Turnandcough wrote: > I read that the Touch' USB output was better than its S/PDIF output. > I'm very curious by nature and I needed to find out for myself. > > It's not night and day but I can say that adding the V-Link in the mix > HAS improved the sound somewhat. It's just a bit more rounded and easier > on the ears. Expectation bias? I don't think so. > > I also keep reading that a computer hooked up to a decent USB DAC or USB > converter/DAC bests the Touch hooked up to the same DAC by a decent > margin so my next step will be to connect the V-Link to a PC. > > I didn't want to spend a fortune on an expensive USB converter just to > satisfy my curiosity. I forget who, but someone on Computer Audiophile > did a review of the V-Link 192 and rated its sound quality to be about > 90% of the best out there. So I when I saw it for 1/2 price on Music > Direct I went for it. > > Hope that explains my "irrational" behavior. I'm not being sarcastic > either.
Async USB may be better when the DAC has the corresponding USB -input-, but USB spdiff converter is not the same thing you have not removed spdiff out of the picture at all , hence the whole idea seems a bit off ?? The rationale behind the existence USB/spdiff converters is to provide spdiff where there is none , from some laptop to a dac that does not have usb for example . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
