usb dac

Let's say that I have a USB Cable and a Coax Cable , All Digital from pre amp to a streamer transport. Need to decide what to use. The USB Cable can Deliver Higher Samples rates then the Coax ( See photo for example ) For better Audio enjoyment and sound , Do I need to strive for the highest...

Hi, friend has recommended me this forum so I'm quite new here, said you guys look at graphs besides opinions. So I decided to make a thread here instead of other forums. Right now I'm on TIDAL. I also use an old Technics compact disc player SL-P111 to play my CDs with Burr-Brown 16 bit DAC- so...

Hey guys I recently bought Sennheiser HD 400 pro(560s repaint) headphones but their volume is so low. I can enjoy the music at low volume but when I use them on games like Valorant/Csgo I can't even hear footsteps properly. These are 120 ohm headphones with high sensitivity but still my cheap...

Hello everyone. I am new here. I want to eliminate static noise when using IEMs with my PC, so I just wanted to ask if there are any budget dongle DAC amps that have equal or better performance than the Apple USB-C dongle. You see, my old motherboard, which has the Realtek ALC887, does not have...

I've got a some what simple question, what would be the best way to plug in a USB DAC? My "new" motherboard comes with only USB3.0 ports on the back and I heard if you plug a USB DAC (which is USB 2.0) into a USB 3.0 port on the back, it increases latency. I also heard if you use the USB...

I am seeing and hearing a fair bit of unintended noises coming from the USB-powered Audient ID4 mk. II Silence, normalised to 0dB: Zoom-in Observations so far: The noise can be heard when PC is idle. It gets worse when GPU is busy It gets better when CPU is stressed. Even then, there are...

I am looking to buy possibly a Xiaomi 12 Ultra when it launches. But I don't know which usb-c to aux dongle I should buy. I mostly use my Xenns (mangird) Tea and my YBF-ISS014, and I also mostly listen to flac files. I didn't know what category to post this thread in. I have been looking at the...

I have a new in box LA-QXD1 silver color for sale. Purchased from Amazon and will provide proof of purchase to buyer. Selling for 200 plus shipping and insurance. The picture listed is not the actual DAC since it is in the box. I will take...

Hello, I would like to ask for some advise for "balancing/clearing audio signal" (can't describe it better). I get that "good old" electric fuzz, mainly when under load. This gets better (but still present) when I literally take copper wire, put it under one screw holding the motherboard to the...

I'm trying to understand how the hardware volume via USB works. I've a Ropieee connected to a Benchmark DAC3 HGC via USB. In Roon I can select "Device volume", which is changing the volume. This is what I can see in the RaspberryPie. When I change the volume in Roon or in the alsamixer, the...

I have two previous generations PecanPi USB DACs available. Each for $333 + shipping. HW volume control (knob) and XLR output with RCA adapters No HW volume control, both XLR and RCA outputs on the back. The one with RCA connectors will only drive regular headphones. The one with XLR...

One way the Pi4 is better than the Pi3 is the USB and Ethernet are now on separate buses. That was a problem for the Pi3 that created issues when using USB DACs. One popular solution was to use a SPDIF hat to feed a DAC and an excellent example of that was the Allo DigiOne Signature that Amir...