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In Reply to: Does USB 1 sound worse than USB 2 going to a USB to SPDIF converter? posted by xsparky on January 9, 2007 at 23:26:53:
Most USB audio interfaces run using "full speed" which is the USB 1.1 12MHz speed. USB 2.0 adds "high speed" which is 480 MHz. When a device which runs at full speed is connected to a 2.0 port it works exactly the same as it would into a 1.1 port. During the reset phase the 2.0 port tries to talk to it in high speed, a full speed device completely ignores this. If the device does not respond in high speed mode, the port works exactly the same as a 1.1 port, there is no difference.So if your USB audio device is a "1.1" compatible device you will get no advantage at all with going to a 2.0 port.
The only advantage a 2.0 port might have is if you have many USB devices connected to the same host interface, since the 2.0 chips are designed for higher speed they can usually handle more connections at the same time. Thus if you are running external USB hard drives you might be better off with 2.0.
John S.
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