TAS 194: Bel Canto USB Link 24/96 and Focusrite Saffire Format Converters

Upgrading the Sound from Your PC

September 5th, 2009 -- by default
Source: The Absolute Sound

Bel Canto Design, Ltd.
221 North 1st Street
Minneapolis MN 55401
(612) 317-4550
belcantodesign.com

Focusrite Saffire

Inputs: Two FireWire 400, one RCA S/PDIF, two microphone XLR, two TRS, one MIDI
Outputs: One RCA S/PDIF, one MIDI, eight TRS, one headphone
Dimensions: 2.6" x 6.7" x 6.7"
Weight: 2.4 lbs
Price: $499

Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.
Windsor House
Turnpike Road
High Wycombe
Bucks
HP12 3FX
United Kingdom
+44 1494 462246
focusrite.com

Comments

Anonimouse (not verified) -- Thu, 09/10/2009 - 18:22

"But the Link in effect replaces the cheap, off-the-shelf USB input chip found in most DACs with a far more sophisticated and costly module."

..a better USB chip - one that improves the data? lol.
If only my printer had this chip, my pictures would be focussed correctly, and not so overexposed. I guess this is what the pros from National Geographic use to get their photos. And if I saved my thesis onto a USB key with this improved input chip, it would probably fix all my spelling mistakes!
Please send details of where to get this amazing chip immediately..

JStachowski (not verified) -- Sat, 09/12/2009 - 15:48

With the proper drivers the Saffire can do 24/192 as well. I use it with Pure Vinyl on the Mac and it captures much of the magic that my old reel to reel does.

Take Care---
Jerry

John Crick (not verified) -- Wed, 10/07/2009 - 11:09

Does this mean you can use this as an a/d input device to record vinyl (ie in place of something like the iMic)?
Cheers, John.