My Marantz has a USB input on the front panel for use with an Ipod/Iphone/flash drive.... and a USB-B on the back. What I'd like to do is connect my ipod so I can use it from my listening chair through the wonderful DAC on the SA8005. I purchased a 15 ft USB extension to connect with the 2 ft Ipod cable. Won't work. I get 'check device' on the Marantz. It does work with just the 2 ft Apple cable alone. I thought it might be the extension cable, or the fact that it doesn't have a repeater, but it works fine when a flash drive is hooked up and I'm able to play wave files through it. I looked for a 15 ft ipod cable but they're too hard to find.
I also want to run my Itunes from my computer in the same listening room to the Marantz. For this I purchased a 25 ft USB-B cable but this time with a repeater on it. The computer is Windows XP and was unable to download the driver because of compatibility issues with XP(according to the warnings I got during the download). Has anybody been successful in using the USB inputs on their SA8005? GREAT cd player otherwise, I really like it. Just wish I could use it for everything :-(
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Topic - Marantz SA8005, can't extend USB :-( - NuWave 17:53:34 05/08/15 (4)
- RE: Marantz SA8005, can't extend USB :-( - bullethead 17:53:39 05/09/15 (3)
- RE: I think that's part of it! - NuWave 11:15:10 05/12/15 (2)
- RE: I think that's part of it! - bullethead 19:05:26 05/13/15 (1)
- RE: I think that's part of it! - NuWave 09:32:02 05/14/15 (0)