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When is optical or coax cable or usb best?

Just hopping into non-redbook digital. Either from a Macbook pro or something like an Oppo as transport, when do you use which?
I've tried optical toslink mini from Mac to DAC (Lifatec ), and various digital cables from Oppo to DAC ( Stereolab/Stereovox, Apogee Wyde Eye, Chord).
Not tried any usb's yet.

For once I'm lost in the woods with few breadcrumbs left.....help?
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meiwan
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depends on the dac design and the output options you have from the source.

If a Macbook, you get optical or usb. some Dacs are designed specifically for USB and often work best that way. Some dacs focus on digital hardwiring and usb is an afterthought, so toslink/spdif is better.

Cables can also make a difference regardless of choice.

sorry, no easy answer.
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