Why don't CD players/transports have USB out?

[serendipitydawg]

There's a bit of a clue in the name.

USB= Universal Serial Bus. The serial bus of a computer. As you have found, CD players tend not to have USB. Primarily that's because they don't have any computing power or operating system.

If you want to play a CD into a USB only DAC you need a computer of some sort,running playback software plus a USB DVD drive (20ish).

[Made in 1968]

Everything is geared around computers these days. Computer based stuff is not really intended for the serious Audio market, its just that Audiophiles are trying to make it so, i for one would be glad to see the back of CD! However USB was not intended for Audio, i personally cringe when i see USB ports on Hi-Fi Equipment.

The Recording industry is rife with USB on equipment as they are generally used instead of the old MIDI. which was a Digital interface that passed Data from one piece of equipment to others, triggering etc.. Nowadays gone are the need for big Analogue multi-tracking machine & giant soundboards, everything is done on DAW software, the vintage ways of connecting equipment by CV/Gate are becoming popular again, the recording side wont.

I use two system

1. In the living room which is totally vintage Turntable & Cassette Deck [That never gets used much]
2. In the spare room which is a Lossless files computer based system that is also part of a small home Synthesizer Studio im gradually building

I Don't like mixing & matching Vintage & Modern Hi-Fi equipment as i dont like Digital Vinyl records

[ReggieB]

USB= Universal Serial Bus. The serial bus of a computer. As you have found, CD players tend not to have USB.

I currently use an external DVD drive to connect into my Melco via USB without a computer between the two.

My understanding is that most modern CD drives mechanisms were originally created to fit into computers.

USB is just a communication protocol. It does not need a computer to send data over a bus.

I can't believe it is that difficult to take the data being generated by a CD drive, and send it out over a USB bus. If you can do it in a £15 external DVD drive, why not an audio CD player.

[Made in 1968]

Cos you need a driver. You just cant. I dont honestly see the logic in what you want!

[ReggieB]

I started this thread a couple of years ago. I find it interesting that there is a now a new product described as a CD transport with a USB output. Specifically the Hi-Fi Rose RSA-780.

I wonder if anyone has any experience with these drives and if they have tried connecting it to a non-Hifi Rose device (such as a USB DAC or a streamer). I'd really like to know if it would work well with my Melco.