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Post by redpen on Mar 24, 2010 21:37:30 GMT -5
I like to stream my zune music from my home computer through my xbox to my Sony receiver.. (waiting on my UMC-1).. I have an XPA5 with a set of Rockets.. Do I need/should I invest in a USP1? Will running a DAC with the UMC-1 do the job? Help me learn  Thanks! |
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Post by moodyman on Mar 24, 2010 21:52:33 GMT -5
You don't need a UMC or USP..u can just use the one of the digital inputs on the UMC...
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Post by jlafrenz on Mar 24, 2010 21:59:43 GMT -5
You should be good to go with just the DAC and the UMC-1. I would suggest running it into the 8 channel in using just the L/R inputs. That way you get a pass through on the UMC-1 and let the DAC handle all the conversion as it is designed to do.
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Post by usp1 on Mar 25, 2010 1:17:54 GMT -5
Depending on what you are hoping to do...you may need both or neither. The umc-1 can be used as moodyman suggested, or if you want you can use an external dac as jlafrenz suggested; or use a usp-1 and dac for two channel and the ht bypass on the usp-1 along with the umc-1 for ht duties.
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Post by Ruiner46 on Mar 25, 2010 12:07:02 GMT -5
I don't think you even need a DAC. If you are concerned about sound quality, then don't use the xbox as it is an abomination that converts all music to 48KHz dolby digital (unless something has changed). If the xbox is already doing a non-ideal conversion, then a DAC is pretty much pointless.
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Post by ottaone on Mar 26, 2010 10:31:19 GMT -5
I don't think you even need a DAC. If you are concerned about sound quality, then don't use the xbox as it is an abomination that converts all music to 48KHz dolby digital (unless something has changed). If the xbox is already doing a non-ideal conversion, then a DAC is pretty much pointless. Xbox +XBMC + FLAC (or other lossless codecs) all for about $50-$100 would be hard to beat for lossless audio through Emo amps! |
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Post by Ruiner46 on Mar 26, 2010 14:33:41 GMT -5
I don't think you even need a DAC. If you are concerned about sound quality, then don't use the xbox as it is an abomination that converts all music to 48KHz dolby digital (unless something has changed). If the xbox is already doing a non-ideal conversion, then a DAC is pretty much pointless. Xbox +XBMC + FLAC (or other lossless codecs) all for about $50-$100 would be hard to beat for lossless audio through Emo amps! I used to have this setup. Not exactly lossless when everything is resampled to 48kHz. I never found a way to output native 44.1kHz from cd quality files. PS3 is a better way to go. I ended up with a squeezebox. |
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Post by utahsavages on Mar 27, 2010 10:32:48 GMT -5
Xbox +XBMC + FLAC (or other lossless codecs) all for about $50-$100 would be hard to beat for lossless audio through Emo amps! I used to have this setup. Not exactly lossless when everything is resampled to 48kHz. I never found a way to output native 44.1kHz from cd quality files. PS3 is a better way to go. I ended up with a squeezebox. Did you put a DAC between the Squeezebox and the processor, or are you connecting it directly? |
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Post by Ruiner46 on Mar 27, 2010 13:27:29 GMT -5
Right now I'm using the receiver's internal DAC, but I'm planning to purchase a standalone DAC, probably Emotiva's XDA-1 when it is released.
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Post by redpen on Apr 2, 2010 20:16:40 GMT -5
I'm thinking I might need a DAC to mitigate the risks of blowing speakers.. is this true?
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Post by DYohn on Apr 2, 2010 20:49:25 GMT -5
I'm thinking I might need a DAC to mitigate the risks of blowing speakers.. is this true? Uh... not sure how you're making that conclusion...? I can safely say that if a system has no DAC at all, it will not blow speakers because it will make no sound. But there is nothing inherent in using an external DAC that would have anything to do with loudspeaker damage. |
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Post by redpen on Apr 2, 2010 20:53:20 GMT -5
I'm thinking I might need a DAC to mitigate the risks of blowing speakers.. is this true? Uh... not sure how you're making that conclusion...? I can safely say that if a system has no DAC at all, it will not blow speakers because it will make no sound. But there is nothing inherent in using an external DAC that would have anything to do with loudspeaker damage. I can elaborate. I blew my tweeters in my rockets. AVS replaced my tweeters for free and due to my configuration (xbox --> Sony --> XPA5) they suggested that I pick up a DAC, which "could might prevent the issue from happening again"... So the digital frequencies had nothing to do with the blown tweeters? So a DAC would not impact this in the future? But here is where I'm confused, I thought that my xbox --> toslink -> sony would be analog.. which in effect must be going through a DAC.. help me understand |
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Post by DYohn on Apr 2, 2010 20:59:39 GMT -5
Uh... not sure how you're making that conclusion...? I can safely say that if a system has no DAC at all, it will not blow speakers because it will make no sound. But there is nothing inherent in using an external DAC that would have anything to do with loudspeaker damage. I can elaborate. I blew my tweeters in my rockets. AVS replaced my tweeters for free and due to my configuration (xbox --> Sony --> XPA5) they suggested that I pick up a DAC, which "could might prevent the issue from happening again"... So the digital frequencies had nothing to do with the blown tweeters? So a DAC would not impact this in the future? But here is where I'm confused, I thought that my xbox --> toslink -> sony would be analog.. which in effect must be going through a DAC.. help me understand Yes, whatever is driving the amplifier is employing a DAC because all audio amplifiers are analog. Perhaps what you were told is you need something with a BETTER DAC in it... when you say "Sony," are you referring to a Sony receiver? |
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Post by redpen on Apr 2, 2010 21:04:47 GMT -5
yes... the current receiver I have (my umc1 is inbound) is a circa 1998 Sony.
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