Triode wrote: 
> If the dac is a usb audio class 2 device and connects to the Touch at
> "high" speed then you don't need a hub.  If however it is a usb audio
> class 1 async dac and connects at "full" speed then you need a hub. 
> This is due to what appears to be a limitation of the hardware in the
> Touch for the case of usb1 connected devices.
> 
> Easy way to know is to connect the dac and select it, then return to the
> digital output page and select the dac again, this displays an info page
> about the dac and at the top line it will says whether it is high or
> full speed.  The app should read this internally and only ask you about
> the no hub option and display a warning about needing a hub if it sees
> "full" speed.

The info provided in the sw of the SBT recommends the addition of a hub,
or a reduction in the sf to 44.1/48. Telling the SBT to act as though
there is a hub just produces a lot of noise, either with the ground lift
switch up or down. So it'll definitely need a USB hub, not a huge cost
as the previous comments from Triode attest. I wonder how the addition
of the Hub might affect SQ, but I'm not going down this path, as my coax
can deliver 192, for the odd track that I actually have.

Returning to my 176.4 "problem", has anyone managed to output this SF
from the SBT to a DAC? It seems puzzling that the Arcam rDAC won't play
them, despite the manual/websites claiming that it can (over coax).


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