Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 - Digital to Analogue Converter with Toslink, S/PDIF, and USB Inputs Featuring 24-bit Wolfson DAC - Silver

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I also like that it has USB, Toslink and coax digital inputs (that my DACit-x does have) as I use all three. The decoupling capacitors are designed to remove the variable component from the supply voltage, and so all undesired disturbances, that may affect the deterioration of sound quality. This is the same chip as used in the Rega DAC although the Rega uses two of them in a parallel configuration. The Cambridge Audio DacMagic 100 digital-to-analogue converter is illed as a simple system-booster for a variety of sources – a neat-looking little unit.

We experienced a real, original chain of notes in the musical version of the two young people’s tragic love story.This was an issue for me as a reviewer but it shouldn’t be a problem for most users as they will only be installing one of these devices at a time. As long as the device has the attachments you require I doubt sound quality will be notably different. The sizzling leading end 'Behind The Veil' was held in check without being overly sat-upon, the dynamic wallops of bass guitar and kick-drum delivered with decent strength and girth to help keep the adrenaline flowing.

Device does’t have an integrated power supply, therefore the manufacturer includes an external impulse power supply to the factory set. There is no headphone amplifier, no Bluetooth connection, moreover, the user wont be able to select from any digital filters. Its asynchronous USB input is completely 24-bit/192kHz-capable, Cambridge supplying a USB Audio Class 2. The factory set DacMagic 100 was slightly worse than my previous modified DAC E-MU 0204, after the modifications it is clearly better.The sound lost some of its energy, but it gained more space and naturalness, which is especially evident for classical instruments.