| USB or Firewire to AES or Sp/Dif? [message #95917] |
Wed, 13 February 2008 21:53  |
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dc[3]
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Registered: September 2005
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Anybody know of a good box to convert either USB or FW to
sp/dif or AES digital?
I would like to run a nice DAC from a computer as a house media server.
TIA
DC
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| Re: USB or Firewire to AES or Sp/Dif? [message #95969 is a reply to message #95961] |
Thu, 14 February 2008 13:33  |
Chris Ludwig
Messages: 868
Registered: May 2006
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Hi DC,
Sense you already have optical SPDIF I/O built into the MAC and it
handle 24bit and up to 96k it would seem easiest to use the M-Audio CO2.
You can convert the optical to coaxial that way.
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/CO2-main.html
They used to make a cool box called the CO3 that used to do Toslink to
AES but. Ebay is your only hope for that one though.
Chris
DC wrote:
> It's a Mac Pro, and the goal is a house audio server. I don't want an
> interface, since I already have the DAC. I just need to get USB or
> FW into the AES or Sp/Dif input of the DAC.
>
> DC
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> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>> HI DC,
>> I'm assuming this is a laptop?
>>
>> Unless there are some obscure consumer audio device I'm not aware or the
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>> only ones I know that have coaxial SPDIF are from Presonus, RME, MOTU,
>> M-Audio and tascam, etc.
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>> All of them are probably over kill for what you want.
>>
>> There are some optical SPDIF units out because that is the most common
>> in home theater.
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>> If your laptop/has an optical spdif then I would just get a M-Audio CO2
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>> to convert it to coaxial.
>>
>> Chris
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>> DC wrote:
>>> Stereo. Coax is better and AES is even better than that.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> DC
>>>
>>>
>>> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>>> HI HI DC,
>>>>
>>>> Coaxial or Optical SPDIF? Surround or just stereo?
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DC wrote:
>>>>> Anybody know of a good box to convert either USB or FW to
>>>>> sp/dif or AES digital?
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to run a nice DAC from a computer as a house media server.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> DC
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Chris Ludwig
>>>>
>>>> ADK Pro Audio
>>>> (859) 635-5762
>>>> www.adkproaudio.com
>>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com
>> --
>> Chris Ludwig
>>
>> ADK Pro Audio
>> (859) 635-5762
>> www.adkproaudio.com
>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com
>
--
Chris Ludwig
ADK Pro Audio
(859) 635-5762
www.adkproaudio.com
chrisl@adkproaudio.com
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| Re: USB or Firewire to AES or Sp/Dif? [message #95970 is a reply to message #95969] |
Thu, 14 February 2008 15:09 |
DC
Messages: 722
Registered: July 2005
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Thanks!
DC
Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>Hi DC,
>Sense you already have optical SPDIF I/O built into the MAC and it
>handle 24bit and up to 96k it would seem easiest to use the M-Audio CO2.
>You can convert the optical to coaxial that way.
>
>http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/CO2-main.html
>
>They used to make a cool box called the CO3 that used to do Toslink to
>AES but. Ebay is your only hope for that one though.
>
>
>Chris
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>DC wrote:
>> It's a Mac Pro, and the goal is a house audio server. I don't want an
>> interface, since I already have the DAC. I just need to get USB or
>> FW into the AES or Sp/Dif input of the DAC.
>>
>> DC
>>
>>
>> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>> HI DC,
>>> I'm assuming this is a laptop?
>>>
>>> Unless there are some obscure consumer audio device I'm not aware or
the
>>
>>> only ones I know that have coaxial SPDIF are from Presonus, RME, MOTU,
>>> M-Audio and tascam, etc.
>>>
>>> All of them are probably over kill for what you want.
>>>
>>> There are some optical SPDIF units out because that is the most common
>>> in home theater.
>>>
>>> If your laptop/has an optical spdif then I would just get a M-Audio CO2
>>
>>> to convert it to coaxial.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> DC wrote:
>>>> Stereo. Coax is better and AES is even better than that.
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> DC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Chris Ludwig <chrisl@adkproaudio.com> wrote:
>>>>> HI HI DC,
>>>>>
>>>>> Coaxial or Optical SPDIF? Surround or just stereo?
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> DC wrote:
>>>>>> Anybody know of a good box to convert either USB or FW to
>>>>>> sp/dif or AES digital?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to run a nice DAC from a computer as a house media server.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DC
>>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Chris Ludwig
>>>>>
>>>>> ADK Pro Audio
>>>>> (859) 635-5762
>>>>> www.adkproaudio.com
>>>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com
>>> --
>>> Chris Ludwig
>>>
>>> ADK Pro Audio
>>> (859) 635-5762
>>> www.adkproaudio.com
>>> chrisl@adkproaudio.com
>>
>
>--
>Chris Ludwig
>
>ADK Pro Audio
>(859) 635-5762
>www.adkproaudio.com
>chrisl@adkproaudio.com
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