Re: [LAD] Any recommended USB Speakers?
Build your own with some (nice, affordable) boards from Hong Kong: http://www.yuan-jing.com/dacs-decoder On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Andrew Kelley superjo...@gmail.com wrote: I am imagining this setup: Plug a USB or HDMI cable into my computer. Plug the other end into a hub. 5 speakers and a subwoofer all plug into the hub. Plug the hub into a AC power outlet. So there would still be one DAC, and it would be in the hub. Is a DAC really that expensive? Why can't they be everywhere? On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:30 PM Paul Davis p...@linuxaudiosystems.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Andrew Kelley superjo...@gmail.com wrote: I don't understand why speakers are using the analog output cable for sound. How about, use a digital interface like HDMI or USB? someone you need to convert from digital to analog. do you want one DAC per speaker when you could have one DAC per computer? ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
Re: [LAD] Any recommended USB Speakers?
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Andrew Kelley superjo...@gmail.com wrote: I don't understand why speakers are using the analog output cable for sound. How about, use a digital interface like HDMI or USB? someone you need to convert from digital to analog. do you want one DAC per speaker when you could have one DAC per computer? ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
Re: [LAD] Any recommended USB Speakers?
I am imagining this setup: Plug a USB or HDMI cable into my computer. Plug the other end into a hub. 5 speakers and a subwoofer all plug into the hub. Plug the hub into a AC power outlet. So there would still be one DAC, and it would be in the hub. Is a DAC really that expensive? Why can't they be everywhere? On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:30 PM Paul Davis p...@linuxaudiosystems.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Andrew Kelley superjo...@gmail.com wrote: I don't understand why speakers are using the analog output cable for sound. How about, use a digital interface like HDMI or USB? someone you need to convert from digital to analog. do you want one DAC per speaker when you could have one DAC per computer? ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
Re: [LAD] Any recommended USB Speakers?
On 04/22/15 21:33, Andrew Kelley wrote: Plug a USB or HDMI cable into my computer. Plug the other end into a hub. 5 speakers and a subwoofer all plug into the hub. You can have exactly this with Audio-over-Ethernet (AES67 is all the rage these days), but you would be surprised how expensive this stuff is. There are indeed speakers that feature an Ethernet port, but we're talking USD1000 here. Each. If you only want digital, there are plenty of speakers with S/PDIF or AES/EBU input. Of course, you'd need an S/PDIF or AES/EBU output, but many computers have an S/PDIF out or can get one via USB. Cheers ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
Re: [LAD] Any recommended USB Speakers?
HDMI cables will add up latency (because of the TV/monitor processing), some ms but perceptible if you're recording a live performance and monitoring it. One DAC per speaker may cause time drift problems. The best solution is use a high-quality external soundcard with studio monitors. onboard soundcards tend to have sub-par components that add up noise and have less-than-optimal frequency response. Even a Behringer UCA222 is better than the general onboard DACs. 2015-04-22 16:52 GMT-03:00 Charles Z Henry czhe...@gmail.com: Build your own with some (nice, affordable) boards from Hong Kong: http://www.yuan-jing.com/dacs-decoder On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:33 PM, Andrew Kelley superjo...@gmail.com wrote: I am imagining this setup: Plug a USB or HDMI cable into my computer. Plug the other end into a hub. 5 speakers and a subwoofer all plug into the hub. Plug the hub into a AC power outlet. So there would still be one DAC, and it would be in the hub. Is a DAC really that expensive? Why can't they be everywhere? On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:30 PM Paul Davis p...@linuxaudiosystems.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 3:10 PM, Andrew Kelley superjo...@gmail.com wrote: I don't understand why speakers are using the analog output cable for sound. How about, use a digital interface like HDMI or USB? someone you need to convert from digital to analog. do you want one DAC per speaker when you could have one DAC per computer? ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
Re: [LAD] Any recommended USB Speakers?
On 04/22/2015 09:10 PM, Andrew Kelley wrote: I don't understand why speakers are using the analog output cable for sound. How about, use a digital interface like HDMI or USB? Can anyone recommend high quality speakers I can purchase which use a digital interface to my computer? For a simple home setup, I am happy with these: Alesis M1 Active 520 USB / Hans --- Hans Wilmers NOTAM Sandakerveien 24 D, bygg F3 N-0473 Oslo Norway mob.: +47 92459361 http://www.notam02.no ___ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
