card for signal processing) or an Alesis Digital Audio Tape (ADAT) optical connection (aka "TOSLINK," on the 7.1 models that work only with high end Intel or equivalent motherboards that support Viiv). The beauty of this approach is that the entire system...

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audiophiles happy. This device is well designed right down to details like battery life, power supply and ergonomics. Sound quality is more than adequate. We only regret its high cost, the lack of a tuner and, above all, the unattractive plainness of its looks...

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high-resolution sound as other technologies that involve SPDIF—there’s simply insufficient bandwidth to enable transfer of Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS-HD Master Audio, or high bandwidth forms of LPCM across the link. Where...