DAC only active thru USB or does it work with rca inputs ?
1688384
Inputs from RCA inputs are already in analog form. No need for analog conversion.
1688385
The amp contains USB DAC funtion.Any questions feel free to contac us.Best regards,Hifiman customer service team
1688386
The RCA inputs are only analog, not digital (e.g. S/PDIF) so the DAC only runs via USB.
2037299
I tend to agree with Larry. I connect this DAC using its headphone jack to Bose companion 2 speakers - which required ac input - and it sound great.
524083
if sound sys has rca out or in....???? PC in or out... must pass through what your are trying to do, but quality won't be high Price is reasonable to try... My denon receiver is good at passing through rca or HDMI. USB may need to be 3.0 or higher...
1262297
No RCA input guys. Unfortunately one of my speakers quit working after a couple of months as well. Sucks. Just a heads up.
1043873
No. You would need to use a 3.5mm to dual RCA, or something similar. This is an amp, not a DAC btw.
557849
I plugged into the usb input of my windows 8 laptop and it automatically installed the drivers (plug and plan). I have not tried the RCA analog outputs since I am connecting a headphone. From the manual the volume control for the output only works for the headphone jack. When using the RCA output you have thru adjust volume thru your amp.With the USB input, resolution is a maximum of 24 bit 96Hz
733370
No USB, RCA only. Requires a phono pre-amp or a phono imput on your amplifier.
1325758
Why not come out of the pc with the dac? Sounds like you're still using the pc dac to convert the signal. Garbage in, garbage out.
695788
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.
1162990
Let me briefly tell you how I hook up my DAC.Mac mini optical out -optical cable-> DAC optical input and then analog out -RCA cable-> preamp analog input -> ATC SCM20 powered speaker input (XLR)Of course, you can connect your CD player similar way. The analog (RCA) out from DAC to the RCA input of your integrated amp.
496249
The DAC works with windows as a Generic USB Audio device and runs driver less using the built in drivers in Windows 7. It may not be plug and play but installing the generic driver should work in Linux.
1484497
You could use an 8th to RCA adapter cable and it would work. Best use is to put a DAC in front and run from a computer though.
1016928
You need an amp to do it, the RCA jacks only put out pre-amp levels. You can also hook it up to a computer via the USB output.
1162987
There are two RCA jacks for the output, just connect them to RCA inputs in the back of your amp and you are ready to go, this is a very good DAC for the price you will not be disappointed with your purchase.
62307
I never tried the usb but I noticed bass loss when using rca cables, when it happens I turn it off and turn it back on and it goes back to normal, but it's annoying,
1043872
No. Only RCA inputs. Get Schiilt Audio Modi USB DA converter which will also drastically improve the sound, for the hookup.
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).