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On a dac of this caliber.
Is usb or optical better in sound quality fed from laptop?
Is usb or optical better in sound quality fed from laptop?
I am using Zenith Mk3 . There is a big difference between audio from computer and audio from MK3.On a dac of this caliber.
Is usb or optical better in sound quality fed from laptop?
But do yiu connect via USB or optical?I am using Zenith Mk3 . There is a big difference between audio from computer and audio from MK3.
I see you getting the itch...But do yiu connect via USB or optical?
Usb to M scalerBut do yiu connect via USB or optical?
I would never use the optical TOSLINK connection as it is inherently flawed at transmission of high Rez content above 24-bit 96khz. For 192khz and DSD content USB is far more reliable. If you are only transmitting 44.1khz 16 bit content then optical TOSLINK connection is fine. Note I’m referring primarily to the TOSLINK connector not to any inherent limitations of optical connections. Matter of fact, optical connections can reliably transmit very high resolution information over great distances, e.g., optical fiber can transmit terabytes per second across oceans. But this uses far more sophisticated cabling than the cheap TOSLINK cable.On a dac of this caliber.
Is usb or optical better in sound quality fed from laptop?
So one cannot upsample the 44khz files to 192khz?I would never use the optical TOSLINK connection as it is inherently flawed at transmission of high Rez content above 24-bit 96khz. For 192khz and DSD content USB is far more reliable. If you are only transmitting 44.1khz 16 bit content then optical TOSLINK connection is fine. Note I’m referring primarily to the TOSLINK connector not to any inherent limitations of optical connections. Matter of fact, optical connections can reliably transmit very high resolution information over great distances, e.g., optical fiber can transmit terabytes oer second across oceans. But this uses far more sophisticated cabling than the cheap TOSLINK cable.
If you do that, don't bother with a Chord DAC.So one cannot upsample the 44khz files to 192khz?
Are not Chord TT, Dave usb galvanically isolated?If you do that, don't bother with a Chord DAC.
A good optical cable works fine at 192KHz, but I don't think DSD can be transmitted from a computer over optical, so you would be forced to use USB in that case.
Optical is the reference for sound quality with Chord DACs as RF noise transmitted via electrical cables is the biggest problem when connecting any DAC, not just a Chord DAC.
EDIT: Oh, and when you are comparing the sound quality of optical and USB, the optical cable must be the only cable connected to the DAC. If USB is also connected, then the RF noise will infect the sound quality of the optical connection.
Yes. But galvanic isolation is far from perfect - small amounts of noise leak through regardless.Are not Chord TT, Dave usb galvanically isolated?
I don’t think that offsets the problems optical has in converting the electrical signal to optical and vice versa. I’m pretty sure from what I have read that optical is far from being the optimal solution but to each their own.Yes. But galvanic isolation is far from perfect - small amounts of noise leak through regardless.
My thoughts exactly.I don’t feel the minute possibility of some noise jumping the Chord isolation is anything to be concerned with. Now the digital to optical conversion at the transmitter is another thing. Chord’s handling of the conversion at the receiving end is exemplary.
Are not Chord TT, Dave usb galvanically isolated?
Yes. But galvanic isolation is far from perfect - small amounts of noise leak through regardless.