Thank you for purchasing the world famous LINK DAC III. We are sure you will be
very pleased with it. The Gold LINK III includes several new features which signifi-
cantly improve performance over the LINK III.
At least 100 hours of burn-in is required on this DAC. Customers generally recom-
mend one month.
Setup and Quick Start
The front panel is quite simple with no user controls. LEDs indicate power, the input
source, the sampling frequency and whether the upsampling option is on or off.
Power
The LINK comes standard with an outboard desktop power supply. However, this
supply does limit the sonics of the unit and the P1000 Power Base is recommended. It
is intended to sit directly under the LINK. It will supply the power, and most impor-
tantly, the instantaneous current demands of the high slew-rate op amps used in this
product.
Inputs
The Gold LINK III comes standard with AES/EBU balanced, coaxial and optical digital
audio inputs, ranked in order of performance. An analog input is also provided for A/
B testing and special applications. Connect any digital input to any active digital
audio source. The relays inside will click, as the analog bypass is disconnected.
Outputs
Connect the analog outputs to any passive or active volume control and audio should
be present.
The upsampling switch on the rear panel can be used to upsample any input source to
96K. The option LED lights when upsampling is on. The higher sampling rate is also
indicated on the frequency LEDs.
Standard Configuration - As shipped
Upsampling Frequency:
96K
132K
Balanced Input:
AES/EBU
MSB Network (192k)
MSB Network Channel
1st (Front)
2nd, 3rd, 4th
Data Inversion:
Normal
Inverted
Zero Option:
On
Off
Analog Filters:
On
Off
Each option is described in detail later in the manual.
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