Will this work with a USB-DAC to a PC? Specifically with the Schiit Modi DAC.
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Sorry, I have no idea. All I've ever used them (several) for is to provide power for USB devices connected to Raspberry Pi's as the Pi's USB ports are rather anemic power-wise.
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I bought the version with 7 ports and I am using it with Schiit Loki, it works perfect, no more hip sounds when I start a song or change tracks, plus the bass sounds better, I believe it's because it's sending more reliable power to the DAC than what the computer can send.
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Yes, I can confirm this works with the Modi. Goes great with the Asus Z87 boards since they have issues powering the Modi off the onboard USB ports.
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I am not really sure.I have USB DAC (Cambridge Audio) and studio speakers and it sounded OK.I ended up purchasing Bose Solo and although it isn't as good as the USB DAC - it is a lot more convenient and sounds OK.
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When the USB is connected, it does not make a difference. A sound card is responsible for converting a digital signal to an analog signal (a DAC). Essentially the built in DAC is a built-in sound card. If you want to use a sound card, then you must connect the speakers via an analog source (RCA), so that the conversion is done in the sound card DAC as opposed to the speaker DAC, but from what I understand the speaker DAC is fairly high quality and should satisfy. This is another great feature of the speakers, since they don't rely on the sound card of a computer and will sound great regardless. When the USB is connected, it does not make a difference. A sound card is responsible for converting a digital signal to an analog signal (a DAC). Essentially the built in DAC is a built-in sound card. If you want to use a sound card, then you must connect the speakers via an analog source (RCA), so that the conversion is done in the sound card DAC as opposed to the speaker DAC, but from what I understand the speaker DAC is fairly high quality and should satisfy. This is another great feature of the speakers, since they don't rely on the sound card of a computer and will sound great... » Read More When the USB is connected, it does not make a difference. A sound card is responsible for converting a digital signal to an analog signal (a DAC). Essentially the built in DAC is a built-in sound card. If you want to use a sound card, then you must connect the speakers via an analog source (RCA), so that the conversion is done in the sound card DAC as opposed to the speaker DAC, but from what I understand the speaker DAC is fairly high quality and should satisfy. This is another great feature of the speakers, since they don't rely on the sound card of a computer and will sound great regardless. « Show Less
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I have purchased it, to use it with my headphone and while this card is plugged in it's the sound card that outputs the signal.We also use it on a server at work. The server did not have a sound card on the motherboard(build in) nor and external car. This card gave sound to this PC.
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I don't really use the DAC part of mine. I use it to connect a better quality DAC that has no USB capability to a computer. It does this very well, and the $1000 plus DAC I'm using sounds light years better than the computer's internal DAC, of course. Given the low price, low weight, and small package of the Muse, I don't see how it could be a high quality DAC. It's the analog end of a DAC that determines its quality and sound, and analog quality is heavy, expensive, and bulky....power supplies, sizable capacitors, etc.
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If you will use ext. DAC and connect to mini jack audio input in DefTech you will sound what external DAC support.
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The USB uses a 44.1KHz, 16 bit DAC therefore producing CD quality sound; most likely this is what your computer uses as well. You may use either.
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unfortunately i do not use it for that. i use it for my Samsung S4 phone. but if you have a audio.mic input n your PC it should work. but please read about it 1st. sorry i could not give you good news
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You are able to use any independant DAC or combination amp/DAC with an isolatable DAC stage that can output stereo audio in conjunction with the VALI. This would include PC soundcards with stereo output, either directly off the card or out the headphone jack. You will need to obtain a 3.5mm stereo to 2x RCA adapter and m2m 2channel RCA cable if you plan to run off the headphone jack, though I don't feel this is the best way to use the VALI.
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Probably not a DAC. Amplifier possibly. Their closed and not incredibly hard to drive, but tbh, the listening experience with even a modest amplifier will be substantially better. I currently use one of the small FiiO amps.
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I don't know about the voltage output on a dac, but my Cambridge Audio DacMagic works fine with my ESP-950.
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I think it must. I use to send audio from and to my computer via the USB port on the CPU. The RCA jacks go to may external audio device (an old tape deck) so the audio is standard "line" levels with about 100K impedance. If audio goes both directions is must do DAC an ADC. Jim.
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In theory you can, i have 2 usb cards connected to my laptop, plus the internal one, and all of them work, so in theory it should work. The only problem i see, is how the computer would identify each one of the usb audio interfaces, and how the user (you) would know each interface.Another thing that can help is to use the ASIO4ALL audio driver, if you are using Windows.Hope this helps.
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As long as your PC detects this as the sound output / input it should work without any problem, I had lot of challenges with this in PC (esp linux) as the dongle was keep disconnecting. You should try its recent versions or get logitech brand.
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Yes. You need an interface though. I use the Sapphire 6 USB and it works pretty good. There are many choices at different price points out there but I liked this one because of the strong pre-amps in it.Focusrite Saffire 6 USB Audio Interface
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Why not come out of the pc with the dac? Sounds like you're still using the pc dac to convert the signal. Garbage in, garbage out.
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Yes it will. My new provider doesn't provide a PCM audio strean, just AC3, so I couldn't use the digital (S/PDIF or TOSLINK) outputs of my cable box to feed my Hi-Fi DAC that only has digital inputs (no analog). I used this little unit to create a digital stream from the cable box's analog output and all is now fine. No special setup required.