Munich 2018

[RebelMan]

To quote @RebelMan "Ethernet is the best way to fly, not USB.  No jitter at the (ether) interface only at the DAC.  Keep your system simple for the best sound.  What you observed could have been predicted.  Nice job!"  So curiously, we all seam to be agreed that a MacBook Pro via USB is not the best source.  

At one time (not with a Devialet) I did try a set-up that used a long USB cable, this did not sound good.  So I am quite sure that any laptop with a 5m USB cable will not be the best source with a Devialet, or anything else for that matter.  As for a MacBook Pro via Ethernet / AIR, this should work well, you would need a pretty decent (expensive) source to do better.

I want to clarify that using USB is not a bad choice just not the best one.  Sadly, it has too many restrictions and caveat's to make it work optimally.  I'm calling it here first folks, the future is all about IEEE 802.  Not USB, not HDMI, not Thunderbolt, not you name it.