it should show up under the little loudspeaker in the top Finder bar.
All that shows up under my one is a volume slider
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it should show up under the little loudspeaker in the top Finder bar.
All that shows up under my one is a volume slider
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that socket on macs and other units is a toslink as well as a headphone. You dont have tos on the dac so just plug a usb cable into it. dont know what type it is though. there are a few.Originally Posted by Audio Al
It has a 3.5mm jack , I thought headphones were not digitaland the headphones are analogue ?
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
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Correct. There are no digital headphones. (or speakers, yet, as far as I'm aware)It has a 3.5mm jack , I thought headphones were not digital
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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well the actual drivers have to be, but Sony do make a set that have a built in dac so guess they could be called digital
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
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from the manual... are you using the USB charger cable ? This may not work for audio if you are ... if not maybe use a different USB cable. Some USB cables don't have the data wires in them (the thin ones usually) ... just an ideagood luck !
Normal Operation:
- The Ciúnas DAC is powered from its internal Lithium Nano Ferrous Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery. It needs a 5V supply through it’s charging socket at all times except when put into storage.
- A USB charger cable is supplied with the DAC. This allows a spare USB port to be used for powering the battery charger (ensure the USB port power doesn’t turn off when there’s no data activity). Please read the notes about charging below.
- Battery charging commences when you provide 5V power to 2.1mm DC socket on the DAC. There is no switch to control charging & no need to turn off charging - it trickle charges the battery.
- Recharging of depleted battery takes overnight from USB power
- Fully charged battery will run for about 8 hours powering the device standalone.
- The specification for an external PS is 5V with >300mA current output, 2.1mm plug, center pin positive
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There's a LED in the bottom of the socket.It has a 3.5mm jack , I thought headphones were not digital
Forget about it.
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The headhone socket in my Sharp personal MD recorder/player has a headphone socket that doubles as an optical output, using an LED as Chris mentions.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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Yes I am using the supplied usb charger cable that has been plugged in for over 50 hours now and it stays alive when I turn my mac off ( blue light stays on on the dac ) It should provide enough power , The other chargers is " Optional " I see that comment as you dont really need it unless you need the usb for something else then you can charge the dac from the mainsfrom the manual... are you using the USB charger cable ? This may not work for audio if you are ... if not maybe use a different USB cable. Some USB cables don't have the data wires in them (the thin ones usually) ... just an idea
Normal Operation:
- The Ciúnas DAC is powered from its internal Lithium Nano Ferrous Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery. It needs a 5V supply through it’s charging socket at all times except when put into storage.
- A USB charger cable is supplied with the DAC. This allows a spare USB port to be used for powering the battery charger (ensure the USB port power doesn’t turn off when there’s no data activity). Please read the notes about charging below.
- Battery charging commences when you provide 5V power to 2.1mm DC socket on the DAC. There is no switch to control charging & no need to turn off charging - it trickle charges the battery.
- Recharging of depleted battery takes overnight from USB power
- Fully charged battery will run for about 8 hours powering the device standalone.
- The specification for an external PS is 5V with >300mA current output, 2.1mm plug, center pin positive
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might just have to select the usb dac as audio out Al. probably thats the problem. If thats selected and youve tried another usb cable then it may be faulty.
Regards,
Grant
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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the charging is separate from audio.. just to be sure you need a USB cable like this one. Connect it to the DAC and to the Mac USB port
then, if the DAC is powered-up (and you are running Mac OS 10.6 or later, you should see something like this in the Finder bar (note: alt-click the speaker icon on older systems)
You select "USB DAC" or whatever is closest to describing your DAC. Then you can use Audio Midi setup to set the 172kHz prescribed by the DAC manufacturer.. all the Best !
Last edited by r100; 15-09-2017 at 11:03.
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