Article: Musical Fidelity X-CANv8 USB DAC Information

[baumer]

Here's the one you want to check out. <br />

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Musical Fidelity X-DACv8. <br />

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Features Benefits:<br />

Four switchable digital inputs (one is USB).<br />

Tube/transitor output stage. <br />

Super low noise. <br />

Ultra low distortion. <br />

24-bit 192K true upsampling.<br />

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I saw one at my local dealer yesterday, but they didn't have it hooked up to anything! Nice huh? The only downfall i see is the $1599.00 price.<br />

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Sorry, i don't know how to link to their website for you.<br />

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Doug

[The Computer Audiophile]

I've looked at the X-DACv8 before, but I'm a little skeptical on the 24/192 upsampling. This may make the unit sound spectacular, but I'd need more details.<br />

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Thanks for posting the info.<br />

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<a href="http://www.musicalfidelity.com">Musical Fidelity</a>

[carlseibert]

I don't see any SPDIF or optical inputs. There are several products out now that are USB-input-only. Somehow that strikes me as rather odd.<br />

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I like that it has two headphone jacks.<br />

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Any idea what the price is/will be?<br />

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I have an xDACv8. It performs exceptionally well for its price. It sounds very nice indeed. It does SPDIF to 96/24, but its USB input only goes to 48 KHz. No optical input.<br />

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-Carl<br />

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[The Computer Audiophile]

Hey Carl - I've actually talked to a few manufacturers who would exclude all inputs except USB if they could. I think this is a trend that will continue.<br />

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The UK price for the X-CANv8 is £349 GBP, but I don't think the US price can be determined by just a simple exchange rate conversion. <br />

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There are very few USB DACs that will do 24/96 on the USB input. Benchmark, Wavelength and Empirical are the ones that come to mind.