DL100's HDMI ARC supports CEC volume control, but does not support CEC power control.I haven't seen the DL100 here in SEA yet. Can anyone confirm this is different than the other SMSL DACs with ARC inputs and supports CEC and volume control?
Yes Wiim ultra works most of the time. I got one myselfWiiM Ultra?
OP wants a DAC for Active speakers. Not Passives.how about this https://hifi-express.com/products/loxjie-a40
have the HDMI/ARC input
For me, I ended up getting the DL100 per the recommendation few posts above. And HDMI CEC / volume control seems to "sort of work" using TV remote or 3P remote over it's HDMI arc.
I say sort of, because the TV does tend to reset to max volume on startup if the DAC was also powered down and restarted. So have to keep the DAC on for long periods of time.
Also the volume change does not change the DAC volume levels, the DAC has its own dB levels that remain static. So now I have to 2 sets of levels to play with which is a bit annoying.
And lastly power on/off also does not work. Have to use the DL100 remote which sucks in directionality.
I am also powering active speakers (Genelecs) and using the analog balanced XLR outs. Will have to live with the DL100 till something better comes up. Would have been nice to have something like a minidsp SHD studio with HDMI ARC input. Or something else once I plan to go more than a stereo setup. I personally don't mind multiple remotes, but big inconvenience for others since it's a shared media space.
This might be of interest:I looked at the WiiMs, and while they look nice, I wanted something with at least a balanced XLR out. Have been hearing lot of hums and buzzing with RCA and I also want the flexibility for longer wire runs to keep them out of sight.
WiiM Ultra or miniDSP Flex HT, then use their DSP capabilities to apply room correction to the HS8's.Some recommendation?
I also measured the PS100. It just sucks.I've linked to some measurements of the PS100 in post #2.
Currently you can't use the TV remote to turn the DAC on/off.I have two Yamaha HS8 in the living room and next week I will receive a new TV TCL QM8B
https://www.tcl.com/il/en/tvs/qm8b - https://www.kitele.com/en/tv-tcl-55qm8b
It has
- HDMI2. 1 (eARC&ARC)
- HDMI CEC
- AV Composite In 3.5 mm jack
- 3.5 mm Audio In
- S/PDIF
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Until now with my previous TV (top level Sony TV) I was using an RCA Stereo cable from the TV to XLR to the speakers (not balanced), which worked for 15 years.
Now I doubt that the TCL has a good DAC as the Sony, so, I'm thinking of buying an external DAC to XLR.
Some recommendation? the idea is to use the TV remote control for the volume, so, a single remote control for everything.