csroc
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I can't imagine it would be much different either way. In fact depending on how the Squeezebox works you could consider it a more "direct" process from audio file to analog signal.
In either case you're sending the file to the device. A USB DAC requires it be converted to a data stream of a different type and the ethernet or wired devices either read the file directly and then process & DAC it or they need software or something to support some kind of streaming audio.
Originally Posted by Drosera /img/forum/go_quote.gif Pffff, my most honest response would be: try it and see if it sounds better. Intuitively, USB seems to me to be a more direct path than putting the digital signal through an ethernet connection. |
I can't imagine it would be much different either way. In fact depending on how the Squeezebox works you could consider it a more "direct" process from audio file to analog signal.
In either case you're sending the file to the device. A USB DAC requires it be converted to a data stream of a different type and the ethernet or wired devices either read the file directly and then process & DAC it or they need software or something to support some kind of streaming audio.