{"id":460976,"date":"2025-01-22T07:21:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T07:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techforbrains.com\/?p=460976"},"modified":"2025-01-22T07:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T07:21:53","slug":"msb-introduces-i2s-input-module-for-the-brands-own-da-converters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/msb-introduces-i2s-input-module-for-the-brands-own-da-converters\/","title":{"rendered":"MSB introduces I2S Input module for the brand&#8217;s own DA converters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MSB has presented the\u00a0\u00a0I2S Input module for the brand&#8217;s own DACs. According to MSB, it is the\u00a0\u00a0best interface to transfer both DSD and PCM from products of other audio brands (such as the PS Audio SACD transports) via an HDMI I2S interface. The module will be available soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>MSB I\u00b2S interface<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike most other I2S interfaces, this one includes a galvanic isolation barrier and software configuration. The Universal I2S Input is a powerful toolbox of software configurable blocks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_460977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-460977\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-460977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MSB-introduces-I2S-Input-module.jpg\" alt=\"MSB introduces I2S Input module\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MSB-introduces-I2S-Input-module.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MSB-introduces-I2S-Input-module-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-460977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MSB introduces I2S Input module<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These can be configured to accept and take full advantage of virtually any I2S implementation. Each currently supported transport or server option is displayed in the menu of the DAC or Digital Director, with the most current additions available from the MSB website.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Changing Input and Output Modules with MSB Products\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6smjb8ZM50Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Supported sources<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 PS Audio I2S formats (and sources using this format)<br \/>\n\u2022 Antipodes servers with HDMI I2S outputs (info from Frank Vermeylen \u2013\u00a0Very Fine Solutions\u00a0)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Supports PCM and DSD from third-party transports and servers that support HDMI I2S<br \/>\n\u2022 Provides isolated Word Sync for clock feedback<br \/>\n\u2022 Provides the best isolation available in an HDMI I2S interface<br \/>\n\u2022 Supports sample rates up to DSD 8X and 768kHz PCM (source dependent)<br \/>\n\u2022 New configurations can be added via software updates<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limits<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Limited isolation compared to Pro ISL fiber connection<br \/>\n\u2022 No error detection or correction<br \/>\n\u2022 Shorter cable runs<br \/>\n\u2022 Asynchronous (unless source supports Word Sync)<br \/>\n\u2022 Supports only 3.3V signaling and LVDS data channels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSB has presented the\u00a0\u00a0I2S Input module for the brand&#8217;s own DACs. According to MSB, it is the\u00a0\u00a0best interface to transfer both DSD and PCM from products of other audio brands (such as the PS Audio SACD transports) via an HDMI I2S interface. The module will be available soon. MSB I\u00b2S interface Unlike most other I2S [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/msb-introduces-i2s-input-module-for-the-brands-own-da-converters\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10402,"featured_media":460978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":["post-460976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hi-fi","tag-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":460979,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460976\/revisions\/460979"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/460978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hifiratings.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}