Music server/streamer with best optical toslink output

[lmitche]

4 hours ago, guiltyboxswapper said:

Credit to @lmitche a while back, Adnaco have a whole set of USB over fiber options here https://www.adnaco.biz/collections/s3b

All my servers, from NUCs to AMD or Intel 10, 12 and 16 core beasts can all be built with the Adnaco USB remotes. For an entry level machine the Monoprice sounds really terrific. For those that can afford it, the Adnaco solution takes things to the next level.

 

In both cases the quality of the 5 volt power supply has a huge impact. A PHD SR4T is ideal.

 

The Adnaco runs at 10gbps and quality of the fiber and SFP+s really matters. I seem to be constantly rolling SFP+s. LOL

[lmitche]

2 hours ago, matthias said:

 

Interesting for sure, but afaik @romaz uses in his later set-ups with the Taiko Extreme the "daisy chain" or "spaghetti" approach no more.

However the set-up in the OP by @Gavin1977 is really nice.

 

Matt

Yes, those 4 year old Romaz posts resurrected by CTU were before the contribution of the Adnaco solution with single mode fiber and SFP+s were understood.

 

Done properly, the Adnaco solution is fantastic. One can continue to use audiophile USB cables, Sablon USB or Lush3,  to connect the Adnaco endpoint to the DAC, and to gain the expected benefits of those cables as well.