Can the balanced amp be used with non balanced headphones like dt1350?
Yes of course. Remember there is a balanced on/off switch next to the headphone jack? That's for the balanced amp module.
Can the balanced amp be used with non balanced headphones like dt1350?
Can the balanced amp be used with non balanced headphones like dt1350?
Black is Coax input. I've used it with my Halide Bridge USB to SPDIF converter. Not quite the same sound quality as using the USB connection for the Dock, but certainly a lot more portable.
Hopefully there will be a portable USB Dock for the HM-901 sometime in the future. Unfortunately, the HM-901 does not support over 24/96 through SPDIF, so playing off SD Card is the only way for higher sample rates over 96KHz.
That is a big bummer. But I assume you can just copy onto the SD card while its connected to the dock?
No, in USB DAC mode it's just a USB to SPDIF mode, no connection to SD Card.
In Player mode it does not connect USB data connection either.
Can this be used as an external DAC/Amp for PC via usb like the AK120 or the X5?
But you can switch back and forth to quickly copy 24/96 files over and play at higher sampling rates, right? Otherwise, this IMO would be a serious design flaw.
You mean copy files over 24/96 like 24/192, correct? It's not possible to copy files through the dock yet. But it may be possible with a future firmware update.
But yeah, that would be a work around for USB to SPDIF being limited to 24/96.
Edwood, please, please talk to Fang about this. I don't understand why you would not be able to copy files over connected to the dock. This seems like a gross oversight to me.