What is a good DAC to add to this to use on an IMAC desktop and a Macbook Pro? Is it necessary to add a DAC?
1080021
It is only necessary to add a DAC if you have a very demanding headphone (mine were: AKG K701 and HiFiMan HE-400)and if your PC soundboard has interference from spinnng harddrives (in my case Thinkpad X230 it was) audible in a silent environmentI recommend the SMSL Sanskrit DAC. Very affordable and great sound.
1080022
It's not necessary to have a DAC, I use a Schiit Modi. They released the second generation DAC and Amp that are great quality and very reasonably priced.
1080023
It is only necessary to add a DAC if you have a very demanding headphone (mine were: AKG K701 and HiFiMan HE-400) and if your PC soundboard has interference from spinnng harddrives (in my case Thinkpad X230 it was) audible in a silent environment I recommend the SMSL Sanskrit DAC. Very affordable and great sound.
1080024
A DAC is not an absolute necessity but you would really notice a differentc for the better. The Modi is a good one and can be found at this URL: http://schiit.com/
935434
You can use a creative sound blaster USB Sound card to adapt on you Mac. It will send the signal to the adapter.
1116916
Unless you are getting noticeable electrical interference from a large graphics card I don't think the M50x will benefit from an amp/dac. I'd save your money for your next upgrade (because its an addiction).
333818
No, it is not a DAC. It is a preamplifier so the USB is output only to your computer with software such as Audacity (free to download).
940793
I'm not sure about that. My Experience has been with vocals only. I record to a Mac book using audacity and so far I have not encountered any issues but everything I do is in mono both channels on 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.
1767364
i have not used it on an imac， but have it on dell desktop and lenovo laptop, it sound very good, especially the bass.
720149
I installed it in a Gateway PC. You should probably read the specs at M-Audio site to know if it can install in and works with MAC systems. I have never owned a Mac so I wouldn't know. Mine works just fine in the Windows environment.
348454
YES! I have attached it to an iMac and to a macbook pro using the Audacity software. It works great with both.
1944757
I do not own an iMac, but if it is like 99.9999999% of personal computers then it will have a headphone jack. The A2 speakers come with a cable to allow you to connect them to the headphone jack of any device, assuming it's a standard size 3.5mm jack, which most every modern device uses.Onces that's done, you just have to turn them on and start listening. I think you will be happy with them, I still am after 3years.
1530484
ya got it all wrong; most people don't have optical or coax on their laptops unless they have a MAC, which I don't have.. n-e-wayz...... the usb has a dual purpose. not only does it carry the sound signal FROM your computer, it also powers this DAC. This DAC then does two very important conversions: (1) If you want your stereo to do the digital-to-analog (aka D-to-A) conversion, the DAC produces a digital signal for that purpose which leaves the device thru its coax and optical jacks, one of which should be connected to your stereo. (2) If your stereo doesn't have digital inputs (optical or coax) OR you think the D/A converter in this DAC is better than the one in your stereo, then you should connect the analog audio outputs on the DAC (the RCA connectors) to your stereo's AUX, TAPE IN, CD, etc. connectors.
167337
You can get a RCA to 3.5 cable and that will do the job. Something like this:Dynex 3.5 mm Mini to RCA Stereo Audio Cable - 6-Feet - 1.8 MHowever, if you are getting a DAC, you can use a USB DAC or optical DAC (most macbook pro support optical out)
1280958
Yes, DAC out to AMP in, but remember, this DAC does not have volume knob so volume needs to be set in your computer.
1372178
Really depends on the sound device your computer has and what you hope to get out of an attached device. A decent sound card will give you as a good a DAC as the one in this device, so you could most likely "get away with" a less expensive headphone-amplifier only - there's really no reason to pay for the DAC component if you don't need it.
699407
Google is your friend:"Supporting stereo 24-bit resolution and up to 96 kHz sample rate, the USB Audio dongle features 2 stereo DACs which can achieve high performance 95 db Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) and 2 stereo ADCs which can achieve high performance 90 db SNR Mac OS X does NOT have 7.1 driver and S/PDIF software."Found at manufacturer's website:http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.php?iid=1191
879218
There are several issues here. If this DAC is better than the one your computer uses to output analog audio (out front panel or rear panel), which is likely, your computer has a digital optical and/or coaxial audio output, which is also likely, you have really good headphones or better a good audio system (preamp/amp/speakers), and you are generating the digital audio signal from something better than a MP3 file (from CD or HD audio source), then yes it should sound better! Also, I note the DAC which I no longer own only supports PCM, so that means CD quality at best. Finally, I note the DAC does not have a signal gain adjustment which may be very import if you are just pugging in headphones as the signal may be too weak (I can't test that since I since as I said I no longer have the DAC).
904353
I'm on a Mac so no. However, Peachtree support was great when I had a question. The DAC offers such amazing sound for the price so any short-lived driver hurdles would be worth it.