guidof wrote: > Hello Rick: > > Here is how my connections are set up: DAC RCA out to preamp RCA in; > preamp RCA out to DSPeaker RCA in; DSPeaker XLR out to amp XLR in; > DSPeaker RCA out to sub RCA in. For quite a while I was using the > Benchmark as both a DAC and preamp, with the DAC XLR out to DSpeaker XLR > in. It was excellent too, but I found by chance (while testing some > Sennheiser D800 headphones with the Little Dot Mk III amp) that the > Little Dot in the chain resulted in a tad more lifelike sound. Either > way, with the DSPeaker just ahead of the amp and sub, it controls both > the speakers and the sub. > > In this setup, the DSPeaker is used as analog in and analog out mode, > which of course means that it has to work both as ADC and DAC, as all > internal operations are carried out in the digital domain. I detect no > undesirable effects of this; indeed I prefer the result (with the > Benchmark acting as DAC) to using the DSpeaker in digital in, analog out > mode, i.e., as a DAC only, which I also tried in an earlier incarnation > (and thus was limited to 24/96). > > The cable that came with the mike is 16 feet long. > > Hope this is the information you wanted. > > > Best, > > Guido F.
It is just what I was interested in knowing. Much appreciated and thank you.... Rg System information ------------------------ Main: Vortexbox/Squeezelite > USB> Benchmark DAC2 D > LFD LE IV Signature amp > Revel Performa F208 speakers. Home Theatre: Touch (Wired) > Pioneer VSX 919 > Energy Take 5 Classic 5.1, Touch FW 7.8.0-r16754. LMS 7.9.0 - 0.71.20150313git1426153261 on a 1TB Micro Vortexbox Appliance, V 2.3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103942 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
