In Reply to: I guess so... posted by PaulN on March 20, 2021 at 13:26:59:
Sorry, missed your reply. I don't know why transports sound different over SPDIF. Some things it could be:
1. Is the transport extracting the audio data correctly?
2. How jittery is the SPDIF coming out of the transport?
3. Is electrical noise being conducted into the DAC ground through the SPDIF cable?
My Vulcan half thinks these should be provable and addressable. I am sure DAC manufacturers are aware of these issues and design around them but I've no direct experience. I have a one-box CD player that has an SPDIF input and I connect a Pi-based streamer to it. One of these days I'll have to do a direct comparison of CD vs. SPDIF input.
Regards,
13DoW
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