davis419b Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 I had to edit the previous post as it was misleading. The smoke from my ears was getting in my eyes and I left a couple of key words out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I just hate buying a piece of gear and not being able to listen to it and this wasn't cheap. If that's the case, then you need to get into super-dick-mode with the guy that sold it to you and have him finish the job - not just try and upsell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 If you go to start, then devices and printers, do you see the DAC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 17, 2014 Moderators Share Posted April 17, 2014 I have got SMOKE coming out of my ears trying to take all of this in as every bit of it is way over my head but I really thank everyone for trying to help me with the problem. I know how you feel, I went through something just as annoying thing when trying to connect my DAC, But I had a different problem. I know enough about computers to be dangerous. Your going to get it figured out, it sounds like the computer is outputting to something else and not the usb ? Try the other just to make sure that's not the problem. Your going to get it figured out, probably just a setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Just to make you guys feel better.. I feel the exact same way every time I start looking at turntables and platters and cartridges and tonearms, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 If you go to start, then devices and printers, do you see the DAC? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 If you go to start, then devices and printers, do you see the DAC? I see usb receiver but I don't know what that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 If you go to start, then devices and printers, do you see the DAC? No Have you tried a different USB cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnote Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 If you go to start, then devices and printers, do you see the DAC? No Have you tried a different USB cable? And then maybe a different USB port ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Based on a picture of the manual that Don just sent me it would appear that 24-bit audio is supported on toslink/coax only, with USB support limited to 16-bit. It would seem that he has an older revision of the DAC than what is currently sold on the Cambridge website. So he has two potential issues: properly configuring his USB device in Windows, and downsampling his higher res audio on the fly for proper playback through the DAC. I've pointed him to a Foobar plugin called SOX to handle that latter issue, but I have no experience with Foobar configurations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I know even less about this than anyone here, but it seems to be a sound settings thing rather than a printer issue. Whoever suggested downloading software might be on to something -- I believe the Dragonfly included software internally and downloaded it on first use, so maybe software's necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 If you go to start, then devices and printers, do you see the DAC? The seller just happened to bring over a cable that he said cost I believe $600 that he would sell me for $150. I did not buy it but it but he left it with me. The one I am using is a very cheap one that my nephew had and said it was used for printers I think. No Have you tried a different USB cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 I know even less about this than anyone here, but it seems to be a sound settings thing rather than a printer issue. Whoever suggested downloading software might be on to something -- I believe the Dragonfly included software internally and downloaded it on first use, so maybe software's necessary. You might be right but it seems like every time I try to download something like a manual I get more than what I was wanting like some king of virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 17, 2014 Moderators Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) Based on a picture of the manual that Don just sent me it would appear that 24-bit audio is supported on toslink/coax only, with USB support limited to 16-bit. It would seem that he has an older revision of the DAC than what is currently sold on the Cambridge website. Would this help, it's what I had to get it converts USB to toslink and coax ? But not for windows 8 Where I bought it http://www.audioadvisor.com/NuForce-U192S-USB-to-S_PDIF-Converter/productinfo/NUU192S/#.U1APTH4o64Q Company site https://www.nuforce.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=33:u192s&Itemid=185 Edited April 17, 2014 by dtel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 My dac does not show up as DAC, It shows up as speakers, The name will depend on the drivers / software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 My dac does not show up as DAC, It shows up as speakers, The name will depend on the drivers / software Does that mean since it was set up for his system it may not work for mine ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 No. You just may have to overcome some legacy configuration settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 Based on a picture of the manual that Don just sent me it would appear that 24-bit audio is supported on toslink/coax only, with USB support limited to 16-bit. It would seem that he has an older revision of the DAC than what is currently sold on the Cambridge website. Would this help, it's what I had to get it converts USB to toslink and coax ? But not for windows 8 Where I bought it http://www.audioadvisor.com/NuForce-U192S-USB-to-S_PDIF-Converter/productinfo/NUU192S/#.U1APTH4o64Q Company site https://www.nuforce.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=33:u192s&Itemid=185 I hope you are right because that I can afford. I have reached my limit on what I can spend on gear for the moment. This week has been very expensive ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Don't buy any more hardware yet. At this point, it's just going to add complexity to the signal path and any troubleshooting efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 No. You just may have to overcome some legacy configuration settings. I know that Gary Dodd's stuff is very high end and I just don't want to lose the quality of the sound ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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