I've done A LOT of listening over the years to the various digital connection types.Ā On super expensive gear to mediocre gear.Ā Almost without fail, I rate them as follows:
1.Ā I2SĀ (pretty rare and very equipment specific)
2.Ā FirewireĀ Ā
(pretty rare and very equipment specific)
3.Ā AES/EBU
4.Ā Coax on BNC
5.Ā Coax on RCA
6.Ā AT&T ST Glass Fiber
7.Ā Toslink
8.Ā USB
Of course this is just my opinion, on my system, in my room and with my music...