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thumb drive for source?

I was wondering if I could use a thumb drive with recorded music by just plugging in it into my sim audio moon 300dv2 dac? I would like to try it to see how it compares with my transport to dac combo. So I was wondering if it was possible or do I need to add something to try it? I am sure the challenge may be not controlling the music on it remotely but that is ok in a test to me. This seems like kind of an inexpensive way to test the waters of a different source other than vinyl or cd disc. Thanks for any helpful input.
marqmike
edcyn
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I'll put a thumb drive into my laptop and route the laptop to my Mytek Brooklyn.  Sound is just fine, if definitely of mid-fi mp3 ilk.  Wait a second!  Is it because most of them are mp3's in the first place????? 
marqmike OP
844 posts
 
Yes it doesn't do anything hooked up that way. I tried. Thanks
cd318
2,636 posts
 
@marqmike 

That's a pity as it's got a lot going for it.
It's robust, easy to backup, inconspicuous and works well with downloads.

I still burn the occasional CDR, had to do a Christmas compilation recently, but straight from USB would give a similar kind of flexibility as Minidisc used to. 
marqmike OP
844 posts
 
I think Erik was on to something because I put my thumb drive to a cable and into my DAC and nothing.I thought I had remembered a reviewer using thumb drives and thought that would be a great way to maybe to take out a little distortion/jitter by passing my transport. But it looks like i might need to get a computer involved to make a thumb drive work, which I am to lazy to do right now. Thanks for the feedback.
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