I see it has a DAC but I don't see a USB input. Can I connect my computer to this amp, without going through a separate DAC first?
336077
The only way that you can use the the DAC is through a digital coaxial cable or optical. If you hook it to your comuter using red and white analog the DAC will not be used. If you have a CD player with a dock or USB connection hooked with a digital coaxial or optical to the 9050 then that would work... the p3000r's 32 bit burrbbrown DAC sound significantly better and it has a USB input.... too bad its super pricey
977203
Nope. As dmdmba said: the DAC part of the amp plugs into your computer's or digital audio player's USB port to get its input, and puts out an analog signal.
1105559
It's just a DAC, you need to connect it to a headphone amp or a pre-amp. Mine is connected to a music fidelity xcan-v8p.
1384164
It's not a USB mic and therefore you need a standard mic cable. This you run into a preamp OR some device that WOULD spit out a USB signal on the other end. It may be cheaper to get some converter like that but if your sound card takes a mic cable, you're set. Most don't. Since you do have USB (I assume) i'd look for a converter device.
47021
No, its strictly a DAC. You connect the output to a headphone amp, preamp, receiver etc.
335073
As far as I know, the only ways to connect a laptop is out the headphone jack into 1/4" or XLR and use 2 channels panned left and right or out of your USB into a gigaport or some other sound card and then into the channels on the mixer. The USB input on the mixer is only for playing music directly from a flash drive or external drive. I have not worked with it enough to know if there are other options. I hope that helps.
2112433
This mixer does not come with USB. I used the "Behringer UCA222 U-Control" for that. This mixer does have an RCA in and out that you can use to connect to the 1/8" jacks on a computer, which I have used successfully. I have also used the headphone output to do the same with success. All outputs are line compatable. If you are looking for this to be USB compatable, then it would be in your best interest to try a mixer that has USB.
421233
yes you can. the unit is self-powered so you can take advantage of those smooth-sounding preamps without needing to be plugged into the computer via usb.
2038586
Yes. It connects to a PC via USB on one end, and for output has both a 3.5mm audio jack and a stereo RCA connection. You should be able to connect the RCA to your stereo amp.
1232710
You do not need an external DAC, the E09K plugs in via USB to your PC/Mac. You can however expand the SQ of the E09K by adding the E17 to it. When you connect the E17 to the dock connector on the E09K, it bypasses the internal DAC and uses the E17 (which is a much better DAC) for that purpose.
1325755
I don't really use the DAC part of mine. I use it to connect a better quality DAC that has no USB capability to a computer. It does this very well, and the $1000 plus DAC I'm using sounds light years better than the computer's internal DAC, of course. Given the low price, low weight, and small package of the Muse, I don't see how it could be a high quality DAC. It's the analog end of a DAC that determines its quality and sound, and analog quality is heavy, expensive, and bulky....power supplies, sizable capacitors, etc.
105568
It does not come with USB DAC I have a small portable amplifier that I use for that. Now I don't know if it has Mic Monitoring.
292169
No direct USB/pc connection with this. I bought a "Behringer XENYX 1204USB 12-Input 2/2 Bus Mixer w/USB" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EUX2QM/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&ps;c=1) so that I can use my pc to do the recording and editing.
1357323
Candy, No. It doesn't connect directly to your computer. It uses a standard XLR type connector and requires a mixer. I would suggest this low cost USB mic: http://goo.gl/A52TfW I have two and I love them. They can use USB/direct to computer AND XLR direct to a mixer. Very high quality for the money.
85303
OK.... this is a USB *input* - which is what I assume you wanted to know.The USB input on the DC-1 supports all standard sample rates (44.1k, 48k, 88k, 96k, 176k, 192k) at 16 and 24 bit depth.It uses the USB Audio Class 2 (UAC2) USB audio standard - which requires a driver (we provide it free) for a PC, but is built into modern Apple computers.The high performance USB interface chip we use on the DC-1 is the C-Media CM6631A.When you play a FLAC file on a computer or player, it is decoded by the player, and sent to the DAC as PCM.The audio output quality of the DC-1 is VERY good. OK.... this is a USB *input* - which is what I assume you wanted to know.The USB input on the DC-1 supports all standard sample rates (44.1k, 48k, 88k, 96k, 176k, 192k) at 16 and 24 bit depth.It uses the USB Audio Class 2 (UAC2) USB audio standard - which requires a driver (we provide it free) for a PC, but is built into modern Apple computers.The high performance USB interface chip we use on the DC-1 is the C-Media CM6631A.When you play a FLAC file on a computer or player, it is decoded by the player, and sent to the DAC as PCM.The audio output quality... » Read More OK.... this is a USB *input* - which is what I assume you wanted to know.The USB input on the DC-1 supports all standard sample rates (44.1k, 48k, 88k, 96k, 176k, 192k) at 16 and 24 bit depth.It uses the USB Audio Class 2 (UAC2) USB audio standard - which requires a driver (we provide it free) for a PC, but is built into modern Apple computers.The high performance USB interface chip we use on the DC-1 is the C-Media CM6631A.When you play a FLAC file on a computer or player, it is decoded by the player, and sent to the DAC as PCM.The audio output quality of the DC-1 is VERY good. « Show Less
977201
Unfortunately, that won't work. There are no USB input or output. You connect traditional speakers Left and Right to this amplifier
1923500
This headphone amp will work just fine when it's plugged into the headphone output of your PC. No DAC required.