sprint wrote: > Thanks for the reply. > > Good point about the sound card. I am also not sure how the audio output > via the Vortexbox USB port is being processed? > > Is there anybody here who can advise? > > In what way is the EDO enhancing the audio data over and above that > straight from the SBT without the EDO enabled?
The Vortexbox software has a software player (VB player) that can output music to the computer's USB port or soundcard. If you are plugging a USB DAC into the VB the soundcard on the computer has nothing to do with what goes to the USB DAC. The VB player is a SOFTWARE player so it shares some common issues with other software players such as sync between multiple players may not work correctly, there may be issues with gap-less playback. VB player can be controlled just like any other SB player using the wide array of control options such as phones, tablets, other computers etc. It does NOT have an IR remote receiver so you cannot use a standard IR remote. IF your VB is near your USB DAC, then running off its USB port with VB player is a viable option as long as you can live with the limitations (no IR remote, no display, sync may not work well). This will free up the Touch to be used in another room. If the VB is not near the DAC then you want to use the Touch to drive the DAC, that's one of the primary advantages to the SB system, the server can be anywhere, it does not need to be near your playback system. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
