[spraggih]

Q: I see many of you ordered the Pico with a DAC but many of you also have an iPod or related device without a digital out. How do you plan to use the Pico with DAC?

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by grawk /img/forum/go_quote.gif balanced m3, not mini3. And yes, I did just that.

Ooops, I wrote that fast, sorry, it's fixed now.

 

[apnk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by spraggih /img/forum/go_quote.gif Q: I see many of you ordered the Pico with a DAC but many of you also have an iPod or related device without a digital out. How do you plan to use the Pico with DAC?

With a laptop or desktop or something with usb...

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by spraggih /img/forum/go_quote.gif Q: I see many of you ordered the Pico with a DAC but many of you also have an iPod or related device without a digital out. How do you plan to use the Pico with DAC?

In my case, yes I'll be using the Pico with my iPod but at home the Pico will get hooked up to my computer to give me a much higher end source than the iPod. In fact I'll probably end up doing that a fair amount at work as well so the iPod won't be seeing nearly as much use anymore. Actually no, that's wrong, at work I can hook the iPod to the computer, the Pico to the computer and use iTunes to listen to music from the iPod via the Pico's DAC and amp. It might not be the optimal solution but it's convenient.

 

[grawk]

use the dac with a computer (only way you can), and the amp alone with an ipod. All the dac does is add another way to feed it.

 

[apnk]

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Originally Posted by elnero /img/forum/go_quote.gif Actually no, that's wrong, at work I can hook the iPod to the computer, the Pico to the computer and use iTunes to listen to music from the iPod via the Pico's DAC and amp. It might not be the optimal solution but it's convenient.

I was thinking of doing that too!

 

[spraggih]

Thanks all- I thought as much -- I was wondering if there was some untethered way to use the Pico DAC. I have a system tied to my computer now and do not need another one (or replacement) but I would like more portability. So I guess it is my iTouch to Pico to headphones.

Now I wonder if I should buy some in-ears phones.

 

[milkpowder]

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Originally Posted by spraggih /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks all- I thought as much -- I was wondering if there was some untethered way to use the Pico DAC. I have a system tied to my computer now and do not need another one (or replacement) but I would like more portability. So I guess it is my iTouch to Pico to headphones. Now I wonder if I should buy some in-ears phones.

Get Justin to replace the USB with an I2S connector

(but then where would the power come from?)

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by spraggih /img/forum/go_quote.gif Now I wonder if I should buy some in-ears phones.

Of course you should.

 

[elnero]

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Originally Posted by milkpowder /img/forum/go_quote.gif Get Justin to replace the USB with an I2S connector (but then where would the power come from?)

I don't how useful that would be, it would probably be far easier to find a relatively portable USB solution than it would be to find a portable with I2S connection.

 

[akwok]

Woo! Early next week shipping! Yay.

Just in time for Christmas.

 

[justin w.]

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Originally Posted by akwok /img/forum/go_quote.gif Woo! Early next week shipping! Yay. Just in time for Christmas.

Next week at the earliest...not early next week. I'm waiting for the enclosures but they should ship next week

 

[justin w.]

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[slwiser]

Can this unit work on a hub or does it need to be connected right to one of the computer's USB ports. Some devices don't work well via hubs.

 

[justin w.]

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Originally Posted by slwiser /img/forum/go_quote.gif Can this unit work on a hub or does it need to be connected right to one of the computer's USB ports. Some devices don't work well via hubs.

I've been using it plugged into my Dell LCD, and I guess that works as a hub