30-Oct-2016, 22:51
IME the USB interface of the Devialet is/becomes a bottleneck at a certain level. Based on reading about the experiences of others the same goes for many other DAC's with a USB interface. I and many feel an external high quality USB to S/PDIF or AES/EBU DDC like the Mutec MC-3+ USB or Singxer F-1 or SU-1 offer higher SQ from the same DAC.
I felt the same about AIR 2 (which was beat by USB in my system using different computer and USB enhancement tweaks and components) but I haven't tried AIR3.
I felt the same about AIR 2 (which was beat by USB in my system using different computer and USB enhancement tweaks and components) but I haven't tried AIR3.
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