stiehl11
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Post by stiehl11 on Nov 20, 2017 9:40:50 GMT -5
If I plug in USB speakers to my laptop I get audio output, so that seems to indicate the file has passed through a DAC on the way out USB ports also. So does the sound file take a different path within the computer if I plug in a USB speaker (going through a DAC) rather than a USB cable (no DAC)? That does not seem likely, nor that a cheap USB speaker has a DAC. You would be amazed at how inexpensive some DAC chips are. All DACs are not created equal. |
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Post by garbulky on Nov 20, 2017 10:16:45 GMT -5
If I plug in USB speakers to my laptop I get audio output, so that seems to indicate the file has passed through a DAC on the way out USB ports also. So does the sound file take a different path within the computer if I plug in a USB speaker (going through a DAC) rather than a USB cable (no DAC)? That does not seem likely, nor that a cheap USB speaker has a DAC. You would be amazed at how inexpensive some DAC chips are. All DACs are not created equal. Yep. Nearly everything (except for turntables and the such) that produces analog sound has a DAC = this includes your tv, dvd player, possibly your alarm clock, phone, amazon echo dot, car radio/cd player, tablet. |
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Post by stiehl11 on Nov 20, 2017 10:54:23 GMT -5
You would be amazed at how inexpensive some DAC chips are. All DACs are not created equal. Yep. Nearly everything (except for turntables and the such) that produces analog sound has a DAC = this includes your tv, dvd player, possibly your alarm clock, phone, amazon echo dot, car radio/cd player, tablet. Except that all of those items likely cost more than his speakers. When I hear "cheap", I hear $20~$30. Also, not all CD/DVD/BD players have DACs; some are just transports. |
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Post by garbulky on Nov 20, 2017 11:11:11 GMT -5
Yep. Nearly everything (except for turntables and the such) that produces analog sound has a DAC = this includes your tv, dvd player, possibly your alarm clock, phone, amazon echo dot, car radio/cd player, tablet. Except that all of those items likely cost more than his speakers. When I hear "cheap", I hear $20~$30. Also, not all CD/DVD/BD players have DACs; some are just transports.I'm betting the DAC in those speakers cost a dollar! Unless it was some sort of high end unit. Not meaning to be insulting of course. |
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