Headphone dac/amp USB .2.0

[greyscale]

I.m looking for a headphone dac/amp. Why are most still using USB 2.0 "B" connectors on the USB input?. i ask as It seems the USB 2.0 "B" cable are getting kind of scarce. Is USB 3.0 not as good or better? (not trying to start any long discusions here)

[The Computer Audiophile]

Most still use USB 2 B connectors because USB 3x is unneeded for these audio applications.

[mansr]

58 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Most still use USB 2 B connectors because USB 3x is unneeded for these audio applications.

And USB3 connectors are more expensive.

 

I do wish more products used micro-B connectors, though. The full-size version is just silly.

[lucretius]

The smaller connectors are easier to break. I dropped a phone with a cable connected and the phone landed on the connector and bent it badly. So why not use something more rugged, if the space exists?

[mansr]

4 hours ago, lucretius said:

The smaller connectors are easier to break. I dropped a phone with a cable connected and the phone landed on the connector and bent it badly. So why not use something more rugged, if the space exists?

How often do you drop things with full-size USB-B connectors?

[lucretius]

2 hours ago, mansr said:

How often do you drop things with full-size USB-B connectors?

 

Just saying.  The USB-B connectors are more rugged than the micro-b connectors.

[bobbmd]

@greyscale you started the thread with saying you were loking for headphone gac/amp try Schiit Audio many choices some ~100$