Laptop spdif vs usb converter

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Sun, 02/07/2010 - 19:06 — 20hertz

What option will offer the highest peformance. A USB converter with reclocking or an inbuilt card to output spdif? Or can i stream AES-EBU from a laptop?
I need to feed Genelec monitors with inbult DAC.
Thanx

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Sun, 02/07/2010 - 22:05 — akai

I believe the HiFace gives

I believe the HiFace gives you the best bang plus it is not tied into one laptop. I have been using it for couple of months with great result.

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Mon, 02/08/2010 - 04:07 — Nikos

yes, but you have to wait a

yes,
but you have to wait a bit because they have disappeared from the market...

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Mon, 02/08/2010 - 05:37 — WATERLOGIC

M2Tech Hiface rocks !

I just received the second one (99 Euros) . Waiting time cca 10 days (ordered from Italy)

http://www.audiofileshop.com/cyber.asp?WCI=product&lng=it@@val=EUR@@idp=...

Looks they have a new stock ...

Regards

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Mon, 02/08/2010 - 16:42 — Socrates7

ART Legato

Analog Research Technologies Legato:

http://www.analogresearch-technology.net/LEGATO.html

Simply the best USB to S/PDIF converter out there. Does not support formats other than Redbook, however.

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Wed, 02/10/2010 - 14:58 — 20hertz

Thanx

Thanx all, good info.