>> Does anyone know if USB DACs use any sort of internal buffer or if the >> data they receive is converted the moment it is received? Does this >> behavior change depending on whether the DAC operates in synchronous >> or asynchronous mode? > > Audio data is always buffered. You can't expect the USB system > to deliver 48000 (or whatever your sample rate is) packets > 'just' in time. How much buffering depends on the USB mode and > on what the device requests. Got it, thank you. - Grant _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user