Wait just a second there, vaquero. We know you’re invigorated, but you should probably attempt to digest the price tag here before blowing a gasket in excitement. Bel Canto — not known for trickling out low-end gear — has just introduced the $495 USB Link 24/96, which presumably does an impeccable job at converting high quality USB audio (up to 24-bits and 96kHz) to S/PDIF via a single 75-ohm BNC cable. The unit works natively in both Windows and OS X, comes bundled with a Stereovox XV2 BNC / BNC S/PDIF cable (with RCA adapter) and gets all the juice it needs from your powered USB socket. Now, if only five unclaimed bills weren’t so difficult to obtain… [READ]

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