It seems to me having followed DAC threads for a while and listening to a few, that a lot of the differences may arise out of connections. DACs and computer audio seem unique in having a plethora of connections, partly because many of them have real problems. These lie of course, in jitter, clocking, whether the clocks in the DAC or computer are utilised as in Synchronous and Asyncronous USB, for example.
May not a lot of the difference be in the care in implementing firwire SPDIF or USB connections and which connection is best to the source?
May not a lot of the difference be in the care in implementing firwire SPDIF or USB connections and which connection is best to the source?