Wavelength Audio Wavelink

Wavelength Audio WaveLink High Speed USB to SPDIF Converter 24/192.
Reference implementation by Gordon Rankin of his Streamlength Async USB code in a converter. I used this with my Berkeley Alpha DAC and found it equivalent to Berkeley unit (which was more than double the price). Fantastic way to connect a SPDIF-only NOS DAC to a USB source or anyone wanting a stable clock to generate low jitter.

As Gordon puts it: "Since the clock in all transports are changing the SPDIF output also has to change and this is used to control the flow of audio data between a transport and dac. With the WaveLink the clock is fixed and therefore the SPDIF is fixed and this makes the receiver section of any SPDIF connected device to work really well because the internal PLL (Phase Lock Loop) that derives the Audio DATA stream connects at one frequency, locks on and stays there.

This means that the WaveLink has significantly better jitter capabilities than most transports. It also has rates available and shown with LED's for all the popular audio frequencies (44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 and 192KHz)."


USB High Speed 24/192 to SPDIF Adapter.
Output Impedance BNC 75 ohms verified.
Transformer Isolated at the SPDIF from the computer.
Power up and power down follows the state of the computer.
4" wide by 4.5" deep, by 2.5" high, 3 Pounds.
Six LEDS indicating sample rate are supplied on the back panel