garym wrote: > In most (almost all) cases they should produce identical audio. One is > optical one is S/PDIF. Unless a cable is broken or you have some sort > of grounding problem, should produce identical output to the DAC.
Optical has the theoretical benefit that it provides 100% galvanic isolation between the source and the DAC (as some audiophiles claim electrical noise from the source can affect the DAC if there is an electrical connection between the two), but despite that I have not seen any reports showing that it would actually result in better sound quality. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104602 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
