I just purchased a Musical Fidelity V-Link (earlier black box version). I have not been able to make the Bidat lock on the signal, the V-link works well with an inexpensive DAC I purchased on ebay, but I want to use my better converter, would anyone know what the problem is?
I'll appreciate any input.
Thanks so much
Mario
marcel1728

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doggiehowser
672 posts
 
See if it locks at 16 bit 44.1kHz.

I suspect it's a NOS DAC.
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
The OS or music player probably set the VLink to run at its highest spec which is usually 24/192 or 24/96.

The DAC spec says it only read 16 or 20 bits.

So try using the OS/player to set the output to 16/44
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
Are you using any custom player like Audirvana or Amarra or Pure Music?

If you are using iTunes:

Look for Applications/Utilities/Audio MIDI Setup

It should look like the screenshot below, except you should have the VLink in the list. Click on the VLink icon

http://km.support.apple.com/library/APPLE/APPLECARE_ALLGEOS/TS3154/TS3154-soundtrack_pro-audio_midi_setup--en.png

On the right, you can set the output bitrate and sample rate. Set them to 2ch 16-bit integer and format at 44100Hz
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
Glad I could help.
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