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Originally Posted by jdandy
Bob.......I have not experienced the AES/EBU balanced output of my Aurender N10 because my Esoteric K-01X that I also use as my DAC in the studio system does not provide that version of SPDIF input. From my N10 to the K-01X I have both the USB cable and a RCA coaxial digital cable installed. Using this method I can switch to USB if I wish to decode DSD, and back to SPDIF coaxial cable for Redbook and hi-res PCM. All the SPDIF outputs on the Aurender N10 make use of its incredibly accurate oven controlled crystal oscillator (OCXO) that clocks those digital outputs. The USB output does not benefit from the OCXO clock and proprietary SPDIF circuitry. I have made direct comparisons between the USB and coaxial output. I prefer the coaxial digital output.
If you are a DSD fan, then you will want to use the USB connection. I still suggest you also connect a high quality coaxial digital cable between the N10 and your DAC. I am confident you will arrive at the same conclusion I have about the improved resolution offered by the SPDIF output of the N10.
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Dan or anyone else using the Coax/AESEBU/BNC clock. Have you compared DSD over USB vs. Letting the Unit convert it to PCM using the clock?