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Originally Posted by 1KW
the benefit from the N10 is realized theoretically mainly by employing the SPDIF digital outputs. ...DSD to PCM And sampling rate is limited to 88.2 or 176.2 kHz... So why use this output at all and not just go with usb?
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Some DACs do not support DSD so providing DSD to PCM conversion at an accepted sampling rate will allow playback of DSD files, and some DACs do not have USB inputs so providing output via SPDIF (coax or AES/EBU) provides connection alternatives. Additionally the SPDIF outputs use the N10's internal reference quality digital clock.