sound cards often include ground loops. Bad usb is not a myth, but usually not a problem either.
early, or cheap usb solutions had poor isolation or were synchronous. qindows users often suffered from bit mangling caused by downsampling or digital vollume controls, as would a sound card.
USB 2 asynch with proper isolation is the ideal,b ut in windows may take a little effort to get right.
early, or cheap usb solutions had poor isolation or were synchronous. qindows users often suffered from bit mangling caused by downsampling or digital vollume controls, as would a sound card.
USB 2 asynch with proper isolation is the ideal,b ut in windows may take a little effort to get right.