Haven't heard the benchmark, but have had lots of experience with both the Brick and the Cosecant, (both being used with apple lossless files on a mac mini) and the Cosecant is one of the best sources I have ever heard- right up there with the infamous Meridian signature reference 808 CD player (the best CD player I have ever heard). Either way- USB is the way to go, being that it is bi-directional and essentially syncs itself, eliminating any clocking or jitter issues that you might find on an SPDIF device.
macmini spdif out vs. usb
Hi everyone, great forum-- I am wondering the group consensus (if there is one) on what would be preferable:
macmini usb > Benchmarc DAC1
vs.
macmini spdif > Benchmark DAC1
of course if spdif is comparable, i can purchase the Benchmark unit without the USB option, saving a couple pennys.
Alan
macmini usb > Benchmarc DAC1
vs.
macmini spdif > Benchmark DAC1
of course if spdif is comparable, i can purchase the Benchmark unit without the USB option, saving a couple pennys.
Alan