PeterCraig
100+ Head-Fier
USB -> V-Link 192 -> Coaxial -> Audio-gd Ref 5.32
I love the V-Link. And it is $200 currently.
Took 100 hours to burn-in.
I love the V-Link. And it is $200 currently.
Took 100 hours to burn-in.
If your DAC has a USB input why convert to from USB to Coax/SPDIF? Does it really sound better than going direct from Computer>USB>DAC?
Most USB inputs convert USB to S/PDIF internally anyway.
I always make sure any motherboard I purchase includes an optical S/PDIF (Toslink) connector.
Maybe I'm being pedantic here but Toslink and spdif are not the same thing.
SPDIF is a type of Digital audio connection point using RCA jacks.
The Digital audio connector type for Optical Audio cables is called Toslink.
The two are not the same.
Hi,
Really? This is a fact?
The people from iFi told me they do not use SPDIF as it is high jitter (whatever that is anyway)? Have I been told porkies?
Cheers Rich
A lot of people will discuss the capabilities of the USB or digital receiver chip from companies like Tenor or Cirrus Logic. As Currawong mentioned (and can probably explain in better detail!), these receiver chips will take a signal from an input (USB) and convert it to I2S or S/PDIF for processing by the DAC. One example I found for the Tenor TE7022L shows some common applications include USB to SPDIF or USB to I2S. Of course this can vary widely and may not be how iFi "does it" either...