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With stereo audio, the Pro HiFi-Link has no features to speak of and simply provides a clean connection from your PC to your stereo. It, too, lacks the HiFi-Link's support for surround sound, but if you watch movies on your DVD player and never download surround clips anyway, that omission won't matter. Likewise, those who cannot bear to introduce another wire into their home should go with a wireless solution such as the Motorola Simplefi. Most of these units can't handle surround sound, but they allow further emancipation from the computer. DARs let you control playback from the stereo rather than just from the PC. Xitel bundles the three corresponding 30-foot-long, electromagnetically shielded cables, which have gold-plated jacks for maximum electrical contact.Īlthough this unit sounds great and handles surround sound, some people might choose to pay extra for a more completely designed digital audio receiver (DAR) with a display and a remote. The Pro HiFi-Link's design is quite simple: It's a little, silver box with a USB cable on one side and three audio outputs-analog RCA, digital optical (TosLink), and digital coaxial-on the other. This device outputs crisp, rich sound to your stereo system and is a good solution-as long as you don't mind another wire in your house. You can use the HiFi-Link to listen to MP3s, Internet radio, Dolby 5.1 sound from DVDs, or any other computer audio. Xitel's Pro HiFi-Link connects your computer to your stereo using a USB converter and 30 feet of included analog or digital cable.