The Valab is not know for having the best USB input. I'd imagine that their USB>spdif would be the same...
USB to SPDIF Reclocking Adapter?
I noticed a Mapleshade device as described above for $189.00 in their latest catalogue.
As "jitter" is often described as the key limitation in PC based audio, I was wondering if this might help me create a very simple PC playback chain?
So far, I have experimented with WAV files ripped from EAC, and played back through Foobar, using USB out to an external DAC.
Thank you,