Hi
What are the differences when using an onboard SPDIF output such as on a desktop motherboard or a USB2SPDIF converter such as the HiFace or V-LINK?
My current setup is-
RaspberryPi with RuneAudio
Musical Fidelity V-DAC + V-PSU (connected by USB)
Denon PMA-510AE
Quad 11L speakers.
The USB implementation of the V-DAC is rather poor, and I expect it to benefit from being connected via SPDIF.
The question is, which is the better approach considering only sound quality?
There is an option to add an onboard SPDIF unit to the RaspberryPi, such as the HifiBerry Digi,
or use a USB2SPDIF converter
Thanks,
Itsik