Just Get A Better DAC?

@curiousjim 

I hear you. My Innuos ZENith Mk3 only output is UBS, so I know what you mean. And Vlad from Audio Mirror who built the Tubadour V told me his USB connection is the best one to use. Guess what, the Innuos connected directly to the Tubadour via USB is CONSIDERABLY inferior to I2s via DDC. Go figure. And that is in a well built and treated room. Obviously my ears are completely different from the ones at Innuos and Audio Mirror, and at Aurender too from the sound of it. You'll never know until you try it.

Not when properly deployed as in devices by Mojo, LessLoss, Lampi, Mola Mola and other quality DAC's..

Very likely I'll never use usb connection to dac again, usb is extremely compromised interface

USB is fine. I had amazing results using high quality USB cables between high quality components. That’s key. For USB implementation is key and DAC clock is critical. 

The quality you get from USB vs other interfaces is highly dependent on your streamer and DAC. I have tried AES, coax and USB on my main system, and they were very similar with a slight advantage with AES. But if you have a relatively better DAC than streamer USB can easily be superior. So... like most things in audio... it depends. 

@sns Love your posts on digital. The DAC that I want to get, the Allnic D-15000, has an I2S connection. I was not able to listen to that connection since I do not have a way to use I2S.

Can you give some advice on how to get I2S working. Preferably AFTER the fibre optic cable I have already setup from my network switch..