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Does the NuForce uDAC support optical?

post #1 of 6
6/23/10 at 6:33am
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Does the NuForce uDAC support an optical out? and how would I do this/what would I need?

Using a white macBook

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post #2 of 6
6/23/10 at 10:58am

I think you mean optical in

 

which is a NO

 

It can however convert your USB signal to a digital out, but that would be pointless unless you want to send the signal to another DAC


Edited by roker - 6/23/10 at 11:06am
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post #3 of 6
6/23/10 at 11:32am

What is your purpose? Are you planning to use the udac as a transporter?

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post #4 of 6
6/23/10 at 2:57pm
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bummer. then what about the 'coaxial' on my uDAC - what is that for? not sure how that works/when i would use that. is that 'irrelevant' if I am using a MacBook/LittleDotI+/Grados ? Is that 'coaxial in' or 'coaxial out'? I don't even know what coaxial is.


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Originally Posted by loveholic View Post

What is your purpose? Are you planning to use the udac as a transporter?


No real purpose, TBH. I guess I was just off of work today chilling at home, and wanted to 'try something different.' And I was wondering what 'optical out' was all about and what the 'coaxial' on my uDAC was all about.

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post #5 of 6
6/23/10 at 4:52pm

The coaxial on your uDAC is a coaxial out - that's what roker was saying

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post #6 of 6
6/24/10 at 2:50pm

 

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  I don't even know what coaxial is.

 In this case it is a digital output for sending to another DAC or receiver with an coax input.  I have a uDac and actually plan on using this on occasion feed a Beresford DAC.  The main reason I would do this is because I already have a couple things plugged into it and it is already feeding a X-Can V3 headphone amp.  This would save me the trouble of unplugging the Beresford and plugging in the uDac everytime I want to listen to my X-Can.  Obviously, this was not the main reason I bought the uDac, but it is a usefull feature. 

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