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Optical or Coaxial or USB to a DAC ?......................

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 bit

COAXIAL

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 ohms

OPTICAL

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)

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