I haven't had the pleasure of connecting the AK120 as a USB DAC to a Linux machine, but as long as you can set the audio output device as the AK120, I don't think you should have trouble using the AK120 as a USB DAC to your Ubuntu machine.
Thanks for the response JMoon, unfortunately it doesn't appear to work. Would it be possible to ask one of your colleagues in the tech department whether or not this should be possible?
Thanks for the response JMoon, unfortunately it doesn't appear to work. Would it be possible to ask one of your colleagues in the tech department whether or not this should be possible?
Hopefully you've not tried this, but what is the output if you run "dmesg | tail" in a terminal just after plugging it in? Does lsmod list snd-usb-audio? I remember that adding a USB dac to ubuntu it worked, but didn't set itself as the default device. Sorry if you're not a newbie and you already know about these things
Just wondering if anyone here uses Linux, specifically Ubuntu?
I have a small laptop I was planning to use purely for music that has Ubuntu on it and I was hoping to use my AK120 as a USB DAC with it. Just wondering if anyone had had any joy doing so?
Who wants to send me one? Whatever I do to it to improve it will be FREE to the person who sends me one. At the very least, I want to lower that
output impedance if possible. But I'm hoping there is room for more good things to come!
For now I am only using my DAC's digital out with the HM901. I suppose it's working fine since the sound signature is pretty much unchanged. Pretty sure it's not XMOS but some proprietary solution. My other cheap converter doesn't even work with the 901 for some unknown reason.
Not planning on buying the AK120 anytime soon but am kind of curious how good AK120's USB implementation is.
Yeah I'm really liking the 120... I've probably only spent a couple hours A/Bing the ak120 and the rwa100, but to me, the ak120 takes everything I liked about the 100 and makes it more three dimensional.
Whether its worth the ridiculous premium is entirely up to the buyer.
How much better it can get is up to Vinnie @ Red Wine Audio
For now I am only using my DAC's digital out with the HM901. I suppose it's working fine since the sound signature is pretty much unchanged. Pretty sure it's not XMOS but some proprietary solution. My other cheap converter doesn't even work with the 901 for some unknown reason.
Not planning on buying the AK120 anytime soon but am kind of curious how good AK120's USB implementation is.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
