firedog;639631 Wrote: > Ralph- > > As everything in audio, it depends on the implementation. There's good > USB which sounds as good as anything else around, and not so good USB, > which can sound very bad. > > As computer audio becomes more popular, USB is being used more and more > by DAC makers for 2 reasons: (1)it's ubiquitous on just about every > PC/MAC/XXX Box computer made in the past 10 years, and will continue to > be for the predictable future; (2) modern USB hardware and drivers have > made the sound at least the equal of the other formats (SPDIF/FW). > > Some of the quality USB>SPDIF converters out now have been demonstrated > (reviews, listening tests) to be the best sounding option for many DACs > - even better than straight SPDIF. > > Yes, getting high quality USB reproduction does cost a few bucks extra. > But not fair to say that it is inherently inferior. Read some recent > reviews of the better USB devices/DACs out there and see what they say.
Thanks for putting this almost back on topic. I understand why there is a rush to make good sounding USB DACs but what I don't understand is why would one use USB instead of SPDIF when both are available? -- ralphpnj Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels -> Snatch -> The Transporter -> Transporter 2 (oops) -> Touch 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=88540 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
