Looking for forum advice to avoid going down an audiophile rabbit hole.
It is my understanding that asynchronous USB DACs, such as the Playback Designs DAC, are agnostic as to the type of signal they receive and to upstream equipment (such as cables, transport, USB clocking etc.) because they do something at the DAC side that eliminates or essentially eliminates jitter in the signal on the DAC side.
I've been reading lately about audiophile USB cards (JCAT) and external 5v battery power supplies (Bakoon BPS-02) that are supposed to improve the USB signal by avoiding the power supply in the PC. In my case, the battery power supply would only power the USB card and not the DAC itself.
Just wondering whether anyone has tried these audiophile USB cards and/or battery power supplies in combination with an asynchronous USB DAC with improved results. Thanks!
It is my understanding that asynchronous USB DACs, such as the Playback Designs DAC, are agnostic as to the type of signal they receive and to upstream equipment (such as cables, transport, USB clocking etc.) because they do something at the DAC side that eliminates or essentially eliminates jitter in the signal on the DAC side.
I've been reading lately about audiophile USB cards (JCAT) and external 5v battery power supplies (Bakoon BPS-02) that are supposed to improve the USB signal by avoiding the power supply in the PC. In my case, the battery power supply would only power the USB card and not the DAC itself.
Just wondering whether anyone has tried these audiophile USB cards and/or battery power supplies in combination with an asynchronous USB DAC with improved results. Thanks!