[nc8000]

Hires flac comes out of the cck at least up to 24/96 where as going through a digital out dock nothing comes over 16/48 as far as I'm aware

 

[.Sup]

Hey Dave let me know if you still think Onkyo sounds better than camera kit as I am thinking of getting the kit too. I ordered a cable extender from CableJive so I can connect my ipad straight to the onkyo with the 30 pin apple extension cable. I will let you know how that does.

 

[wavoman]

Wow there's a lot of posts here -- hate to do this, but can someone please pretty please summarize the state-of-the-art for pulling digital music files off the iPad 3rd Gen in to a portable AMP/DAC?
 
Apple says the CCK will work with 3rd Gen, but posters here say no.  And further  -- what's the drill, exactly?  I have a 3rd Gen iPad filled with uncompressed 48K ALACs ... how do I get:
 
(1) Analog Line Out, into a portable amp
(2) USB Digital Out, into a portable DAC/amp combo
 
Either has to be better than listening thru the headphone jack, or pumping the HP output to a portable amp.
 
Apple says the camera app comes up automatically when you plug the CCK in, so how do you get around that, and what's the real skinny on 3rd Gen and CCK?  I saw nothing portable on Onkyo or Wadia sites.
 
Thanks in advance!
 
 
 

 

[Rob N]

Nothing works with an iPad 3 and the CCK...Apple wrote the digital out in the newest code.  You need a dedicated Apple recognized processor for it to work...drat!

Arcam RDAC works fine

 

[wsilvio]

Halide bridge works fine too using a powered USB hub. However, straight USB to my perfect wave dac using the cck doesn't work.

 

[wavoman]

Thanks for the answers. Will try a usb-to-spdif bridge with CCK.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

 
Quote:

Apple says the CCK will work with 3rd Gen, but posters here say no.  And further  -- what's the drill, exactly?  I have a 3rd Gen iPad filled with uncompressed 48K ALACs ... how do I get:
 
(2) USB Digital Out, into a portable DAC/amp combo
 

 
If the DAC accepting the USB digital input is AC-powered, most of them should run off the PSU, not the USB. Note that there are exceptions; some are designed as SPDIF DACs and the USB section runs off the 5v power. Ergo, problematic compatibility with portable devices.

If it has a battery, most likely it will work if it has a switch to run off the battery instead of automatically using USB when plugged in. The way the latter are designed, they normally just detect the cable, but switch to it regardless of whether there's actually any current through it. Those that have a separate 3.5mm charger port typically might function like AC- and battery-powered devices; ergo, the safest bet is to still check if others have tried them.

 

[.Sup]

I just got my kit today. Turned the ipad on, plugged it in, didn't get any messages, connected the cable from my Ref5's usb input to the kit, didn't get any messages, fired up Sky.fm radio app and voila- digital audio! Volume slider is still there but non functional. I will be comparing it to my Onkyo ND-S1 but so far the sound is really good and I don't notice any difference yet.

 

[wavoman]

What generation iPad?

 

[moodyrn]

I'm really scratching my head about reports of the ipad 3 not working via the cck. My ipad 3 works with everything my ipad 1 works with, and without any issues.

 

[dcginc]

Sup

Sold my Onkyo and now use a squeezebox touch. Just yesterday came across a thread on a third party app for the SBT that allows up to 96/192 and sure enough with my wireworld violet USB cable into my PS Audio Perfectwave DAC I did get the high Rez w a Naim Label high Rez download

 

[dcginc]

http://www.head-fi.org/t/607959/enhanced-digital-output-app-usb-dac-and-192k-digital-ouput-for-squeezebox-touch#post_8346494

 

[.Sup]

 
Quote:

What generation iPad?

 
Newest
 
 
Dave I don't have any 24 bit files but was looking into maybe purchasing some but then I remembered that my DAC doesn't support 24 bits via USB, only coax and opti. FLAC player app supports up to 24bit, 96kHz though so in any way I am limited to 96kHz.
I have my CCK connected to apple dock and again no difference in sound.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

Quote:

I'm really scratching my head about reports of the ipad 3 not working via the cck. My ipad 3 works with everything my ipad 1 works with, and without any issues.

 
Maybe it has to do with the amps/DACs, too? Some of them require current from the USB source to run, even if it has its own battery or PSU.

 

[groovizintheheart]

Have my ipad HD connected to a PS Audio DLIII via the CCK.. Audio appears to be fine but the levels are just too high... Anyway to lower them in the iPad?