RE: Not the dac it's your computer

Posted by Tony Lauck (A) on May 2, 2015 at 08:22:48

In Reply to: RE: Not the dac it's your computer posted by Sprezza Tura on May 1, 2015 at 17:12:43:

"USB will be phased out in 3 years. Ethernet will rule."

The benefit of Ethernet is more flexibility in complex environments, such studios and homes with multiple rooms requiring interconnection. Unfortunately, flexibility comes at additional costs in protocol complexity. Increased protocol complexity means more product cost and for high-end applications it means creating more electrical noise that will degrade audio quality unless additional costly isolation is required. This is a typical product positioning triangle, where the product manager is attempting to optimize three vertices of a triangle: cost, performance and flexibility. Since it is not possible to achieve all three simultaneously the market will segment based on different customer requirements. In addition, because both USB and Ethernet are interconnection standards there are legacy issues that further segment the marketplace, making it less likely that there will be rapid change.

In mid-fi applications Ethernet is already making inroads in multiple room systems, but it has yet to prove competitive in high-end applications. In addition there are at least two distinct Ethernet protocol approaches being pushed, DLNA and AES, which will further fragment the marketplace.

Tony Lauck

"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar

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Topic - Alternatives to USB for my DAC - Noxos 22:35:35 04/29/15 (19)

Ethernet alternative - Serge_S 12:27:24 05/16/15 (0)

RE: Alternatives to USB for my DAC - coli 16:23:22 05/2/15 (1)

RE: Alternatives to USB for my DAC - beppe61 00:35:57 05/3/15 (0)

RE: Alternatives to USB for my DAC - Presto 09:48:12 05/2/15 (1)

If you must use wireless, consider a wireless bridge - Tony Lauck 14:56:38 05/2/15 (0)

Not the dac it's your computer - Gordon Rankin 06:59:58 05/1/15 (8)

RE: Not the dac it's your computer - Sprezza Tura 17:12:43 05/1/15 (7)

RE: Not the dac it's your computer - Tony Lauck 05/2/1508:22:48 05/2/15 (5)

Tony thanks! - Gordon Rankin 08:25:05 05/4/15 (4)

RE: Tony thanks! - Tony Lauck 10:08:45 05/4/15 (3)

RE: Tony thanks! - Ugly 08:19:28 05/9/15 (2)

RE: Tony thanks! - Tony Lauck 12:28:18 05/9/15 (1)

Some excellent points you made. - Ugly 13:16:21 05/9/15 (0)

" Ethernet will rule " - beppe61 23:29:46 05/1/15 (0)

RE: Alternatives to USB for my DAC - beppe61 03:09:04 04/30/15 (0)

RE: Alternatives to USB for my DAC - soundchekk 22:57:17 04/29/15 (3)

RE: Alternatives to USB for my DAC - Noxos 23:00:01 04/29/15 (2)

RE: Alternatives to USB for my DAC - noway 08:55:44 04/30/15 (0)

RE: Alternatives to USB for my DAC - Roseval 02:57:55 04/30/15 (0)

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RE: Not the dac it's your computer - Tony Lauck 05/2/1508:22:48 05/2/15 (5)

Tony thanks! - Gordon Rankin 08:25:05 05/4/15 (4)

RE: Tony thanks! - Tony Lauck 10:08:45 05/4/15 (3)

RE: Tony thanks! - Ugly 08:19:28 05/9/15 (2)

RE: Tony thanks! - Tony Lauck 12:28:18 05/9/15 (1)

Some excellent points you made. - Ugly 13:16:21 05/9/15 (0)

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