XDA1 help: no sound from PC (USB or digital coax)

[jw87c]

Just got my XDA-1 today. It does not work with the digital coax out of my PC, nor with the USB port of my PC. It works with the digital coax out of my DVD player though.

1. I hooked XDA-1 to my PC (windows 7) through a USB cable. In control panel, under "device and printers", there is an icon "Emotiva XDA-1 USB Sound Device" under the "Unspecified" category. Right click the icon, and selected "sound settings". A "sound" dialog window showed up, and there is a "Speakers, USB PnP sound device" in the window. I selected the "Speakers, USB PnP sound device" as the "Default Device".

Then I played some music, there is no sound
I can see the volume indicator next to the "Speakers, USB PnP sound device" going up and down with the music, but there is no sound coming out of the speaker. XDA-1 is switched to USB input.

2. I then hooked XDA-1 to my DVD player through digital coaxial, and switched the source to CO 2 on XDA-1. Everything is fine: music coming out of the speakers. After I switch back to USB, still nothing.

3. I next hooked up XDA-1 to the digital coax out of my PC (windows 7 with sound blaster audigy sound card, which has digital output). In the sound setting of the computer, changed the default output device to "Digital Audio Interface" of SB Audigy. Still no sound
Switch back to the DVD player, everything is fine.

I connected the digital coax out of my PC to an onkyo 707, everything works fine. Switch it back to XDA-1, no sound.

Isn't all digital coax out the same? Has anybody tried the USB or digital coax connection to your computer? Did I do anything wrong?

[Lonnie]

Dec 2, 2010 23:01:42 GMT -5 jw87c said:

Just got my XDA-1 today. It does not work with the digital coax out of my PC, nor with the USB port of my PC. It works with the digital coax out of my DVD player though.

1. I hooked XDA-1 to my PC (windows 7) through a USB cable. In control panel, under "device and printers", there is an icon "Emotiva XDA-1 USB Sound Device" under the "Unspecified" category. Right click the icon, and selected "sound settings". A "sound" dialog window showed up, and there is a "Speakers, USB PnP sound device" in the window. I selected the "Speakers, USB PnP sound device" as the "Default Device".

Then I played some music, there is no sound
I can see the volume indicator next to the "Speakers, USB PnP sound device" going up and down with the music, but there is no sound coming out of the speaker. XDA-1 is switched to USB input.

2. I then hooked XDA-1 to my DVD player through digital coaxial, and switched the source to CO 2 on XDA-1. Everything is fine: music coming out of the speakers. After I switch back to USB, still nothing.

3. I next hooked up XDA-1 to the digital coax out of my PC (windows 7 with sound blaster audigy sound card, which has digital output). In the sound setting of the computer, changed the default output device to "Digital Audio Interface" of SB Audigy. Still no sound
Switch back to the DVD player, everything is fine.

I connected the digital coax out of my PC to an onkyo 707, everything works fine. Switch it back to XDA-1, no sound.

Isn't all digital coax out the same? Has anybody tried the USB or digital coax connection to your computer? Did I do anything wrong?

From your description we can deduce the XDA is running. We have also tested all the inputs (including the USB) for proper operation and as other users have already used it on their computers I would suspect a driver issue. Since the computer is showing the DAC properly in the hardware listing, I believe it has also loaded the proper USB driver. So my suggestion would be to check for updated software for your sound card and this should resolve the issue.

[jw87c]

Lonnie, thanks for the quick reply. I just plugged the usb cable on a MAC book and a windows XP machine, and it works on both of them! ;D

Regarding my original Win 7 machine, I assume the USB driver is independent of the internal sound card. Do you know how I can update the USB driver for the XDA-1? Thanks!

[Lonnie]

Dec 2, 2010 23:20:57 GMT -5 jw87c said:

Lonnie, thanks for the quick reply. I just plugged the usb cable on a MAC book and a windows XP machine, and it works on both of them! ;D

Regarding my original Win 7 machine, I assume the USB driver is independent of the internal sound card. Do you know how I can update the USB driver for the XDA-1? Thanks!

Glad to hear it worked on the other computers. You don't need to update the driver in the computer because it recognised the XDA.

Just check the web site for who made your sound card and see if there is updated software for it. ;D

[ÈlTwo]

You may have to disable your soundcard in order for the XDA to work, some SoundBlaster cards exhibit odd behaviors.
As far as the coax out, if your card has configurable ports out, make sure you have the one you are using configured correctly, and do as Lonnie said, check for updated drivers and software for the Audigy.

I ended up pulling my X-Fi out of my Win7 system, too much trouble to get it working properly; when I have time and more patience, I will try again.

Good luck.

[wizardofoz]

Mac output works for S/PDIF with optical and a 3.5mm adaptor - but have yet to try the USB

Fedora Core 14 does work....edit...ToneWinner does it again!

ALSA device list

0 [Device ]: USB-Audio - EMOTIVA XDA-1 USB Sound Device
ToneWinner Co.,Ltd. EMOTIVA XDA-1 USB Sound Device at usb-0000:00:1d.1-1, full
1 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
HDA Intel at 0x502c0000 irq 44