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usb dac

  1. haralds

    Looking for USB to Quad out

    I have an old, simple Quad speaker setup from Cambridge Soundworks that I like. I am looking for a USB DAC solution at reasonable cost that ideally can simulate Quad/dual stereo. I have an older Creative card and have checked out some systems online, but they all create distortion when in 5.1...
  2. T

    DAC not Recognized

    I have 2 Mac-minis. One M1 2020 running current OS and the other is a 2012 running 10.15.7 Catalina. Neither recognizes my new Musical Fidelity MX-DAC. They each have seen it once for about 10 seconds, then it goes away (not to be seen again) and is not visible in the "Audio Midi Setup" or...
  3. stephenjl

    USB 2.0 DAC audio not working

    I have an Audio Research DAC connected to my 2018 Mac Mini via USB 2.0 port. It worked perfectly with Mac OS 10.14. I have just upgraded to Big Sur. Sadly there is no audio output now. The system recognises the DAC as a device for sound output in the System Preferences - Sound window. It is...