Digital Interconnects - Which one is the BEST ??!!

It depends on dac and server or streamer

 

In general usb and ethernet are best sounding

 

 

Then aes ebu

Then coax

 

Worst is optical

Bnc is the same as rca coax with better jack

 

Usb when done correctly can sound amazing many dacs use asynchronous da t a transfer through usb whish syncs the data between the two devices

 

A dedicated server is way better then a pc

 

As the key to usb is data isolation which.is impossible in a regular pc

 

Our 442Evo servers feature a seperate cpu clock and usb sound card with two outboard power supplies we run dedicated usb out to the dac

And the sound is amazing like analog

 

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Chord Clear way makes a very nice digital coaxial cable. 

There is only "best" for you. Try them all.

As you can see, it depends who you ask - for me, optical has typically worked better than coax in the past 20 years.

I can confirm that a "regular" RCA interconnect is not the same as an RCA terminated coax...though some work great as a digital cable and some don't...