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The transport is housed within a precision-machined, internally damped aluminum chassis designed for exceptional rigidity and mechanical stability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned for EMM Labs Reference DACs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe TXi features EMM Labs' proprietary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEMM Optilink optical interface\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, providing a galvanically isolated, clock-synchronized digital connection to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEMM Labs DA2i and DV2i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e converters. 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