cliveb wrote: > Not true. The AES/EBU standard was intoduced as a fudge so that studios > could use their existing stock of XLR cables for digital signals. > > Sean Adams (designer of the Transporter) has stated in the past that > SPDIF over BNC is the best option.
Correct. I was trying to find one of Sean's posts on this. Can't locate the exact one I'm thinking of (that says the above), but here's some examples: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?71464-SPDIF-is-evil&p=486277&viewfull=1#post486277 http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?71464-SPDIF-is-evil&p=486501&viewfull=1#post486501 edit: I personally use s/pdif over BNC connector on my Transporter. *Home:* VortexBox 4TB (2.3) > LMS 7.9 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all ethernet) *Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.3) > LMS 7.9 > Touch > Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) *Office:* Win8(64) > LMS 7.9 > Squeezelite *Spares:* Transporter, Touch(3), Radio(3), Boom, SB3, CONTROLLER *Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng & Squeezepad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.8 on Win8(64) laptop *Files:* ripping: dbpoweramp > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes; Streaming: Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=106519 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
