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Originally Posted by PHC1
Why does my MacBook Pro sound so much better vs my windows 10 PC (Dell Alienware) when using a USB DAC like the Audioquest Dragonfly (no USB decrapifying circuitry built in) and streaming Tidal? Is the Windows PC that much grungier and noisier??? This always puzzled me.  |
Yes, I think so. If you discuss the issues with Schiit around the challenges and pitfalls of implementing USB products that have Windows support, they will tell you that MS USB implementations have been (very) troubled and poor-performing. This is where Eitr could really help, if your DAC had a SPDIF input. Unfortunately for the Dragonfly, this won't help you.
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