Analog Stereo vs Digital Stereo profile
pipewire-0.3.44, wireplumber-0.4.7
Hello,
I'm noticing that all USB soundcards/DACs I test have a Analog Stereo Output and a Digital Stereo (IEC958) Output profile. Obviously, being DACs, both are necessarily digital. The only difference I can tell is that with Digital Stereo, the output levels are much lower.
Why do these separate profiles exist and what exactly is the difference? Whch one is preferable? And could these be given different names to better reflect their use?
Thanks!!