I am getting a new DAC soon and it has the following Specs. Which input would you use for 44.1K CDs and Why? USB, Coaxial or Optical ?USB
Connector USB Type B (USB2.0)
Transmission mode Asynchronous mode
DSD data sampling frequency 2.8M/5.6M Hz
PCM data sampling frequency 32k/44.1k/48k/88.2k/96k/176.4k/192k Hz
Bit rates 16/24/32 bitCOAXIAL
Connector RCA jack
PCM data
sampling frequency 32k/44.1k/48k/88.2k/96k/176.4k/192k Hz
Bit rates 16/24 bit
Input level 0.5Vp-p
Input impedance 75 ohmsOPTICAL
Connector Optical digital connector
PCM data sampling frequency 32k/44.1k/48k/88.2k/96k Hz
Bit rates 16/24 bit
Input level -24 to -14.5dBm peak
Edits: 07/05/14
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Topic - Optical or Coaxial or USB to a DAC ?...................... - Cut-Throat 13:57:47 07/05/14 (27)
- Try 'em all and let us know. nt - Bill Way 19:31:07 07/10/14 (0)
- Coax with BNC termination... - kuma 22:12:25 07/06/14 (2)
- Optical....... - Todd Krieger 22:57:51 07/05/14 (4)
- RE: Optical....... - panhead 22:38:34 07/08/14 (1)
- Good point - cfraser 11:49:06 07/09/14 (0)
- RE: Optical....... - Bob_C 14:11:41 07/08/14 (1)
- RE: Optical....... - Todd Krieger 23:18:46 07/09/14 (0)
- Whichever sounds best - J.Mac 17:55:40 07/05/14 (10)
- Exactly - Awe-d-o-file 09:27:41 07/08/14 (1)
- Exactly Exactly - AbeCollins 20:19:16 07/09/14 (0)
- Nope, the question is what would you think would sound best?......nt - Cut-Throat 18:47:58 07/05/14 (7)
- I do not speculate. I try them and find out which sounds better - Elizabeth 22:02:04 07/07/14 (6)
- My favorite is when - 1973shovel 15:14:18 07/08/14 (5)
- Have you tried....... - Cut-Throat 15:33:43 07/08/14 (4)
- My reply wasn't directed toward your original post - 1973shovel 04:42:23 07/10/14 (3)
- Fair enough...I should add that I prefer Jalapeno over Habanero..... :-)....nt - Cut-Throat 06:23:39 07/10/14 (2)
- I find some Jalapenos bitter compared to Habaneros, but... - 1973shovel 13:55:21 07/10/14 (1)
- : - )....................................nt - Cut-Throat 16:21:47 07/10/14 (0)
- RE: Optical or Coaxial or USB to a DAC ?...................... - ahendler 14:22:40 07/05/14 (6)
- RE: Optical or Coaxial or USB to a DAC ?...................... - Cut-Throat 17:19:37 07/05/14 (5)
- From SB Touch... - STEVE H 08:32:56 07/06/14 (3)
- RE: From SB Touch... - Cut-Throat 10:03:18 07/06/14 (2)
- RE: From SB Touch... - Roseval 10:25:35 07/06/14 (1)
- Thanks........ - Cut-Throat 14:37:43 07/06/14 (0)
- RE: Optical or Coaxial or USB to a DAC ?...................... - ahendler 21:13:37 07/05/14 (0)