k o m p a k t s in d sie a u c h , a b e r d a s n e h m e
ic h e h e r a ls V o r t e il h in , d e n n ic h w e iß
ja , w a s d r in s t e c k t , u n d la u fe n ic h t G e -
fa h r , h ie r v o n „ n e t t e n k le in e n D in g e r n “
z u re d e n - es h a n d e lt s ic h d u rc h g ä n g ig
u m e rs tk la s s ig e W a r e .
D e r 3 .5 V B M K I I is t d e r g rö ß te W a n d -
le r, d e n B e lC a n t o im A n g e b o t h a t , v o n
d e n g r o ß e n P o w e r D A C s d e r B la c k -
S e r ie m a l a b g e s e h e n . D i e B e d ie n u n g
is t b e i a lle n W a n d le r n a u s d ie s e m H a u s
g le ic h :
E i n k o m b in ie r t e r D r e h k n o p f
e r m ö g lic h t Q u e lle n w a h l u n d L a u t s t ä r -
k e a n p a s s u n g , im D is p la y w e r d e n E i n -
g a n g , P e g e l u n d k u r z z e it ig a n lie g e n d e
A b t a s t r a t e a n g e z e ig t. N e t t ig k e it e n w ie
d ie M ö g lic h k e it , d ie E in g ä n g e u m z u -
b e n e n n e n u n d n ic h t g e n u tz te E in g ä n -
g e a b z u s c h a lte n , h a b e ic h m it F r e u d e n
z u r K e n n t n is g e n o m m e n ;
s o llte
d a s
D is p la y s tö r e n , k a n n m a n es a u c h a b -
s c h a lte n .
B is a u f d ie T o s lin k - V e r b in d u n g v e r -
a rb e ite n
a lle
E in g ä n g e
P C M - D a t e n
in b is z u 1 9 2 k H z in 2 4 B i t . G a n z
k o n k r e t
g ib t ’s
h ie r
n e b e n
b e s a g te r
o p t is c h e r
V e r b in d u n g
je w e ils
e in e n
B N C - , C i n c h u n d A E S - E i n g a n g . D ie
le t z te im B u n d e is t d ie „ S T F ib e r “ -
B u c h s e , d ie e b e n fa lls
1 9 2 k H z ü b e r
e in e
o p tis c h e
V e r b in d u n g
v e r a r b e i-
te t u n d b e is p ie ls w e is e w u n d e r b a r m it
d e m
U S B - K o n v e r t e r
n a m e n s
B e l-
C a n t o u L i n k h a r m o n ie r t . D e n k a n n
m a n ü b rig e n s g u t g e b ra u c h e n , d e n n
e in
U S B - E in g a n g
is t
a m
D A C 3 .5
n ic h t v o r g e s e h e n . W e r u n b e d in g t e in e n
C o m p u t e r
a n s c h lie ß e n m ö c h te
(w a s
ic h g u t v e r s te h e n k a n n ) , is t b e s te n s
m it e in e m B e lC a n t o m L i n k b e d ie n t,
d e r a s y n c h r o n e U S B - A n b in d u n g b is
1 9 2 k H z e r m ö g lic h t u n d d ie D a t e n p e r
B N C a n d e n D A C g ib t . S o k a n n d a s
V e r b in d u n g s k a b e l
a u c h
r u h ig
e tw a s
lä n g e r a u s fa lle n , so d a ss d e r C o m p u t e r
a ls S tö r k o m p o n e n t e w e n ig e r C h a n c e n
Gehörtes:
- Johnny Winter
Second Winter
(FLAC,
44,1
kHz,
16
Bit)
h a t , in d e n W a n d le r e in z u s tr e u e n . A u f
d e r a n d e re n S e ite k a n n d a e h w e n ig
p a s s ie r e n , d e n n d ie s ta b ile B e h a u s u n g
w ir k t z ie m lic h e in s tre u fe s t u n d is t g u t
g e g e n V ib r a t io n e n b e d ä m p ft.
U n d n o c h w a s f e h lt : S o e in ty p is c h e r
N e t z s t e c k e r . D a s K ü r z e l „ V B “ im N a -
m e n s te h t f ü r V ir t u a l B a t t e r ie , w o m it
d a s
ra u s c h a rm e
u n d
s ta b ile
e x te rn e
N e t z t e il g e m e in t is t , d a s m a n f ü r s e i-
n e n B e t r ie b b r a u c h t . D a m i t w ir d e in e
p e r fe k te N e t z t r e n n u n g e r r e ic h t , s te ile
N e t z f ilt e r e n tfe r n e n in d e r V B je d e a u f
d e r H a u s v e r s o r g u n g h e r u m s c h w ir r e n -
d e S t ö r u n g u n d g e b e n d e m D A C 3 .5
d a s , w a s e r v e r d ie n t : e in e s ta b ile , k lir r -
fre ie V e rs o rg u n g s s p a n n u n g . In s g e s a m t
la s s e n s ic h d re i G e r ä t e v e rs o rg e n , b e i
m ir w a r ’s n a t ü r lic h n u r d e r W a n d le r ,
d e r m it d ie s e r f ü r s t lic h e n V e rs o rg u n g
g e rn z u s a m m e n a r b e it e t . H i lf r e i c h is t
a u ß e r d e m , d a ss a lle E in g ä n g e g a lv a -
n is c h is o lie r t s in d u n d
- Hoff Ensemble
Quiet Winter Night
(AIFF,
192
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
- Roachford
Permanent Shade of Blue
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
- Peter Gabriel
Red Rain
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
- Michael Formanek
Small Places
(FLAC,
96
kHz,
24
Bit)
- Various Artists
Manger, Musik wie
von einem anderen Stern
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
- Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa
Don't Explain
(FLAC,
44.1
kHz,
16
Bit)
Ganz klar: Üppige Siebung des ohnehin schon
sehr sauberen, vom „Virtual Battery“ genann-
ten Netzteil anglieferten Strom dominiert, die
Signaleingänge sind galvanisch isoliert
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