Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?

"Thanks, Audioengr. The U24 has no other power supply options."

If you open it up and cut the trace with +5V on it and inject your own 5V, then this will do the trick.

"It would seem to me that the future lies in USB DAC's, so that extra step of conversion can be skipped altogether. What do you think?"

Absolutely, although separates like USB to I2S and then I2S DAC input work just as well. USB DAC's, at least the good ones, use this technique. Skips the S/PDIF conversion and clock recovery. The USB DAC that I am designing is simply a USB to I2S converter and a DAC board in the same case. The DAC chips all need I2S or some variant anyway. You cannot skip that part. The best sound that I can offer is using I2S interfaces. 4 DAC's currently support it.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
Manufacturer/Modder

"Steve, Can you make a I2Se interface with the Sonic Frontiers method of I2S connection as I have one of their Platinum 3.1 Sig DACS with I2Se interface. I know it is not compatable with the Muse Audio I2S interface"

Probably. My converter board is designed to go into virtually all DAC's. It depends on the DAC chip used in there. Do you know which one?

Steve N.

Steve, does your device also provide the master clock for the I2S bus?

Thanks!
Alex

Alex - you bet. I can configure it for 128fs or 256fs.

Steve N.

Steve the aseemblage 3.1 platinum DAC uses the Burr Brown 1704-K chips