Windows USB Audio Class 2.0

Discovery

Hi All,

I'm not sure if this is an opportunity for RuneAudio or not but wanted to ask.

Microsoft have recently announced that Windows 10 will shortly have a USB Audio Class 2.0 driver, which apparently improves on the audio quality from a standard USB port, e.g. less jitter and goes up to 24/196 from the standard 24/96 limit. See: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_devices/windows-support-for-usb-audio-20/0d633b9f-3193-4c63-8654-fb10b3614a04?page=19&msgId=a3e33175-ae15-46ca-b547-5ef19dbf4d2b&auth=1

For those of us that use a USB connection from our Pi to a DAC, are we using the equivalent of a Windows standard USB port driver and the potential may exist for a better audio quality driver? Maybe the world of Linux is totally different. Views?

Regards,

Trevor

hondagx35

Hi Trevor,

Windows 10 will shortly have a USB Audio Class 2.0 driver

Linux is USB Audio Class 2.0 compliant since many years (see here.

Frank

Discovery

Thanks Frank.

No wonder it already sounds so good...