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Post by novisnick on Sept 14, 2015 22:14:18 GMT -5
similar question different options.
Im connecting my Mac Mini to the XMC-1, for the best 2 channel, how should I connect the two?
I can,
A) USB out to USB in
B) USB Optical converter out to Optical in
C) HDMI out to HDMI in
D) Headphone jack to Optical converter out to optical in
E) have i missed any?
Which gets me the best sound for two channel?
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Post by hemster on Sept 14, 2015 22:53:04 GMT -5
I've never used a Mac Mini so take this with a ton of salt! Personally I;d go with option C and let the XMC do DAC duty. With this option, should you be so inclined in the future, you also leave the door open for video. Just my 2 cents... and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!  |
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Post by creimes on Sept 14, 2015 23:00:09 GMT -5
I had mine set for HDMI for video and HDMI also for audio, now I have it set for HDMI for video and USB for audio and have yet to tell any discernible difference, using HDMI for both audio and video is less cables though  |
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Post by Gary Cook on Sept 14, 2015 23:23:30 GMT -5
Plug the MacMini headphones output into the XMC-1 analogue input......................that's what you missed not what you should choose  Personally I'd go HDMI, then you can do video too. Cheers Gary |
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Post by novisnick on Sept 14, 2015 23:36:08 GMT -5
Best two channel guys?
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Post by Gary Cook on Sept 15, 2015 0:36:41 GMT -5
I would hope that since my BigEgo has a precision USB interface and low jitter clocks that the XMC-1 would be similarly equipped? In regards to the digital to analogue conversion in an XMC-1 I don't believe that there would be any difference between 2 channel and multi channel. Cheers Gary |
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Post by foggy1956 on Sept 15, 2015 8:17:47 GMT -5
I had mine set for HDMI for video and HDMI also for audio, now I have it set for HDMI for video and USB for audio and have yet to tell any discernible difference, using HDMI for both audio and video is less cables though If running video this way you lose the auto sync capability of the xmc-1 |
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Post by creimes on Sept 15, 2015 8:49:49 GMT -5
I had mine set for HDMI for video and HDMI also for audio, now I have it set for HDMI for video and USB for audio and have yet to tell any discernible difference, using HDMI for both audio and video is less cables though If running video this way you lose the auto sync capability of the xmc-1 Which way ? HDMI for both or HDMI for video with USB for Audio |
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Post by monkumonku on Sept 15, 2015 9:02:41 GMT -5
similar question different options. Im connecting my Mac Mini to the XMC-1, for the best 2 channel, how should I connect the two? I can, A) USB out to USB in B) USB Optical converter out to Optical in C) HDMI out to HDMI in D) Headphone jack to Optical converter out to optical in E) have i missed any? Which gets me the best sound for two channel? HDMI - option C. That is the most direct way and you don't have to deal with any USB issues. |
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Post by foggy1956 on Sept 15, 2015 12:43:26 GMT -5
If running video this way you lose the auto sync capability of the xmc-1 Which way ? HDMI for both or HDMI for video with USB for Audio You need audio and video on the same input for the auto sync function |
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Post by qdtjni on Sept 15, 2015 15:59:02 GMT -5
HDMI for sources with video and sound. USB for sources with just sound. You can easily have both. |
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Post by audiosyndrome on Sept 15, 2015 18:39:55 GMT -5
Apple TV optical out to XMC-1 optical in using Airplay for control with your iPad or iPhone. Heaven. Russ |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Sept 16, 2015 0:35:38 GMT -5
I use Option D, but I'd call it "Mac mini-TOSLink output to XMC-1 TOSLink Input", there's no 'optical conversion' taking place, the signal remains digital until it hits the XMC-1 DAC.
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Post by Gary Cook on Sept 16, 2015 0:47:30 GMT -5
Apple TV optical out to XMC-1 optical in using Airplay for control with your iPad or iPhone. Heaven. Russ Apple TV HDMI out to UMC-200 HDMI in using Airplay for control with your iPad or iPhone. Heaven. Cheers Gary |
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Post by ralflar on Sept 16, 2015 22:30:25 GMT -5
... Im connecting my Mac Mini to the XMC-1, for the best 2 channel, how should I connect the two? ... For 2-channel, option (A), no doubt. If you want to get fancy, add a USB Regen. |
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Post by dudeisms7 on Sept 17, 2015 0:53:41 GMT -5
For 2 channel only use USB.
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Post by creimes on Sept 17, 2015 10:03:54 GMT -5
Apple TV optical out to XMC-1 optical in using Airplay for control with your iPad or iPhone. Heaven. Russ If you have a Mac Mini and not a Apple TV like Nick and Myself we just use the remote App to playback our iTunes to the XMC-1, I use HDMI for both audio and video which has worked perfect so far |
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Post by GreenKiwi on Sept 17, 2015 11:51:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I'd just do HDMI...
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