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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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lordmelton
877 posts
 

Check the little toggle switches on the back of the Threshold RCA/AES selectors.

Try inputting a CD player or something else into the DAC, it's probably the computer.

ajeepham OP
5 posts
 

Thanks lordmelton but mine is the first series and doesn't have switches.

Maybe TOSLINK would be better for this 20ft run?

yage
400 posts
 

Maybe it’s a Windows setting.

Windows lets you convert stereo sound into a single channel so you can hear everything, even if you’re using just one headphone. Select the Start button, then select Settings > Ease of Access > Audio, and then switch on the toggle under Turn on mono audio.

ajeepham OP
5 posts
 

Headphone connected directly to computer, and NO stereo?????

ajeepham OP
5 posts
 

OK,

* * * * *  I'm embarrassed  -  It had MONO selected * * * * *

Thanks SOOO much yage and everyone else.

Now that I have lost a day and a half,

I can now listen to some music... (OM is smiling now)

Cheers, Darrell

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