At MSB, we’re always exploring ways to reliably push performance through technology advancements. As it turns out, AOC connections show a lot of promise. Our DACs rely on fiber because it gives us total galvanic isolation with seemingly infinite cable lengths all while providing extreme data bandwidths.
The stock setup we ship with works very well as a reliable reference. But, like many of you, we’re curious — is there a way to get just a bit more out of an MSB DAC?
That’s where Active Optical Cables come in. An AOC combines the fiber cable and the transceivers into one closed system. No separate modules. No separate cable. A closed and perfectly matched system.
The simplicity of this system is key. You remove extra junctions with no mismatched parts, no dirty fiber ends, no half-seated connectors. This matched system can run at twenty percent reduced power consumption achieving further benefits with a lower noise floor. The cable itself is tuned for the specific laser light wave length and cable length and doesn’t need to overcome any air gaps.
While the results may vary somewhat by a listener’s system, the overwhelming response of our beta testers have consistently reported significant improvements using AOC on the Cascade DAC and Digital Directors alike.
