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Have ThetaDigital ProBasic IIIA dac. What would sound best (have less jitter?), driving the dac with a Sonos Connect or connecting the PC to the dac with a Bel Canto Link usb-to-s/pdif converter, which reclocks the stream. Both are the same price. I do not need multi-room capability, but the Sonos offers convenience and control.
manniesmith
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Not so tough. The Sonos jitter is much higher than the SB Touch. Not that it is perfect, but definitely better. I would go with Touch.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
bondmanp
1,811 posts
 
I have the SBT and am very impressed with the sound from the digital output. With the SBT, USB issues are off the table, and, at least with 16/44 flac files, I have not had a single hiccup (no hi-res files on my server yet). Note that my dedicated music server (VortexBox Appliance) is connected to my home network via Ethernet cable. Plus, the damned thing is fun! I never thought I would enjoy the SBT vs. spinning CDs as much as I do, but once my whole collection is on the server, I don't think I'll be spinning many CDs.

And, oh yeah, the SBT is a bargain!
manniesmith OP
3 posts
 
Thanks all. Looks like Squeezbox is choice with later option of replacing Theta with higher rez, reclocking dac.
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