Amazon Fire tablet connect to external DAC
May 31, 2020 · Jun 22, 2021. #6. I've been using Fire 8 HD with a wireless charging stand, which solves the problem of charging both the tablet and USB DAC at the same time. One downside is that its Fire OS resamples USB audio to 96/24, while Amazon app running on it for some reason sees its capability as 192/24, so everything gets first upsampled to 192 kHz ...
Topping D10s USB DAC and Bridge Review
Feb 13, 2016 · Jul 22, 2020. #1. This is a review and detailed measurements of the Topping D10s USB DAC and S/PDIF plus Toslink bridge. It was kindly sent to me by the company for testing. The D10s has a retail cost of US $99. Let me start by confessing that the original D10 was one of my favorites with its cute orange display, and very reasonable cost.
Xbox Series X support for external DACs - Audio Science Review …
Nov 11, 2020 · Extremely frustrating. I would have been OK with a small amount of added latency, but losing VRR was the deal-breaker. The HDFury VRRoom is the only device that can extract HDMI audio and pass VRR. It claims <1ms latency but it costs more than the Xbox Series X and only passes HDMI 2.1 VRR (not FreeSync).
How to properly send audio from MacBook to external DAC
May 6, 2020 · The consequence of 768 is all the audio is resample twice, up to 768 by the media player and then down to xxx by the DAC. IMHO. - set bit depth to the max supported by the audio device. - set the fixed sample rate to what is common (44.1 kHz) - if possible use automatic sample rate switching. Last edited: Jun 23, 2020.
Battle of S/PDIF vs USB: which is better?
Feb 13, 2016 · Sep 20, 2017. #1. I was recently asked about merits of S/PDIF versus USB for audio DACs. It has been said that S/PDIF was designed for audio whereas USB is a computer interface. And that makes USB noisier and less desirable interface. I think most of …
Static noise over USB on most DACs - any help? - Head-Fi.org
Feb 3, 2020 · I had a similiar issue with my setup (headphone amp connected to DAC/amp combo and 2nd DAC - one with unbalanced RCA cables and both DACs connected by USB). I was able to solve my static noise issue (high pitch PSU/CPU noise and mouse movements) with using an iFi iDefender 3.0 on one of the USB connections. I was sceptical at first, but really ...
miniDSP U-DAC8 8-Channel USB DAC Review
Feb 13, 2016 · The U-DAC8 embodies simplicity and fitment for function: A USB port in for data and then in the rear, 8 channels of output: And an external adapter double the size of a typical phone charger. Wiring will be messy though with that USB connection in the front. Would have been nicer to have a slightly larger box and put the USB in the back.
Schiit Modi 3+ Review (Stereo DAC) - Audio Science Review (ASR) …
Feb 13, 2016 · Dec 17, 2020. #1. This is a review and detailed measurements of the Schiit Modi 3+ DAC. It was kindly sent to me by the company for testing and costs US $99 from the company direct. Externally there is not much that indicates the new revision of the Schiit Modi series of DACs: The back side is the same as before: Internally though the USB ...
Optical TOSLINK vs. USB: Which connection is better to connect a …
Dec 9, 2010 · The funny thing with the V-DAC (which uses the SRC4392, based on the SRC4192) is that you can't indeed measure any jitter in USB mode (with a PCM2706 in adaptive mode), while the SPDIF inputs (hence the optical one) aren't that perfect.
Denafrips ARES II USB R2R DAC Review
Jan 29, 2020 · The Denafrips ARES II has very good performance as an R2R DAC. And its faults if any, should not be audible. So if you are itching to have an R2R/custom boutique DAC, the ARES II makes a good candidates. As always, questions, …