Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch with USB Output? Anybody do it yet?
JohnSwenson;579864 Wrote: > The C-media USB receivers are some of the worst ones ever made, their > sole redeeming feature is that they are dirt cheap. No wonder you like > the S/PDIF better. > > John S. Hi John, do you think the CM6631 would be a better choice? I am now thinking of getting the Asynchronous Mhdt USBridge to try with your mod :) >> http://dhost.info/mhdtlab/USBridge.htm Thanks, -- metronet metronet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40742 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82040 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
marea;595204 Wrote: > > It's work well if I connect th Touch to a non asynch Havana DAC via > USB. > anyway, with my ears and system, I like more the connexion Touch --> > spdif --> Havana > > My 2 cents I second that. It sounds more nature from the Touch to Mhdt Havana via the spdif. -- metronet metronet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40742 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
JohnSwenson;579860 Wrote: > Both the Musiland 01 USD and the M2Tech will NOT work with the Touch. > They require a custom driver of which only Mac or Windows versions > exist. The Touch runs linux on an ARM processor so the existing drivers > will not work. > > You HAVE to use a device that will work with a generic driver, NOT its > own custom driver. > > I'm not up on DSIX, I've seen two very different things on the net > under that name, I'm not sure what you are referring to. One looks like > a simple waveform reshaper and a transformer, the other has an > oscillator and says something about a PLL, I have not been able to find > any details about whats actually going on inside of this. > > I've written hundreds of pages on S/PDIF before, I'm not really up to > that all over again. The upshot is that it is HIGHLY variable. Almost > no devices actually really get the spec right so you are almost always > dealing with a gamble as to what is going to work the best. In real > life its all about which imperfection of transmitter matches the > imperfections of the receiver the best. Which comes down to its > impossible to make generalizations. Try a bunch of stuff and use the > one that sounds the best. Just because something works best for someone > else, its highly unlikely its going to be the best for you unless you > have exactly the same gear. > > > > John S. Thanks John, I appreciate your thorough reply. I haven't found a page that does a good job explaining DSIX in English yet. I think the name stands for Digital Signal Isolation Exciter. http://www.yasu-audio.com/dsix105_01.html What USB/SPDIF converter would you recommend for the Touch usb out? -- metronet metronet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40742 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Touch with USB Output? Anybody do it yet?
iPhone;577838 Wrote: > Do you already own one? If the answer is NO, stay away from USB DACs. > Use the Coax Digital out on the Touch! > > If one just has to use a DAC with the Touch, use a DAC with Coax S/PDIF > input with the Touch. > > With both Toslink and COAX S/PDIF output available on all late model > Squeezeboxes without speakers, my advice is to stay away from USB DACs > IE why go there? For the DAC I have and the USB receiver chip it uses I'd have to agree with iPhone. I have tested the Touch with the ALSA USB out mod to a Mhdt Havana USB and I must say that I like the coax spdif from the Touch much better. If I understand it correct, the Mhdt Havana DAC uses a C-media receiver which than converts USB (adaptive mode) to spdif format for process. Perhaps it depends on your DAC and it's design... (?) -- metronet metronet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40742 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82040 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Instructions for connecting USB DAC to Touch
JohnSwenson;578577 Wrote: > Do you know if the V-DAC uses asynchronous USB or adaptive USB? The USB > driver in the Touch has a problem with some asynchronous > implementations. I've sent a fix to the Logitech developers but I don't > think its ever been put in a firmware. > > John S. Hi John, do you happen to have a list of the asynchronous USB to spdif converter that would work with the Touch, like the Musiland 01 USD? -- metronet metronet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40742 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=82110 ___ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
