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RE: 'IMO, SPDIF from a computer would be the last method of connectivity to use as far as digital connections.

'It was done cheaply and simply for mass-market consumer gear.'

It's also used on a lot of high-end audiophile gear. And its beauty is in its simplicity.


'No error correction, length limitations, encoded clock, no packet-mode transfer.'

Length limitations compared to wireless? Or USB? Toslink can easily go 10 meters without a problem. Coax can easily go 15 meters. Again, its beauty is in its simplicity.


'If S/PDIF had been designed with a separate clock, then it might be interesting, but it would still need packet-mode transfer with handshaking and re-transmission.'

I use a re-clocker after the 10 meter cable.


Mike



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