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Alien plus mini3 - any info?

post #1 of 6
11/4/10 at 8:54pm
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I was looking for info on how to combine the alien dac with the mini3. Supposedly there is a thread somewhe about it, but i cant find it. Anyone. Have a link or links on how to combine amps and dacs?
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post #2 of 6
11/4/10 at 10:13pm

Usually you take the output from one and plug it into the input of the other.

 

That's a stupid answer but you're not being clear about your objectives. The mini3 is a very portable amp board, and the alien dac is usually tethered to something.

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post #3 of 6
11/4/10 at 10:29pm
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Looking to combine both in the same enclosure. In other words power the amp and dac with the usb input that provides the sound. Also allowing a alternate 3.5 mm jack sound input for portable use without computer. This in addition to the recharge circuit using the usb power.

Probably making them separate would be easier but i kinda like the idea of having both in one compact enclosure. Anyway i read its been done before but i cant find the threads that this person was referring to. Supposedly theres info in the alien amp thread but i couldnt find it.
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post #4 of 6
11/4/10 at 11:16pm

There's the Carrie amp that goes with the bantamDAC, which is very similar to the AlienDAC. However, there isn't a 3.5mm slot for separate input, and there is no recharging circuit because it's always powered by USB. If you were using USB for power, I don't see why you'd use any other input anyways because I'd think most of your digital music library would already be on your computer..

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post #5 of 6
11/5/10 at 12:02am
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Well as i said, i want to be able use it with ipod as well. I dont have any amp or dac at all, so i want to just have one i can use in many situations instead of making more than one.

The fiio e7 works almost exactly in the way i have described. I guess i could buy it but i imagine a diy amp and dac would result in much higher sq.

Ive read about amps combined in this way but was not able to determine the feasability of doing it myself.
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post #6 of 6
11/5/10 at 4:02am

USB power is not an option on the Mini³, sorry.

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