How are most audiophiles going from streamers to DACS


USB a to b, , Coax, or Optical ? what's the better one ?   I have a Node 2I and a Denafrips ares 2 dac thats  in transit , what is everyone using for audio ? not brands of cable just format what way is better for streaming High rez music ?
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With my Lampizator DAC and their USB module it’s a no-brainer - USB!

Their module uses a 32-bit engine capable of 384 kHz speed. It is asynchronous and uses two internal clocks for re-clocking. It also is self powered from an internal power supply so you use a non-powered USB cable. No power is taken from the computer and the noisy computer line is physically interrupted and insulated.

Also it’s not converting to SPDIF - it is much better than that - it converts to i2s and it is connected DIRECTLY to the DAC chip, bypassing all input and receiver stages. This really is the best USB solution - at least right now.

If you can’t go USB, then go coax. But don’t go optical - it may not be able to handle data flows over 96.

I still use a Node2 in my second system connected to a Benchmark DAC3 using coax with good results.