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DAC / USB outputs in MONO? HELP

Hello,

At 73 I'm attempting to upgrade my office system and I can NOT seem to get a stereo signal out of my DAC? I have used various on line samples that are "in phase" and have audio. When I attempt an "out of phase" signal I get nothing from either channel? I have also tried "spoken left-right-center" samples and all these samples are the same on both channels?

System configuration:

Desktop PC Win10 (Amazon Music) with 20ft USB into a SMSLSu8 DAC, direct into Threshold 400A amplifier driving Magnepan LRS speakers.

Any help folks would be greatly appreciated...

Cheers' Darrell

 

 

 

ajeepham
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excalibur67
2 posts
 

I thought a USB cable had a limit of 5 meters max (around 16 feet) before signal degradation happens. Can you try a shorter cable to see if that works?

ajeepham OP
5 posts
 

Kind of went down that road and thought that the limitation of 5 meters is for supply voltage losses. My DAC SMSL Su8 has an internal power supply. 

I have just discovered that there is a problem with my SMSL DFU driver which has a yellow caution tag???  

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lordmelton
877 posts
 

Delete the driver in Windows and download the manufacturers driver from SMSL.

rego
378 posts
 

Setup most likely - not a cable ... do a search on google for " sound settings windows 10 usb dac " and you may find a host of results with options.

An example:

addictedtoaudio.com.au/blogs/how-to/how-to-get-perfect-sound-

from-your-dac-windows-edition

Check your settings in windows ...

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