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iPhone as usb DAC/AMP

post #1 of 6
12/18/11 at 11:44am
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Is there any possibility to use iPhone as usb dac/amp?

 

I know its a strange question but hell maybe someone knows an answer!

 

Cheers

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post #2 of 6
1/22/12 at 12:11am

I would also like to know this.

 

Iphone audio quality is leaps and bounds better than the inbuilt audio in my macbook pro.

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post #3 of 6
1/22/12 at 12:30am

AFAIK - no.  iPhone has no audio inputs - only outputs.

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post #4 of 6
1/22/12 at 9:25am

The beauty of the iphone is the interface. The sound is good ( I mean it's a phone for gods sake) but hook it up to something like the a Fostex HP-P1 and prepare to be amazed. There are cheaper options (iStreamer or the new thing from Nuforce) but like the Fostex they all do the the d/a conversion outside the phone.

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post #5 of 6
1/23/12 at 11:58pm
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Originally Posted by Brooko View Post

AFAIK - no.  iPhone has no audio inputs - only outputs.



It has a usb port, there has to be a way to stream PCM through it.

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post #6 of 6
1/24/12 at 12:52am
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Originally Posted by mcmurray View Post



It has a usb port, there has to be a way to stream PCM through it.


 

Well my iPhone4 has a dock (line out + digital out if you have the right gear- ALO etc) - but no USB port.  In fact I don't know of an iPhone that actually has a USB port.

 

And the DOC (again AFAIK) only has digital and analogue out, and power connections.

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