I have a Musical fidelity V Link USB to SPDIF converter. No matter which Dac or which computer (Mac or windows) I use, the output locks only at 48khz. All my music is 44.1khz so the highs sound rolled off in this situation. It's the V Link 96khz model and I don't think it has any drivers for either windows or Mac. When I connect the unit for the 1st time, windows automatically installs it. Tried changing the sample rate to 44.1khz in the Audio Midi set up but insoite of everything the Dacs lock the sample rate at 48khz. Please let me know if there is a solution to this. I am unable to reach Musical fidelity support from their website to check on the issue.
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Just out of curiosity, what makes the highs sound rolled-off when playing 44.1k material at 48k ?
It always does. No idea why though. The sharp edges in music tend to soften quite a bit, due to which the bass feels to be more rounded off.
Perhaps the sample rate conversion is sub-standard. Try converting one of your 44k1 music files to 48k in Audacity and see if you get the same subjective effect.
Will do. But what is the workaround for this? The specifications show that it can play 44.1k but it doesn't.
So you are saying that a cd quality file should sound the same (if not better) inspite of being resampled to 48k ?
So you are saying that a cd quality file should sound the same (if not better) inspite of being resampled to 48k ?
