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thumb drive for source?

I was wondering if I could use a thumb drive with recorded music by just plugging in it into my sim audio moon 300dv2 dac? I would like to try it to see how it compares with my transport to dac combo. So I was wondering if it was possible or do I need to add something to try it? I am sure the challenge may be not controlling the music on it remotely but that is ok in a test to me. This seems like kind of an inexpensive way to test the waters of a different source other than vinyl or cd disc. Thanks for any helpful input.
marqmike

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cd318
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I’ve been using USB flash drives for years. The latest iteration is USB 3.0 but not all devices will support that.

I can’t say whether they sound any better than CD but I also can’t imagine any reason why they wouldn't.

Surely, without any moving parts involved, they must be at a technical, if not any perceptibly sonic advantage.
cd318
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@marqmike 

That's a pity as it's got a lot going for it.
It's robust, easy to backup, inconspicuous and works well with downloads.

I still burn the occasional CDR, had to do a Christmas compilation recently, but straight from USB would give a similar kind of flexibility as Minidisc used to. 
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