In Reply to: Exactly... posted by E-Stat on December 1, 2014 at 16:09:53:
There are pro audio devices designed in the 21st century that use RS232 for control purposes. This is because the high speed data links (e.g. AES or SPDIF) do not provide for a separate control channel. With newer packet based interconnects such as USB or Ethernet is possible to provide a control channel on the same wires as data, so this connector has been phased out.
No one is streaming music over these links any more than they do so over in IR remote control. For one good reason: the data rates are too low for even CD quality audio.
Tony Lauck
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- RE: Exactly... - Tony Lauck 12/1/1419:52:01 12/1/14 (1)
- " the data rates are too low for even CD quality audio." - E-Stat 04:05:00 12/2/14 (0)