[Skylab]

Wow this is really a massive bummer.  This will mean eliminating some of the really cool uses I have for my iPad.

 

[rhw]

My D10 connected directly doesn't work any more
BUT
my little workaround
(might work for ALL portable DACs)
 
I connected a Dr.Bott T3Hub (I have the old USB1.0 version) between the connection kit and the DAC and
now D10 and the Sigtone h1 work!

http://www.drbott.net/product/3116-THSW/
 
Cheers

 

[upstateguy]

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I updated to 4.2.1.

Cheers

Is there any way to go back to 3.2.2

 

[Skylab]

Thanks for the tip, rhw!  I just ordered one.

 

[rhw]

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Is there any way to go back to 3.2.2

Might work with factory reset. (?)
(But the iPad feels faster with 4.2.1 and Keynote 1.3 seems to have got some new features when using the pad as a presenter.)

 

[upstateguy]

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Thanks for the tip, rhw!  I just ordered one.

What's the advantage of using this dongle instead of a powered hub or powered device?

 

[rhw]

What's the advantage of using this dongle instead of a powered hub or powered device?

You need no power.

 

[upstateguy]

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What's the advantage of using this dongle instead of a powered hub or powered device?

You need no power.

I know, but you have a lot of ungainly and easily damaged stuff sticking out of the side of the ipad.  In this instance, why is no power an advantage?

 

[Skylab]

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What's the advantage of using this dongle instead of a powered hub or powered device?

You need no power.

I know, but you have a lot of ungainly and easily damaged stuff sticking out of the side of the ipad.  In this instance, why is no power an advantage?

In some cases, when I am on the road, it is a big advantage.

 

[upstateguy]

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What's the advantage of using this dongle instead of a powered hub or powered device?

You need no power.

I know, but you have a lot of ungainly and easily damaged stuff sticking out of the side of the ipad.  In this instance, why is no power an advantage?

In some cases, when I am on the road, it is a big advantage.

What about using that powered USB isolator?  It doesn't look like it takes up any more space?

 

[rhw]

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I know, but you have a lot of ungainly and easily damaged stuff sticking out of the side of the ipad.  In this instance, why is no power an advantage?

For me the question is more theoretical.
In real I prefer at home the chain - macbook>DAC>......
 
Never tried an active hub in an audio setup .... size and weight seems not to be an advantage of an active hub (+ power supply).

 

[Skylab]

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What about using that powered USB isolator?  It doesn't look like it takes up any more space?

Can you show me an example?  They key is I don't want another wall wart in my travel bag.

 

[upstateguy]

 
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I know, but you have a lot of ungainly and easily damaged stuff sticking out of the side of the ipad.  In this instance, why is no power an advantage?

For me the question is more theoretical.
In real I prefer at home the chain - macbook>DAC>......
 
Never tried an active hub in an audio setup .... size and weight seems not to be an advantage of an active hub (+ power supply).

humm, theoretically, the camera connector + the usb dongle + usb male end of cable leading to the dac seems like a lot of flimsy stuff sticking out (about 3 inches in total) of the side of the ipad.....  I don't know how much pressure the ipad connector can tollerate but those usbs are pretty flimsy..... 

  probably going to need some extenders, as stress relievers, to break up the lever arm..... 

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What about using that powered USB isolator?  It doesn't look like it takes up any more space?

Can you show me an example?  They key is I don't want another wall wart in my travel bag.

I guess any powered device would have to have a wall wart or battery pack.....  I guess the trade off is battery life and recharging cycles, depending how much current the dac draws...  and what ever else you're doing at the same time.....
 
this "board" has been posted before.  probably not much longer than the dongle, and a little wider to accommodate the power connector...
usb isolator board

 
or something like this Griffin battery reserve, that also lets the usb wires go through....
 

 

[Skylab]

The uDAC has no battery - so no recharge cycles.  So for me, the Dr. Bott is perfect.

 

[upstateguy]

The uDAC has no battery - so no recharge cycles.  So for me, the Dr. Bott is perfect.

I meant the iPad battery recharging cycles......

I wonder if my pico dac is as efficient as your udac?

And I wonder if the new OS kills the pico too?