[livewire]

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When I a $500 million Lotto prize, I'm gonna get me a Benchmark DAC1 or Grace M903. Unfortunately, they're both too big for my cubicle at work, so I'll have to find a better job, too!

 
Must be a self-defeating fruedian slip, you left out the word "win".
 
With that kind of dosh I sure wouldn't be wasting my time working in a job, much less looking for one. Ha-Ha!

 

[mnarwold]

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I know I was set to get the ODAC in about 3 weeks, but nottttt anymoreeeeeeee, hellooooo Modi

This certainly looks interesting. The measurements aren't as good as the ODAC, but the biggest thing is sound, and this is to new to have reviews. Let us know what you think when you get it.

 

[SurfWax]

For sure, though I'm certain reviews will be up before I'm able to get mine (first week of Jan)

 

[chrislangley4253]

I've been having some issues with my ODAC.. I have to rule out the USB port and the cable, but after a while I start getting some pretty serious distortion and I have to unplug and replug the cable, which fixes it.. But, only for a while.

I moved it to my other usb 3.0 port, if it still keeps it up then, I'll track down another cable and rule that out next.

 

[HamilcarBarca]

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I've been having some issues with my ODAC.. I have to rule out the USB port and the cable, but after a while I start getting some pretty serious distortion and I have to unplug and replug the cable, which fixes it.. But, only for a while.

I moved it to my other usb 3.0 port, if it still keeps it up then, I'll track down another cable and rule that out next.

 
How long do you leave it unplugged? Might it be overheating?

 

[beaver316]

I really doubt his odac overheats. I keep mine on all day and it's ice cold right now.

 

[HamilcarBarca]

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I really doubt his odac overheats. I keep mine on all day and it's ice cold right now.

 
It only uses a little power if it's working properly. But if disconnecting the power source "for a while" alleviates the problem "for a while", overheating is a possibility. It was just a suggestion. Overall, I agree with your doubt.

 

[chrislangley4253]

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How long do you leave it unplugged? Might it be overheating?

Definitely not overheating. I unplug it for half a second, if that. It did it on the other usb 3.0 port.. So I moved it to a 2.0 port, so far, no problems. 

I'm thinking it might be a driver problem of some sort.. my ODAC is called ODAC - 6 now.. Lol, when I moved it to the 2.0 port it reinstalled the drivers. So maybe that'll fix it.

 

[lorriman]

I've been having some issues with my ODAC.. I have to rule out the USB port and the cable, but after a while I start getting some pretty serious distortion and I have to unplug and replug the cable, which fixes it.. But, only for a while.

Just on the off-chance: you do have it plugged in to an amp? You aren't plugging your phones directly in to the linout of the ODAC?

I know this is unlikely but all possibilities need covering.

 

[kingoftown1]

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Definitely not overheating. I unplug it for half a second, if that. It did it on the other usb 3.0 port.. So I moved it to a 2.0 port, so far, no problems. 

I'm thinking it might be a driver problem of some sort.. my ODAC is called ODAC - 6 now.. Lol, when I moved it to the 2.0 port it reinstalled the drivers. So maybe that'll fix it.

I'm on 11-ODAC now, mostly just from moving everything around though

 

[chrislangley4253]

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Just on the off-chance: you do have it plugged in to an amp? You aren't plugging your phones directly in to the linout of the ODAC?
I know this is unlikely but all possibilities need covering.

LOLNO, I have an O2.

 

[2000impreza]

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I've been having some issues with my ODAC.. I have to rule out the USB port and the cable, but after a while I start getting some pretty serious distortion and I have to unplug and replug the cable, which fixes it.. But, only for a while.

I moved it to my other usb 3.0 port, if it still keeps it up then, I'll track down another cable and rule that out next.

 
 
Have you tried hooking the ODAC to a usb hub with a external power supply? I previously had similar problems with a usb powered DAC. The cause of the problem was dirty USB power supply from my laptop. After hooking up the DAC to a externally powered hub, I never had the problem again.
 

 

[beaver316]

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Have you tried hooking the ODAC to a usb hub with a external power supply? I previously had similar problems with a usb powered DAC. The cause of the problem was dirty USB power supply from my laptop. After hooking up the DAC to a externally powered hub, I never had the problem again.
 

 
Im really considering a USB hub to use with my ODAC for different reasons. Which would you recommend? It seems all amazon listings have a fair amount of bad reviews.

 

[adydula]

http://www.usbgear.com/USBG-7U2ML.html
 
http://www.cooldrives.com/7-port-usb-2-hub.html
 
http://www.amazon.com/Metal-7-Port-Powered-PC-MAC-Adapter/dp/B004ESP144/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355501056&sr=8-1&keywords=USBG-7U2ML

 

[chrislangley4253]

haven't had any problems since I moved to usb 2.0. I have no idea why it was giving me problems, to be honest.