cvj wrote: > My Peachtree gen 1 DAC.IT does not support .flac files beyond 96/24 but > I presume there are tangible benefits by using a USB instead of a Coax > Digital connection?
If there is a significant audible difference between using a USB connection instead of coaxial, it is because design issues with the DAC. Some earlier DACs didn't do USB very well. There are some theoretical advantages with an *asynchronous* USB connection (only on newer DACs), but the DAC would have to be designed to take advantage of the benefits. > Is it a more accurate clocking of the data stream resulting in a more > detailed, stable soundstage? There is very little evidence to suggest a correlation with modern DACs that do clock regeneration. It is also funny that while jitter (clock instability) is easy enough to measure and compare, the benefits claimed tend to be in areas that are hard to define, quantify and measure - and thus verify. "To try to judge the real from the false will always be hard. In this fast-growing art of 'high fidelity' the quackery will bear a solid gilt edge that will fool many people" - Paul W Klipsch, 1953 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Julf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=42050 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
