RME ADI-2 DAC Thread
Feb 15, 2020 at 3:01 PM Post #2,011 of 5,962
Maybe a phone shop in the mall. Or just make a loop and live with it... the idea of ordering a custom USB cable is insane...
I move my rme adi-2 dac and iems to and from work daily. It being small to connect to my source is important to get In and out quickly. Just want simple utility. Also gonna connect a battery to the Adi 2 dac to be even more portable.

Thing is. Idk how to connect a portable battery to the weird energy input in the adi2 dac
 
Feb 15, 2020 at 3:03 PM Post #2,012 of 5,962
I move my rme adi-2 dac and iems to and from work daily. It being small to connect to my source is important to get In and out quickly. Just want simple utility. Also gonna connect a battery to the Adi 2 dac to be even more portable.

Thing is. Idk how to connect a portable battery to the weird energy input in the adi2 dac

The RME is a desktop DAC. If you want something portable there are already solutions for that. What are you using for a source that has only USB C out?
 
Feb 15, 2020 at 3:17 PM Post #2,013 of 5,962
The RME is a desktop DAC. If you want something portable there are already solutions for that. What are you using for a source that has only USB C out?
Its a shanling m0, Bluetooth in USB c out
Going to velcro it to the RME adi-2 and feed it bluetooth.
But also trying to find a portable battery that can feed the weird adi-2 power Input cable (wish I could find a USB to rme adi-2 power dongle, that would be ideal. From work (multiple offices moving around through the day) and to home and on trips. Why not. Love the thing
 
Feb 15, 2020 at 3:19 PM Post #2,014 of 5,962
Sorry man, there are limits to everything :wink:
 
Feb 15, 2020 at 3:28 PM Post #2,016 of 5,962
I think it is just a regular coaxial power connector but it has locking lugs. A normal one of the same diameter will probably work, you can ask on the RME forums.
 
Feb 15, 2020 at 6:38 PM Post #2,017 of 5,962
I think it is just a regular coaxial power connector but it has locking lugs. A normal one of the same diameter will probably work, you can ask on the RME forums.

I did, looks like just a usb to DC but again, I probably won't be able to find a 6inch usb to DC... Short cables are very hard to come by

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Feb 15, 2020 at 6:45 PM Post #2,018 of 5,962
Probably no 12V power supply is going to have a USB plug. That would cause idiots to burn up a lot of expensive iCrap.

When what you want to do seems unreasonably difficult there is usually a good reason for that.

If you're not happy with the Shanling's amp or DAC, strap it to a portable device designed for that. Your idea to drag around a battery and a DAP and a desktop DAC is kinda bordering on men in white suits are coming to take you away hah hah, they're coming to take you away :wink:
 
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Feb 16, 2020 at 5:19 AM Post #2,023 of 5,962
Its a shanling m0, Bluetooth in USB c out
Going to velcro it to the RME adi-2 and feed it bluetooth.
But also trying to find a portable battery that can feed the weird adi-2 power Input cable (wish I could find a USB to rme adi-2 power dongle, that would be ideal. From work (multiple offices moving around through the day) and to home and on trips. Why not. Love the thing
Got a similar plan myself - Shanling M2s digital, or possibly Questyle QP2R optical, into ADI-2, then analogue out to Bakoon HPA-01M or Stax SRM-D10.
 
Feb 16, 2020 at 5:20 AM Post #2,024 of 5,962
Yes pretty much, I have a small power bank, just like the rme adi-2 dac manual said that 12v is plenty to power this,
Is it? The RME needs 2 Amps. Can your 'small' power bank deliver 2 Amps?

so what I really need is a USB cable that goes into a power bank like that and then to the RME DC input to power it. I need it around 6inches.
No, no, no. Forget USB. The USB standard voltage is 5 Volts. You will not power the RME from a USB port.
 
Feb 16, 2020 at 6:46 AM Post #2,025 of 5,962
Is it? The RME needs 2 Amps. Can your 'small' power bank deliver 2 Amps?


No, no, no. Forget USB. The USB standard voltage is 5 Volts. You will not power the RME from a USB port.
From a USB port out from a power bank? It will need 5v? I'm confused I thought I could power it through a power bank such as this

Its got a

Output
5V ⎓ 6A (5V ⎓ 3A Max Per Port)


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JIWQPMW/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_FSssEbFB2VBKK



Wont this do what I need it to do?
 

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