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by chrisseaton 1726 days ago
They don't support analogue audio signals - USB is a digital interface - you use a DAC to convert the digital audio signal to analogue.
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USB-C absolutely supports analog audio signaling, it's called "Audio Accessory Mode" in the standard.
this is incorrect, look at the spec. I would not have commented something like that unless I verified it first