Thunderbolt out of a Windows PC? Good idea vs USB?

[LewinskiH01]

Hello.

 

I'm considering a Lynx Hilo that can be purchased with USB in or Thunderbolt in. Thunderbolt is interesting because it would provide me a simple way to daisy-chain two Hilos for an 8-channel system. But that could also be done using USB, although not as elegant a connection between Hilos.

 

My #1 concern is sound, though. Is a PCI Thunderbolt card a better option than a PCI USB card as an interface with a DAC? I do have a PPA USB card, which is of course "audio grade", while I'm not aware such an option is available in Thunderbolt.

 

Thanks!

[jabbr]

Thunderbolt will work fine. Honestly though just get a NAS.

[LewinskiH01]

Thanks for the input. Your answer makes me wonder you might have understood I'm asking about TB for connection to storage. I am talking about streaming out through TB vs. USB.

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Thanks for the input. Your answer makes me wonder you might have understood I'm asking about TB for connection to storage. I am talking about streaming out through TB vs. USB.

 

Ah sorry... thunderbolt is generally a motherboard level option because it effectively extends the PCIe bus itself. Haven't heard the Lynx. Can you listen to both on a laptop? If you need multiple high bitrate channels TB should perform better.