Is the built in DAC useful for playing FLAC files from my mac-mini? Does it support 96/24 or higher? Thanks!
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It works with MAC (through USB). Plays all Apple Lossless files. Should support FLAC as long as there is a player/app in Mac that plays FLAC.
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The latest version (2015) has the latest DAC chip supports highest bit rate and resolution.
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I only use Mac's for working on Audio. Check M-audio website, to see if it's compatible.
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Depends on your requirement. I removed an External DAC from my component chain after getting the Marantz NA7004 as its inbuilt DAC with USB,Optical and Co Axial Inputs was sounding better. The Airplay and Network capabilities are a great convenience for playing music. It is well worth the price if you have any of the above requirements for playing 2 Channel music. A word of caution though - the player does not have a built in Wi Fi , you will need to connect the player to a Wi Fi router using a wired LAN connection for enabling Air Play.
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JW, I'm ordering a AE to do exactly what you are looking to do. My PB needs some space cleared up so I'm planning to put the majority of the music on the external hard drive attached to the AE. Are you able to use the N-spec on your mac laptops? If so then you should have no problem. Remember they brought this out with teh appleTV which is going to stream movie content over the N network, so music should be easy.
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If you use mac - Use XLD (X Losless decoder) and set the compression setting to 5. It will embed images and ID tags on all FLAC files . If you use PC use EAC and use the CMD line settings from Hydrogenaudio
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The DAC is fine. What will limit sound quality in this case is not the DAC but rather the upsampling that pandora is guilty of - at least when i sampled music streaming services. I compared spotify, pandora, and mog, and hands down - Mog was the winner in file quality - dont get bogged down with numbers and listen first. I cancelled both pandora and spotify immediately.
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Hi absolut_beethoven: The DacMagic XS was created to offer much better sound than the cheap headphone output installed on most laptop and desktop computers. It is designed to be a portable DAC / headphone amplifier, while the DacMagic 100 is designed to be a part of the home audio system and offer better digital audio conversion than the standard DACs built into most CD/DVD/BluRay players and satellite/cable boxes. The DacMagic uses an ESS9023 24-bit DAC chip while the DacMagic 100 uses the higher quality Wolfson WM8742 24-bit DAC chip. I would say that if you're going to use headphones to listen to your PC/Mac, the DACMagic XS is the way to go. If you're looking for a high quality DAC for your AV system, the DACMagic 100 is the better choice. Thanks, Mike Wheeler Operations Manager AVHiFi
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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
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Yes, you really don't need an external dac with this unit...in fact I think that is it's main appeal. A good external amp would be a better compliment. It works pretty well as a complete unit(player, dac, amp) but getting a separate amp would allow you to custom taylor your sound to your given cans.
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Not the DAC portion, but the strictly analog connection, yes.There is (was?) a Fiio model with a DAC and Apple-specific connection(s), but I can't currently find it. Try a bit of Googling or maybe look over Fiio's lineup?
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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.
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Yes, u can. This cards supports asio and u can use asio4all. It will works like an aggregate audio in mac. But, with the sum of price of 5 this, u can buy a sound card with more in and out. (sorry by poor English)
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Yes, it is PC or MAC compatible, requires FireWire interface. Reverb can be routed back via your DAW for reverb monitoring in headphones, but you may experience some latency. Not sure if it will provide more amp output, you could use a separate headphone amp if more is needed.
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I'm using mine with a conventional component stereo system, no DAC. Mine is connected directly to my preamp. If you plan to use it with your computer, I think using a DAC between the computer and the Magni will really improve the sound, but I think the Magni will work without it.
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Yes, I am using it with a Mac and it works just fine. You will need to download the software, Audacity, from the internet but it is freeware. I have to use the gain control on the back of the turntable to adjust gain as the Mac I am using will not allow me to change the gain in the software.
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Thanks for your question. Yes, this amazing sounding DAC will do up to 24/192 over USB. It's an amazing unit.
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Using it on my Mac Mini with Mavericks and the latest version of Audacity. Works great. Get the software from http://audacity.sourceforge.net. It's open source; no charge.