My two cents on this. Yes it'll measure the same. But I know we really like the performance, convenience and universality of USB, but, audio over IP is fundamentally better to transport audio. We are still at a place where there are not enough consensus, many players pulling the blanket. But in 2020 this makes so much more sense, down the line, there is simply no reason to have to be dependant on how well the source you are connected to has been engineered to insure performance, there is no reason to only be able to travel a few meters before all goes down, there is no reason to not be able to guarantee data integrity. Yes there is still too many quirks, and the price is still prohibitive, but I don't see how Network based audio could not become the standard in a few years.