Budley007
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"The State of USB Audio" - Alan Taffel, The Absolute Sound, 08/2009
Did anyone get a chance to read this article yet?
Taffel pretty much poo-poo'd USB in it's current iteration for audiophile listening. He heralded coax S/PDIF in a desktop system as markedly superior to USB. Lacking coax S/PDIF as standard output in laptops, he pretty much had the same impressions when comparing FireWire, (IEEE 1394), to USB.
I've always considered TAS more "analog fare" than anything else. So this "Digital Edition" surprised me with several articles/reviews concerning digital equipment and technology I find mentioned here at Head-Fi on a regular basis.
Although I reserve judgement concerning their opinions, the entire issue was an interesting read.
Did anyone get a chance to read this article yet?
Taffel pretty much poo-poo'd USB in it's current iteration for audiophile listening. He heralded coax S/PDIF in a desktop system as markedly superior to USB. Lacking coax S/PDIF as standard output in laptops, he pretty much had the same impressions when comparing FireWire, (IEEE 1394), to USB.
I've always considered TAS more "analog fare" than anything else. So this "Digital Edition" surprised me with several articles/reviews concerning digital equipment and technology I find mentioned here at Head-Fi on a regular basis.
Although I reserve judgement concerning their opinions, the entire issue was an interesting read.