M**E
Superb Sound
You do not need to spend more! I rarely write on Amazon but this Fubar converter surprised me so completely that I felt a review might be helpful to others. The landscape of USB DAC plus ADC ranges from sub $100 mediocrity to gold-plated such as Benchmark. This elegant and compact device, made in Taiwan to high manufacturing standards, delivers audiophile performance at a remarkably low price. I have to define "audiophile" here from my viewpoint. My ears are tuned to live performance in concert halls and practicing on concert-size grand pianos, so I am used to transparent, enveloping sound without artifacts or distortions. My sound system is very good, but I do not believe in mono-crystal audio cables, $5K power cords, and so on. Conversely, I avoid lossy digital formats such as mp3 because they hurt my ears. My goal was to render digital versions of analog recordings at Red Book 44.1/16 CD resolution indistinguishable from the original, whether listening through speakers or headphones. The Fubar does this with perfection. Mission accomplished! This is a keeper.(Watch out! The price should be $199. Evidently the stock of black ones dried up. There are other vendors on Amazon who show the silver version with the correct price. Search for "Fubar mkii.")
T**S
One great DAC
Bought this Fubar DAC two months ago, manly to upload analog cassette tapes to my Mac.With the help of Audacity, the recordings are now in my Mac & ripped to CD's. Playback is also very good, I have a component switcher with four inputs going into the Fubar, including 2 ipods. The sound is detailed without distortion. Quality in construction is also very nice, with a high-end look and feel. For the price, its one little piece of audio equipment I would buy again.
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