Computer as music source

[dhart86]

If my computer has coax out, and my dac has coax and usb inputs, which connection would yield the best sound

 

[bikemig]

Try them both and see which one you like better. There probably isn't much, if any difference. I've used both in different set-ups and there are too many variables to give a hard and fast answer to your question. One thing, the coax may well be able to play a higher res file than the usb input if that matters to you. That said, I mainly use usb inputs because I find it more convenient in my system and I can't hear a difference.

 

[GranteedEV]

Both are digital connections and should not make a difference unless you've got superhuman (you don't) hearing.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

If my computer has coax out, and my dac has coax and usb inputs, which connection would yield the best sound

That will depend on your speakers and your computer.
Aka - Some computer have bad (noisy) sound cards - then you'd want to use digital out to bypass that.
But that will not help if you speaker is not up to level