Is there a qulaity DAC that has USB and coaxial.


I wuold like to use one DAC with CD, and computer USB. Is it one or the the other? Am I missing something?
128x128early
I would focus more on finding a DAC that really nails it for you musically. If it does not have a USB input, there are many USB-SPDIF or USB-AES/EBU converters out there. Empirical Audio is one product to consider. It is not cheap but it is top performance....and is sometimes for sale used here. There are many other products much less but I have no experience with them.
John
Jafox has a sound approach here, if you'll forgive them pun. Sonicweld Diverter does an excellent job as well.
Excellent advice above. I'd add that more recent USB models that take advantage of current USB>DAC technology are a significant step above previous implementations of USB. In the case of the later the USB would sound markedly inferior to the direct SPDIF from a transport. With current technology you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference. So if both are important to you, look at more recent USB DAC's. Empirical is a good suggestion. Other's that have very good implementation of USB include Wavelength (some of his DACs are USB-only though so be careful if you want to run a separate transport), Wyred4Sound, Bryston, Burson, PS Audio, and others. You'd really need to pick a budget and then start listening to how some of these DAC's sound as they don't all sound the same. That choice is entirely subjective.
Hi Early,

Yes there are a lot of options out there, and I'd agree with recommendations that you pay attention to the USB implementation. Though there is some debate and some exceptions may exist, generally async USB implementation is regarded as superior. And think about whether you will be using hi-rez digital files (24/96 or 24/192) either now or in the future (and I'd recommend that you do check these out, they sounds fabulous especially if well-recorded). The standout bargain to my mind with all of the above capabilites is the Wyred4Sound DAC2 at $1500. If you are not interested in spending that type of money, you might want to check out the Wyred DAC1 (it's USB is not async and limited to 24/96) or the Eastern Electric DAC (limited to 16/44 via USB). And then there are the USB to coax/BNC etc converters. Many of them offer async USB implementation.
Thanks for the feedback. I am interested in but have no experience with hi/rez digital files, and have a budget of aroound $3k for DAC. Currently listen to a Bel Canto 2 which is pretty decent with McCormack UDP as transport. Other components are Mastersound 300BSE, and Harbeth Hl5's, (they sound pretty darn good with only those 15 or so watts). I'm thinking about going to a computer based server and USB DAC, or maybe stay with my Squeezebox Touch and Apple lossless files via wireless. Thoughts about that?
I sincerely appreciate the input.