I suspect that JA is the only one who may have measurements of this, but has anyone seen any comparison of jitter/noise from a USB DAC vs. just taking the optical out that's been on the back of Apple Macs for about 5 years and running that into a DAC? I know optical isn't the best digital connector, but it seems to me that it almost has to be better than USB, with its low bandwidth.
Lionel
I suspect that JA is the only one who may have measurements of this, but has anyone seen any comparison of jitter/noise from a USB DAC vs. just taking the optical out that's been on the back of Apple Macs for about 5 years and running that into a DAC? I know optical isn't the best digital connector, but it seems to me that it almost has to be better than USB, with its low bandwidth.
Lionel