Computer Audio Asylum: Re: S/PDIF quality by pixpop

Computer Audio Asylum: Re: S/PDIF quality by pixpop

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Re: S/PDIF quality

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In Reply to: Re: S/PDIF quality posted by Tracksider on January 13, 2005 at 14:15:08:

I'm not sure USB will help here. The fundamental problem with S/PDIF is that the clock is going in the wrong direction. It needs to be sourced at the DAC and flow back to the digital source to clock the data out of it. Will USB or Firewire allow that mode of operation?

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