Trouble with getting some DACs to work. Insight?

Discussion in 'Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers' started by Dot, Jan 12, 2016.

  1. Dot

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    I've got 10+ DACs here for review. And the number of them that just work when I hook them up is surprisingly small.

    Out of the 10, there are 2 or 3 that work dependably every time they're hooked up.

    I have a MacBook Pro running OSX 10.7.5, and a Toshiba laptop running Windows 8.

    One DAC came in, and it turns out wouldn't work with a certain USB cable. I got it working. Then on another day, using the same set up, I got USB going on it, but was getting no sound.

    It does seem that some of these DACs are finicky, and others are robust and just work.

    Any insight into this would be appreciated. Thx
     
  2. haywood

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    If the dac without sound was on your MBP double check that it isn't muted in the midi / whatever app.
     
  3. rott

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    Which ones do and don't reliably work? And do you notice the same in both Windows as well as OS X?


    Haywood Jablome ... ha ha
     

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