In Reply to: RE: "total electrical isolation for the connections between your computer and music system " posted by Ivan303 on April 14, 2016 at 06:58:47:
Hi !
i am sorry but i do not have much information about the Ayre dac.
I am very ignorant on the subject but from day one i have been reading about how dirty is the power on the usb bus.
If this were the only option ok ... but if i understand well some usb dac can work with data only cable, providing the needed 5VDC from the dac power supply.
For instance i took a usb cable and cut the shield, the + and - power wires and a Cambridge Audio Dacmagic was working perfectly.
This should happen for all the dacs in my view, unless it is a usb dac for portable use of course.
I would also appreciate a manufacturer that put in the box also a nice usb data only cable tested and approved for his dac.
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 04/14/16
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- RE: "total electrical isolation for the connections between your computer and music system " - beppe61 08:54:09 04/14/16 (20)
- DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - AbeCollins 10:13:06 04/14/16 (19)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - beppe61 10:20:08 04/14/16 (0)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - Ivan303 10:16:43 04/14/16 (17)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - beppe61 22:40:58 04/14/16 (0)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - AbeCollins 10:26:31 04/14/16 (15)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - fmak 12:16:16 04/14/16 (14)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - Mercman 12:51:38 04/14/16 (12)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - AbeCollins 13:03:37 04/14/16 (11)
- an elegant alternative - fmak 11:40:52 04/15/16 (7)
- Absolutely elegant and child's play.... - AbeCollins 13:13:09 04/15/16 (6)
- Fabrication Again - fmak 20:58:21 04/15/16 (5)
- RE: Fabrication Again - AbeCollins 08:45:34 04/16/16 (4)
- Bingo! - Ivan303 13:01:34 04/16/16 (3)
- RE: Bingo! How does - fmak 11:46:36 04/17/16 (2)
- RE: "Remaking a commercial cable is not butchery..." - Ivan303 15:56:02 04/17/16 (0)
- The proof is all there..... - AbeCollins 15:42:59 04/17/16 (0)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - Mercman 13:24:13 04/14/16 (2)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - fmak 21:47:17 04/14/16 (1)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - AbeCollins 22:36:00 04/14/16 (0)
- RE: DACs that do not benefit from external 5V power - David Pritchard 12:27:09 04/14/16 (0)