I've done A LOT of listening over the years to the various digital connection types. On super expensive gear to mediocre gear. Almost without fail, I rate them as follows:
1. I2S (pretty rare and very equipment specific)
2. Firewire  (pretty rare and very equipment specific)
3. AES/EBU
4. Coax on BNC
5. Coax on RCA
6. AT&T ST Glass Fiber
7. Toslink
8. USB
Of course this is just my opinion, on my system, in my room and with my music...
1. I2S (pretty rare and very equipment specific)
2. Firewire  (pretty rare and very equipment specific)
3. AES/EBU
4. Coax on BNC
5. Coax on RCA
6. AT&T ST Glass Fiber
7. Toslink
8. USB
Of course this is just my opinion, on my system, in my room and with my music...