On Wed, 2005-11-30 at 13:21 -0800, ezkcdude wrote: > pfarrell Wrote: > > When audiophiles talk about an external DAC, they mean an external box > > that just does Digial to Analog Conversion. Whether the optical or > > SPDIF wire is used is a separate issue.
> So, which do you prefer? I've always heard that the coaxial output was > better than toslink. I can't tell any difference at all. The Benchmark has a switch on the front to select inputs, so I ran both and flipped the switch. I can't hear any difference. YMMV -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles