USB is a tough one

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USB is a tough one

Posted by Chicago_phile (A) on April 17, 2007 at 12:34:53

Haven't been able to figure this out. I've got an iMac with iTunes, and an airport extreme base station/network. I'm eyeing the AMR CD player (CD-77) which has a USB input to allow one to have a computer access the high quality DAC in the player. The problem is getting USB music out of the iMac through some kind of wireless connection, so that USB can be put into the cd player port to access the DAC.

All solutions I have seen so far have either analog out or some other form (s/pdif or toslink) digital out. The only way I see this working is putting another full computer (i.e., Mac Mini) next to the cd player and hooking directly. Even this is not so elegant, as there isn't a way to sync the iTunes libraries on two different computer (such as can be done with an Apple TV), and I would like the library on the iMac to remain the master.

If the airport express or apple tv, or some other wireless device had USB out, that would be the answer, but I haven't found it. I have heard many times that USB is the high quality answer due to clocking and jitter reduction, but is it doable wireless?

Thanks in advance for any help!!!

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Topic - USB is a tough one - Chicago_phile 12:34:53 04/17/07 (13)

I think I have the solution... - Brian Walsh 08:42:27 04/21/07 (0)

I have the wireless answer - hermanesque 18:04:30 04/18/07 (2)

Isn't that word for word what you posted in response to my (different) thread? SPAM?? (nt) - creativepart 20:45:34 04/19/07 (1)

No, I edited it, but If 2 questions have the same answer why is that spam? /nt - hermanesque 17:52:49 04/20/07 (0)

Limited right now, just put the damn computer on the rack, best anyways. - Gordon Rankin 06:50:02 04/18/07 (5)

Re: Limited right now, just put the damn computer on the rack, best anyways. - KeithC 11:34:43 04/18/07 (3)

Core audio what....... - Gordon Rankin 13:53:00 04/18/07 (2)

Re: Core audio what....... - KeithC 14:21:03 04/18/07 (1)

Re: Core audio what....... - Gordon Rankin 14:35:36 04/18/07 (0)

Re: Limited right now, just put the damn computer on the rack, best anyways. - Chicago_phile 11:20:50 04/18/07 (0)

Re: USB is a tough one - audioengr 16:16:35 04/17/07 (2)

Re: USB is a tough one - Chicago_phile 17:26:43 04/17/07 (1)

YES (nt) - audioengr 11:22:45 04/18/07 (0)

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