Is there a reason to prefer one over the other? I used to use USB directly from an iMac to an Ayre DX-5 DSD and the sound seemed superb. Now I use Ethernet from a router to an Ayre QX-5 Twenty digital hub and the sound seems superb. Source in either case was/is files delivered from Roon.
It occurred to me I might sell the QX-5 and Ayre Codex/microRendu, buy a second DX-5 DSD, and use USB from the iMac and Mac Mini.
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Topic - Ethernet v USB - dbphd 05:13:20 01/12/20 (23)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - Dave_K 11:14:17 01/14/20 (8)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - dbphd 11:40:20 01/14/20 (0)
- "I like being able to use the same server and control point/UI regardless of where I'm trying to play music. " - E-Stat 11:22:15 01/14/20 (6)
- Ditto ..... I've got 7 Systems ................ - Cut-Throat 11:10:46 01/16/20 (5)
- Cool! - E-Stat 15:38:01 01/16/20 (4)
- You reminded me ................. - Cut-Throat 16:16:25 01/16/20 (3)
- OK, I gotta chime in too then ;-) - AbeCollins 09:33:25 01/18/20 (2)
- RE: OK, I gotta chime in too then ;-) - dbphd 22:00:28 01/19/20 (1)
- RE: OK, I gotta chime in too then ;-) - dbphd 03:33:59 01/21/20 (0)
- I use both - E-Stat 12:08:51 01/12/20 (5)
- Me too: I use both - AbeCollins 14:21:00 01/12/20 (4)
- RE: Me too: I use both - dbphd 17:08:59 01/12/20 (2)
- RE: Me too: I use both - AbeCollins 10:32:20 01/13/20 (1)
- RE: Me too: I use both - dbphd 18:44:08 01/13/20 (0)
- Except that both USB and LMS suck... - Ivan303 17:03:06 01/12/20 (0)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - cawson@onetel.com 09:42:02 01/12/20 (6)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - Ryelands 11:24:32 01/12/20 (3)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - cawson@onetel.com 04:55:46 01/13/20 (2)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - dbphd 09:29:14 01/13/20 (1)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - greyscale 10:03:44 01/13/20 (0)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - dbphd 11:10:16 01/12/20 (1)
- RE: Ethernet v USB - Ryelands 12:47:30 01/12/20 (0)
- I'm done with USB... - Ivan303 09:19:23 01/12/20 (0)