![]() Remember, as far as I'm concerned, "bits are bits" so long as we don't have any major timing errors (like buffer underruns) and with an asynchronous interface and a reputable DAC with stable clocking, jitter will typically not be be a problem (as demonstrated many times before).įor the measurements today, I'll just use the TEAC UD-501 DAC installed by Windows 10 in the image above. Very simply, I just wanted to put up some measurements today to demonstrate how well the native drivers work and see if there are any unexpected anomalies. Companies have been releasing their own drivers since the beginning. ![]() Of course, this doesn't mean the Windows world has been deprived of high quality sound. Remember, "UAC2" has been out since 2009 as an evolution of the "UAC1" standard from 1998. ![]() I updated my home theater PC and when I plugged in my TEAC UD-501 DAC to the USB port (with no TEAC driver installed), Windows detected it and proceeded with the device set-up automatically.Ĭonsidering that Mac OS X and Linux have had "native" drivers for years, I guess it's about time that Microsoft finally got the job done. Microsoft's USB Audio Class 2 (UAC2) native Windows driver has been released with the recent Windows 10 Creators Update ("CU", version 1703, build 15063.138).
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