In Reply to: RE: USB 4 posted by paco on December 8, 2023 at 08:54:04:
I use Audirvana on an older Macbook Pro that also only has USB-C ports, and use a Syntech usb-c to usb-a adapter that is rated to 5gbps. Not all adapters are created equal. And I also use Audirvana. I find that plugging the usb-a cable from the DAC directly into the adapter sounds better than using streaming to a Raspberry Pi that uses the same cable/dac/everything else. In fact, it is the best sounding digital I've heard in my system.
But that brings up another point. Audirvana can stream to any device running UPnP/DLNA. I mostly do that because it is more convenient having the MBP next to me on the couch even if it doesn't sound quite as good. And why doesn't it sound as good? Well, AV's claim to fame is that they've made the Mac they run on super quiet. I can't say the same about the Raspberry Pi that I use.
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