S/PDIF does not realy fit into the usual ISO-OSI model but seems to have more in common with a layer 2 network protocol (e.g. ethernet). It does not use any error-correction. Details at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/PDIF
(BTW: TCP/IP does not use error correction but re-sends, which on a faulty line leads to unpredictable transmission rates. Not something you would want for an audio signal) Lade -- lade ------------------------------------------------------------------------ lade's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3180 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21415 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles