leasedeb
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how do you control playback when using a usb dac otg ?
how do you control playback when using a usb dac otg ?
What do you mean exactly by playback?
Referring to OTG the smartphone or leading device controls playback. You use the device to select your songs, tracks etc, it sends the file as a data signal to the dac/amp where its decoded to analogue then > through the dac/amps 'amp section' and finally to your headphones.
Phone OTG > USB dac/amp > Headphones > music.
Is this what you mean?
i wanted to say if there is a way to control music, play, pause, next track, prev track, when using a usb dac, my inline remote don't work with.
I'm thinking to buy a smartphone for use it only with the usb dac/amps I already have. it will run in offline mode with only the player, no other apps will be installed. so I don't need good cpu, ram, camera or other unnecessary things, I would just it is cheap and not big. have anyone a suggestion or should I give up this idea?
Does it have to be portable? If not, then why not buy a tablet? It is cheaper and easier to handle than your average smartphone.
My main portable rig is a Samsung Galaxy S3 phone, paired with a FiiO E18 DAC/AMP.
I have the Anker 4400 mAh battery in the S3 for extended playing time between charges, and a 256 GB SD card (using a micro SD / SD adapter).
It works great for streaming services and for playback of lossless files using the Onkyo HD player app.
The obvious problem is its size and weight. It's fine this time of year when I can slip it in a coat pocket, but a bit of a pain during the summer months.
I'll probably upgrade to one of the many Android based DAPs that are popping up now once I can afford to, but this has served me very well over the past couple of years.
i wanted to say if there is a way to control music, play, pause, next track, prev track, when using a usb dac, my inline remote don't work with.
Crikey.What happens when you get a phone call?
I had that idea too, and got myself Xiaomi Redmi 2. It's a good phone for DAC use and has a good specs. However in the end I sold it, including my DAC, as I couldn't stand handling Android and getting used to its ever present boundaries. Got Fiio X3II and I'm much more satisfied.
Back to your question though, Redmi 2E might be a good candidate for DAC-only use. The issues I was having were connected to the platform (Android), rather than hardware (1.2GHz 4-core CPU) or system (MIUI)