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מאמר נחמד מאוד מ AVGUIDE
http://www.avguide.com/article/tas-194-the-state-usb-audio?page=4&src=Playback
ציטוט הסוף :
USB heralds a new era in the way we buy, store, and play music, but for now it is sonically a step behind. Coax S/PDIF is unquestionably a superior digital interface, capable of a natural presentation, rhythmic engagement, and tonal richness that elude USB. Given that S/PDIF is by far the more entrenched source-component interface—a state of affairs that hopefully will not drift wayward—most audiophiles need not worry about USB’s current limitations.
Yet the idea of a laptop acting as a music server has real merit, and here coax S/PDIF is rarely an option. Instead, the two most common interfaces are USB and FireWire. Here again, though, the existence of good-sounding USB-to-S/PDIF converters reduces the need for a USB DAC. Meanwhile, it has long been accepted dogma in the pro recording industry that FireWire sounds better than USB. My own tests, in a completely different context, confirm that consensus. Given that, high-end designers would do their customers a great service by producing a FireWire DAC. No doubt audiophiles would also welcome a FireWire-to-S/PDIF converter built to audiophile standards. The sonic possibilities of such products are truly exhilarating.
Despite the presence of alternatives and workarounds, the USB revolution will undoubtedly continue to build momentum, fueled by the interface’s ubiquity and simplicity. Considering the currently deficient state of USB audio, the high end must not merely embrace this revolution, but direct it toward the sonically meaningful standards our industry is built on.
http://www.avguide.com/article/tas-194-the-state-usb-audio?page=4&src=Playback
ציטוט הסוף :
USB heralds a new era in the way we buy, store, and play music, but for now it is sonically a step behind. Coax S/PDIF is unquestionably a superior digital interface, capable of a natural presentation, rhythmic engagement, and tonal richness that elude USB. Given that S/PDIF is by far the more entrenched source-component interface—a state of affairs that hopefully will not drift wayward—most audiophiles need not worry about USB’s current limitations.
Yet the idea of a laptop acting as a music server has real merit, and here coax S/PDIF is rarely an option. Instead, the two most common interfaces are USB and FireWire. Here again, though, the existence of good-sounding USB-to-S/PDIF converters reduces the need for a USB DAC. Meanwhile, it has long been accepted dogma in the pro recording industry that FireWire sounds better than USB. My own tests, in a completely different context, confirm that consensus. Given that, high-end designers would do their customers a great service by producing a FireWire DAC. No doubt audiophiles would also welcome a FireWire-to-S/PDIF converter built to audiophile standards. The sonic possibilities of such products are truly exhilarating.
Despite the presence of alternatives and workarounds, the USB revolution will undoubtedly continue to build momentum, fueled by the interface’s ubiquity and simplicity. Considering the currently deficient state of USB audio, the high end must not merely embrace this revolution, but direct it toward the sonically meaningful standards our industry is built on.
