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Really depends on how it is implemented, well even then USB wins.

Posted by Gordon Rankin (M) on March 30, 2007 at 07:54:17

In Reply to: Which is better format sonically: USB or S/DIF? posted by David Shapiro on March 28, 2007 at 18:50:53:

David,

I actually sell both SPDIF and USB and here is the big point where SPDIF fails and it has nothing to do with the interface.

A transport or cd player CANNOT go back and re-read a track if it had an error reading it. A computer has already ripped the track error free and therefore has no problem sending down the data the same way all the time.

This is CRUCIAL for bad recording as I have found that like early Steely Dan recordings sound dead and flat on Transports but sound great on the computer.

Of course then there is the way the interface is created and that can mean big differences in the results. Many of the USB interfaces are just converting USB to SPDIF then into the same old SPDIF interface.

But really with the convience of the computer the amount of things that can be done is amazing like Home Theater (stereo is fine), streaming radio, you name it. Along with see all your titles shuffling and such it's a dream.

Thanks
Gordon
J. Gordon Rankin

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