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Most DACs seem to include an AES/EBU input but when it comes to using PC/servers for streaming these days USB has become the flavour of the day. I recently found a (somewhat convoluted) way to get it done.
Put a USB to coax converter at the receiving end of the USB stream, pop a RCA/BNC coax cable between the converter and pop a Neutrik Digital Audio Impedance Transformer (NADITBNC-M) between that and your DAC. Voila, you have an AES3 input. Not sure there's any sonic advantage, will do a little listening via the Yggy into the Joty into HD800 to see whether there's any appreciable change one way or the other.
The alternative is to buy a USB to AES3 converter for an ungodly sum of money.
Perhaps pwatts could share his thoughts on using a convoluted signal stream such as this?
Put a USB to coax converter at the receiving end of the USB stream, pop a RCA/BNC coax cable between the converter and pop a Neutrik Digital Audio Impedance Transformer (NADITBNC-M) between that and your DAC. Voila, you have an AES3 input. Not sure there's any sonic advantage, will do a little listening via the Yggy into the Joty into HD800 to see whether there's any appreciable change one way or the other.
The alternative is to buy a USB to AES3 converter for an ungodly sum of money.
Perhaps pwatts could share his thoughts on using a convoluted signal stream such as this?
