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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

    Dropping that blah, blah, blah about my needs, etc., if you're reading this thread because you're trying to understand, for whatever reason, what devices capable of playing audio files audio can be used with an external USB-only DAC, here is what I've found (I've personally tested only a PC...
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    Reply to review by 'sbregudal' on item 'Sony Walkman NWZ-A10'

    Last night I saw a video about replacing the battery of an older Walkman: I'd say that it's not easily replaceable, but you can do it, as long as the A10 battery isn't soldered (and if your warranty is expired, you can find the right part, and you've already baked the graphic card of a laptop in...
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    Reply to review by 'sbregudal' on item 'Sony Walkman NWZ-A10'

    @Mmet   - I've read about that in another review. - I find odd that there are still players these days that cannot play Vorbis (but this isn't an issue if you use FLAC only). - Not replaceable at all or not easily replaceable ("swappable")?   Thank you.
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    Reply to review by 'sbregudal' on item 'Sony Walkman NWZ-A10'

    About the external USB DAC support.   From what I read (I don't own an A10), you can use a Sony WMC-NWH10 adaptor to connect an A10 to an external USB DAC, if the last one is self powered and if it recognises a DAC in absence of power on USB (the A10 doesn't supply power on USB, just data - see...
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    Reply to review by 'sbregudal' on item 'Sony Walkman NWZ-A10'

    A few questions:   - When is it connected to a PC, is it treated simply like an USB mass storage device? Or does it need specific software to transfer files? - It doesn't play Ogg Vorbis files, does it? - Is the battery replaceable?
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

    Quote:   Yes, it's not about that, what I wrote is a bit misleading.   A note. I've just realised what kind of IEMs you use with your A10: you've put together a pretty high quality system, that it's portable, too; instead, in my posts, I always referred to DAP + IEMs as a portable, sort...
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

      I'm a unwilling to spend money for a DAP that I would use only with IEMs when I'm out, usually in a far-from-optimal acoustic environment (oh, but I did, I really did when I bought my iAudio G3 in an "era" during which flash storage was incredibly more expensive than today), because I'm...
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

    Quote:   From A to B, and then back to A again Anyway, I'm happy of having investigated what I can do with my current equipment, and recalled a few things from when I opted for the Bitzie.   Quote:   I bought a pair of SoundMagic ES18 a few weeks ago (after I'd trampled on both my...
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

    Quote:   But when I look at set-ups that are really plug'n'play, as the one below, I think I should give up the idea of having a dedicated DAP, and go back to the USB audio capable Android phone option (like, to give you an example by Sony, Xperia Z1/Z3 Compact, which is said to have one...
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

      Just to show you a set-up similar to that I had in mind (the player isn't a Sony NWZ-A10, but a NWZ-F886, while the USB DAC isn't a Graham Slee Bitzie, but a FiiO E07K, which has a micro-B, instead of a standard-B, receptacle). I think the USB power supply can be a battery pack, as shown in...
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

      You are right, I've oversimplified: what I called "my DAC" is box whose sound doesn't depends only on the DAC that has inside, but also, at least, on its analogue output stage. And my intention wasn't proving that the Bitzie is the best, something that I couldn't do because I haven't compared...
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

    I'll try to reorganise my findings and thoughts.   The reason of investigating the external USB DAC support in DAPs is rooted in the decision I made some time ago of buying a USB only DAC, a Graham Slee Bitzie, rather than a DAP capable of being used as DAC. At that time, I was interested...
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

    Exactly, since the Bitzie only input is USB, it's powered entirely by USB (even Android ≥ 4.3 smartphones, which support USB audio, are capable of powering it, because its requirement is well below 500mA at 5V defined by USB standard).   If A10 doesn't supply it though WMC-NWH10 cable, maybe...
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

    Quote:   I'd like to understand if it recognise (and power) my specific DAC. With "mainstream" operating systems (GNU/Linux, Windows, Android, etc), it's easy to tell (any USB DAC is treated as any other USB audio device), but I don't know anything about A10 Sony firmware.   Anyway, thank...
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    The Fiio X3 Thread.

      Yes, I thought about that option, too, but I didn't want investigate further, because I realised I was missing the focus on why I was looking for such a feature.
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    The Fiio X3 Thread.

      Well, not exactly (today I feel quite stupid for having used such an expression, "DAP, in the strictest sense of the word"... ).   Mmet suggested Sony Walkman new line, too, which I find more interesting than Apple products, in the thread I started yesterday.
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    The FiiO X1 Discussion and Help and Support Thread |192K/24B|100mW | LO | inline remote

    Yo   You can find why I ask about such a feature in the thread I started yesterday; I'm going to sum my finding and thoughts up as soon as possible.
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    The iBasso DX50 Thread - Latest firmware: 1.9.5 - June 30, 2016

    After some research, I'm inclined to say "no", but can the iBasso DX50 be used with (with, not as) an external DAC that can receive input though USB only? I mean, does it support audio output on USB? Thank you very much.  
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    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

      Thank you, really. I'm not interested in Apple products, but Sony A-10 seems interesting: tomorrow I'll check if it really is.
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    The Fiio X3 Thread.

        It seems it's not a feature you can find easily in a DAP (excluding recent Android smartphones - if you know any DAP, in the strict sense of the word, that can do that, post here, please). Thank you anyway.
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    The FiiO X1 Discussion and Help and Support Thread |192K/24B|100mW | LO | inline remote

      But at last you've found my answer :) . Thank you.   (If you know any DAP that has that feature, post here, please.)
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    The FiiO X1 Discussion and Help and Support Thread |192K/24B|100mW | LO | inline remote

      I understand that the X1 cannot work as a USB DAC, but can you connect it to a USB DAC? Does it support audio output on USB?
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    The FiiO X1 Discussion and Help and Support Thread |192K/24B|100mW | LO | inline remote

    It's getting too time-consuming trying to find an answer to this question: can the Fiio X1 be used with (with, not as) an external DAC that can receive input though USB only? Thank you very much.
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    The Fiio X3 Thread.

    It's getting too time-consuming trying to find an answer to this question: can the Fiio X3 be used with (with, not as) an external DAC that can receive input though USB only? Thank you very much.
  25. sbregudal

    What DAPs support USB audio out, and so can be used with an external USB DAC?

      I was exactly trying to answer to my question, that, to sum up (large storage capacity and FLAC support are quite common now, sound quality, of course, depends also on the price), is: what DAPs support USB audio? For example, I've just read that iBasso DX50 can be used as source for an...
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