For Sale:
WTS: ART Legato USB->SPDIF Asynchronous USB Converter
Will Ship To: Anywhere
Only selling because i'm upgrading. I had a hiface before and the legato is much better, with gains across the board. For what it's worth, when playing high rez content, the legato's downsampled 24/192 was better than the native 24/192 of the hiface. First-hand experience with a Wavelength wavelink HS was what led me to the legato.
It uses the same wavelink async usb technology, no drivers needed at all, unlike all the m2tech hiface OEM usb interfaces out there. If you're like me and 99% of your library is red-book, then this is probably the best 16/44.1 spdif converter out there. User reviews are plentiful on google, i believe.
Comes with the ART U-Byte spdif cable (USD200 retail), an upgrade over the freebie spdif cable that comes with the legato. The U-byte is no longer made because the costs have went up too much. More info on the u-byte and legato design here:
http://ar-t.co/geekspeak.html (Scroll down for actual measurements of the u-byte cable)
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=49432.0
Also comes with a custom ART usb cable (USD50), 3m in length. Doesn't have the usb power wire in it, eliminating any possibility of noisy usb power coming in from the computer, keeping the usb data signal line clean.
Legato + U-byte spdif + usb cable is all yours for USD 600, including world wide shipping anywhere. Won't part up the bundle. Everything is in immaculate condition and will be well-packed for shipping. Unit is dual voltage, easily switchable for use in every country. Thanks for looking
Edited by sorue - 11/15/11 at 8:53pm
