P Floding Wrote: > With the risk that this has been answered already: > > Do really USB sound "cards" work without a PC with associated software > drivers? > > I suggest using a cheap laptop running softsqueeze or similar hooked up > to your external USB soundbox.
I think PC is the wrong term. Digging into the OTG stuff a little (it's mostly too technical for me) it seemed you'd need at least a 'client' or something to run the drivers. Also bad, I believe, is the fact that the power has to be returned from the device- so It'll always have power going through it. I'm not sure how this power would effect the USB receiver or conversion process in general, but there seems to be no way to isolate it, thus you'd be drawing power from the 'PC' source which is bad news. I've read maybe a USB hub could be battery powered providing some isolation, just someone elses pet theory though. I'll throw in the disclaimer so popular around here, INEE (I'm no EE). -- Skunk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20675 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
