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In my younger days, I was told so often that spdif was better than usb that it became doctrine.  I'm in the market for a 2k$ish streamer and I see many higher end streamers with usb outputs that pass far higher res data than the spdif 192/24 does. My DAC takes either, but not i2s. Are the new implementations of usb now better than spdif? 

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mclinnguy
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@panzrwagn 

I am aware of ferrite cores. If you want to see a cable gone crazy with them check out these: The only reason he didn't put on any more is that one wouldn't be able to bend it 

https://www.wavehighfidelity.com/

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panzrwagn
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@mclinnguy Thank you for the Laugh of the Day. Although I'm sure there are many here who don't get the joke. 🙄

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@mclinnguy 

 

I agree, thanks. That is hilarious. 

willywonka
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It's completely DAC dependent IMHO! Some DAC's like my Holo Audio May KTE have done an excellent job of implementing the USB and it has double galvanic isolation. USB has come a long way and can sound excellent!

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