Just curious, what good quality (whatever that means to you) desktop DACs have usb-c input? The only one I can think of that’s just a DAC is the new Schiit Modius. There’s the Hifiman EF400 which is a DAC/amp, and loads of portable stuff which run from the ol Apple dongle to the iFi Gryphon (anything higher end?), but almost all dedicated desktop DACs still use USB-B or even the dreaded micro USB. Anyone think of any others?
Edit: Fiio K3 appears to be a desktop DAC/amp w/ USB C. Any more?
Tempotec Serenade X, USB-A and C
Didn’t have both soncoz DAC a USB c input ?
Why not just use a type b to c cable and open a lot more options? At least if your goal is to connect to a pc or phone over type c, you can just get a cable that simply is terminated in what you need there. Wouldn’t be concerned over the reliability over type b, I’d admittedly trust it over c for lasting longer, and dacs don’t really need more than usb 2.0 (or very rarely 3.0) for almost all audio needs. I get why you’d want to avoid micro b, that’s understandable in any case lol
No goal here, really, just curious about the landscape.
It’s strange to me that in 2022 there’s been such reluctance to adopt USB-C for desktop DACs, when portable DACs are mostly already there (with some notable exceptions cough cough Mojo 2).
There’s just not much reason to, to be honest. I mean you can, but why? It’s a desktop dac, doesn’t need the form factor nor extra capabilities of c. Also a lot of the nicer cables aren’t really commonly terminated in c either. Ain’t broke don’t fix lol
Cause USB c is harder to terminate so harder for custom cables and nearly all those fancy Cales are USB b 
Usb A or B is way stronger terminals less prone to breaking over USBC
Sure but the advantage of USB-C is that if my cable breaks I have twenty more lying around to replace it with (not that I’ve ever had a USB-C cable break on me, though I have seen a couple cheap USB-A cables break in my time). The advantage of having a standard is which cable you should use is never something you have to think about. We’re heading towards a situation where even printers don’t have USB-B anymore, so basically the only people who will need the cable are people who still use these DACs that even at the high end seem kind of antiquated in terms of I/O.
can confirm the Soncoz QXD1 had it, most of FIIO’s old stuff has been refreshed with a type C version and their new stuff has it