Yellowtech PUC2 Lite USB-SPDIF Converter

This German USB-SPDIF converter along with the Neutrik 75 ohm adapter brought a whole new level of sweet detailed musicality to my computer based audio system. It’s in a league above anything I had previously tried. I enjoyed several month of pleasure with it but thanks to the generosity of a friend have been able to simplify my system and move in a different direction. 

Latest version with external 5V input, giving you the options of using a separate linear power supply OR the included dual USB cable.

The Neutrik AES – BNC coaxial impedance transformer shown is included. It’s the real deal. It plugs/snaps securely into the PUC2 Lite 110 ohm AES output and matches it to a 75 ohm BNC coaxial cable. BNC-RCA adaptor also included. The PUC2 Lite is plug and play with Windows, OSX and Linux.

REVIEWS:

http://grizzlyaudio.blogspot.com/2015/08/yellowtec-puc2-lite-comparisons-made-to.html

“… amazingly detailed, lush and well balanced. Vocal reproduction is flawless, and the PUC2 is equally at home with male or female presentations.”

“The PUC2 makes 16bit/44.1k redbook sound higher resolution!” 

"WOW I didn't know that was on the mix."

“Along with the PUC2's great frequency reproduction capability, the unit’s ability to reproduce a focused, wide, rich & holographic image is very good indeed. For those that appreciate a decent image & soundstage the PUC2 is noticeably more successful than the AP1 (Audiophilleo), providing a more immediate/forward, deeper, wider and 3 dimensional image.” 

http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/yellowtec-puc2-lite-usb-converter

 “For starters, there is no edge, no grain. Zero! Digital is less digital. Ah, I can hear your mental gears churning, but I’m here (virtually) to tell you there is no roll off up top and the bass is far deeper and better defined than with the others. With the Gustard for example, the bass seems to go deeper than with the Audiophilleo, but it seems less well defined. The MX-U8 bass is deeper than the AP as well- and better defined than both converters- but does not approach that of the Yellowtec. And did I mention the treble?  I'll do it again. The Yellowtec treble is smooth, grainless, extended and defined. There is NO roll off!  Here when I say the Yellowtec sounds like “great analogue,” that is very definitely not a metaphor for “rolled off top end!” The soundstage is big - at least as big as with the AP and MX-U8- maybe bigger - and easily as detailed - but filled with more dimensional, weightier images and sounds. There is more depth to the Yellowtec stage, full stop. The pace is as fast as you please, and when drum thwacks hit- they hit harder and seem to carry more complex associated harmonics instead of just punch. 

Yes, the Yellowtec is just flat out more natural sounding than any other converter I've used, there’s no other way to say it. And in my system, it's not a matter of inches and millimeters either.  It simply pulls you into the music and makes you miss dinner.  It makes your neck and shoulders relax.  

...I can tell you it's leaps and bounds ahead of any digital I've heard coming off my computer since I started using my computer as a dedicated music source, and that's saying something.”

SPECIFICATIONS:

Inputs/outputs: XLR input and output, USB input, 5V input

Sample rate:  Up to 192 kHz at 24-bit

Dynamic range:  105dB

Dimensions: 7” x 5” x 1.6”

Weight: 1.3 lbs