Kaputcha
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Hi,
I've just returned from a trip to Japan, where I decided to take advantage of duty free shopping and bought myself an Onkyo DAC-HA200, as I've been toying with the idea of getting into the portable DAC/AMP scene. I had planned on picking up the Fiio E18 as I exclusively use Android devices and I had tested it here in Australia. Unfortunately, it seems the E18 is not sold in Japan.
So I did some research and settled on the Teac HA-P50 or Onkyo DAC-HA200, as I had read here and on other websites that they work with Android devices. When it came time to purchase one or the other the Onkyo was down in price ¥3000, and comparable to the Teac in price.
Upon returning home, I unpacked the unit and cables supplied, grabbed my phone and my DT-1350s. But it didn't work. The phone continued to play audio through it's speakers, not even recognising the USB audio device plugged into it. The phone is a HTC One (M7), running stock (Telstra) 4.4.3 Jellybean. I figured it might have been the music player I was using (Player Pro), so I changed to PowerAmp, but this made no difference. I used the following connection configuration.
Phone Micro USB -> DAC USB-A -> Phones. I wanted to post a photo, but I don't have the required permissions to do so. On the link below, I plugged directly into the right hand USB-A type connector.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71edXg6V2BL._SL1500_.jpg
So then I figured I would try a USB OTG cable from my phone in the follow configuration.
Phone Micro USB -> USB OTG Female socket A-Type -> DAC Micro USB. The second socket from the right in the previous picture. This worked! And it sounds great, I'm really happy!
I still have an issue though. Now the phone is charging the DAC and I have a stupidly long cable. Was I doing something wrong with the first configuration? How do I stop one unit trying to charge the other, and what kind of short USB "links" are available to work with this setup?
They're kind of vague questions, and I'm sorry I can't post pictures of my setup to help explain, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this. It's my first post to Head-Fi.org, but I've been loitering around the site for a bit over a year now; and I really appreciate what it has to offer.
Thanks in advance,
Kaputcha.
I've just returned from a trip to Japan, where I decided to take advantage of duty free shopping and bought myself an Onkyo DAC-HA200, as I've been toying with the idea of getting into the portable DAC/AMP scene. I had planned on picking up the Fiio E18 as I exclusively use Android devices and I had tested it here in Australia. Unfortunately, it seems the E18 is not sold in Japan.
So I did some research and settled on the Teac HA-P50 or Onkyo DAC-HA200, as I had read here and on other websites that they work with Android devices. When it came time to purchase one or the other the Onkyo was down in price ¥3000, and comparable to the Teac in price.
Upon returning home, I unpacked the unit and cables supplied, grabbed my phone and my DT-1350s. But it didn't work. The phone continued to play audio through it's speakers, not even recognising the USB audio device plugged into it. The phone is a HTC One (M7), running stock (Telstra) 4.4.3 Jellybean. I figured it might have been the music player I was using (Player Pro), so I changed to PowerAmp, but this made no difference. I used the following connection configuration.
Phone Micro USB -> DAC USB-A -> Phones. I wanted to post a photo, but I don't have the required permissions to do so. On the link below, I plugged directly into the right hand USB-A type connector.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71edXg6V2BL._SL1500_.jpg
So then I figured I would try a USB OTG cable from my phone in the follow configuration.
Phone Micro USB -> USB OTG Female socket A-Type -> DAC Micro USB. The second socket from the right in the previous picture. This worked! And it sounds great, I'm really happy!
I still have an issue though. Now the phone is charging the DAC and I have a stupidly long cable. Was I doing something wrong with the first configuration? How do I stop one unit trying to charge the other, and what kind of short USB "links" are available to work with this setup?
They're kind of vague questions, and I'm sorry I can't post pictures of my setup to help explain, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around all of this. It's my first post to Head-Fi.org, but I've been loitering around the site for a bit over a year now; and I really appreciate what it has to offer.
Thanks in advance,
Kaputcha.
