[ltp] T43 and S/PDIF audio output

Richard Neill rn214 at richardneill.org
Fri Nov 20 16:51:10 CET 2020


> I do have a Behringer USB interface, but my understanding is that USB
> interfaces are limited in bandwidth compared to coax or optical,
> which is why I wondered if this `AC-link' would be useful.
> 

USB 2.0  is up to 480 Mbit/sec

CD quality audio is 44.1 ksample/sec at 16 bits x 2 channels = 1.4 Mbit/s.

So you're fine as long as you don't use a USB 1.0 port!


I am not a professional audio engineer, but to me, the Behringer DAC 
sounds as good as a CD player using decent (£500-quality) equipment.

HTH - Richard


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