In Reply to: Re: Why USB? posted by ketchup on October 19, 2004 at 14:19:24:
If you had an option C or D:C) USB->S/PDIF external converter to DAC
D) USB->S/PDIF converter inside the DACThen the S/PDIF cable would all but be eliminated (short S/PDIF cable permanently attached to the converter) and the power supply for the converter could be external, not the PC power. Could even be battery. The PC would also be galvanically isolated from the audio system, so no ground loops, no hum. The converter could also use a stable clock, such as the Superclock2.
Both C and D will be superior to an internal PCI card.
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- Yes, however - audioengr 09:19:43 10/20/04 (1)
- Re: Yes, however - Lynn 15:15:49 10/20/04 (0)