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drnikos_94

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best conectivity??
« on: September 04, 2010, 06:45:41 am »

Which is the best way to connect the  laptop using jriver with a dac? usb or optical output?
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HiFiTubes

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Re: best conectivity??
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2010, 02:48:23 pm »

Optical decouples the units electrically to avoid ground loop issues, and it is less susceptible to EMI/RFI.

If your DAC is asynchronous protocol, using WASAPI (which you could use for your motherboard sound device no doubt) would prove fruitful.

I'd lean towards USB, but try both.
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