Is computer audio a bust?

08-06-14: Agear
08-06-14: Joecasey

Are you trying to be kind??? You're giving him way too much credit.

Now you're the one being bad Joecasey (but also funny...)

If the shoe fits, wear it!

Computer audio via USB is an absolute BUST! USB is for connecting peripherials - not for music!

08-06-14: Cerrot
Computer audio via USB is an absolute BUST! USB is for connecting peripherials - not for music!

I don't have experience with computer audio via USB but isn't DACs consider a peripheral? Like a printer, ... it receives data from server? So why is it a BUST? They can't improve the USB hardware, drivers and cables?

"Computer audio via USB is an absolute BUST! USB is for connecting peripherials - not for music!"

IT can work well for music but not designed only for that.

The USB based setup has to be designed to work properly for high quality sound. Not all are, which makes it trickier to get right than SPDIF, which was designed for A/V use.

So it may be a bust in some cases, but not if done right.

Good news its probably much easier and affordable to get really good sound with computer audio than with lp vinyl.

I'd be willing to bet the % of good quality home computer setups out there today is way higher than the corresponding % of vinyl rigs ever out there at any time. That's good news for most people, but if your vinyl setup is high quality, then you have a higher reference quality to meet or better and some effort of a different type will be required to do it.

OR just take the easy way out and blame the product or format or technology in general. Much easier that way....