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Post by guest100 on Jun 11, 2014 20:14:40 GMT -5
Read many favorable reviews and I'm very interested in this amp for a small setup in my bedroom. How can I connect this amp to an airport express? My budget it limited and I'd like to not spend more than $100 on a dac or whatever it takes to connect it. Thanks!
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Post by aud on Jun 11, 2014 20:51:42 GMT -5
The simplest way is to to use the analog output on the AE. It's the 3.5mm connector that can also be used as a digital connection as well, but then you would need a DAC between the AE and the mini x100.
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Post by aud on Jun 11, 2014 21:10:49 GMT -5
The digital connection is optical. The 3.5mm output is dual purpose. Analog or digital optical
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Post by Gary Cook on Jun 11, 2014 22:23:14 GMT -5
Alternative........I've found Mac internal DAC's to be pretty average in general. For my computer system I use a Behringer UCA202 (cost $25 on EBay) for noticeably superior sound from a pair of Airmotive 4's.
Cheers
Gary
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Post by aud on Jun 12, 2014 7:23:51 GMT -5
Alternative........I've found Mac internal DAC's to be pretty average in general. For my computer system I use a Behringer UCA202 (cost $25 on EBay) for noticeably superior sound from a pair of Airmotive 4's. Cheers Gary You're right Gary. I would never use the AE DAC inside. I have mine hooked up to the XDA-2 using optical. The newer AE versions are a little better, but still not high quality. |
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Post by brubacca on Jun 12, 2014 7:29:31 GMT -5
Go optical out to the new Schitt Modi, optical. It will sound way better than the analog out of the AE.
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