[davidc2]

Can anyone tell me please if it is possible to have both balanced and unbalanced outputs on the M-DAC active at the same time (as you can with the DacMagic)? (I've read the M-DAC's manual and I couldn't find the answer there).
 
I have x2 sources - digital out from an ASUS Essence STX for all web related content and a digital out from a Cambridge 650C CD player.  Both go into a DacMagic.  Then the outputs from the DacMagic are - 1. XLR to x2 Genelec 8020As and Subwoofer and 2. Phono to a Graham Slee Novo headphone amp and thence to HD 650s and Grado RS1is.
 
All bits of this set up play nicely with each other and I am only going to change my DacMagic if I can get a little more clarity at the top end with the Genelecs.  But I don't want to find that the M-DAC doesn't have the same connectivity ofas the DacMagic.  I'm not changing the CD player as it's a new purchase - it's the DAC I have in my sights.  I will almost certainly continue to use the Novo as my headphone amp.  Grateful for help on this.
 
Thanks.

 

[adamlau]

Word is yes, but SQ may suffer (particularly on the XLR end).

 

[davidc2]

Thanks.

 

[Luke-]

Yes tried it,it does compromise the sound.

 

[Mauricio]

Even when one of the outputs is off/dead?

 

[aphinity]

new questions:
 

• for the Audiolab M-DAC to operate through an American 120v outlet, do you need any modifications to the power strip?  
• or will the version thorugh planet of Sound Canada work fine out of the box?

 
thanks.
 
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in subsequent research, i found the answers to be:
 

• no
• yes

 
(i'm pretty sure)

 

[aphinity]

another question:
 
what's the most favorable way, for less than $100, to connect an MDAC to a MacBook Pro?
 
optical cable with minitoslink one end and toslink the other? toslink/toslink plus a converter? another way?
 
thanks!