[joutxaigues]

I want to connect my NW-A55 to my Marantz ND8006's USB-B input because for some insane reason you can't scrub using the HEOS app when playing files from an external drive connected to the USB-A input. Using my DAP as a transport would let me listen to my digital music collection through my stereo with the ability to control playback.

I know there's a Sony cable for this (WMC-NWH10), but it's unacceptably expensive for my needs and since I don't know if my DAP and external DAC will be compatible.

Is there any reason I wouldn't be able to just use the same cable I use for charging and data transfer (WMPORT to USB-A) with a female USB-A to male USB-B adapter like this? If the charging cable lacks some special digital-out magic, I also found a cheaper cable that looks very similar to the WMC-NWH10 and a straight WMPORT to USB-B cable but I haven't seen anyone vouch for them.

Anyone have experience with any of the configurations I'm considering?

 

[Redcarmoose]

Slightly cheaper on eBay?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224470854188

 

[joutxaigues]

Slightly cheaper on eBay?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224470854188

True! Thanks for the link. I've had my eye on that listing from madanthony02 since I started looking, but I can't quite bring myself to pay $70 for a dongle. And I don't know if it will be compatible with the Marantz ND8006.

I saw a post from MrWalkman on this forum where he claimed that the WMC-NWH10 has some special circuitry allowing it to act as a bridge between the NW-A55 and external DAC — I assume the cheaper third-party options have this, too, but that rules out using a USB-B adapter on my charging cable. The AliExpress one I linked to in my original post is around $30 and can be returned, but I haven't seen anyone vouch for it.

 

[Redcarmoose]

True! Thanks for the link. I've had my eye on that listing from madanthony02 since I started looking, but I can't quite bring myself to pay $70 for a dongle. And I don't know if it will be compatible with the Marantz ND8006.

I saw a post from MrWalkman on this forum where he claimed that the WMC-NWH10 has some special circuitry allowing it to act as a bridge between the NW-A55 and external DAC — I assume the cheaper third-party options have this, too, but that rules out using a USB-B adapter on my charging cable. The AliExpress one I linked to in my original post is around $30 and can be returned, but I haven't seen anyone vouch for it.

I could not get it to feed the Cambridge Audio DAC I have?