bodiebill Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 This question came up in the ECdesigns thread, triggered by a wish to be able to: SDTRans384 => I2S or SPDIF => capable DDC => USB => ECdesigns USB-only DAC Conversion from USB to I2S or SPDIF is quite common, but the reverse is hard to find. I first thought that the Mutec MC-3+ USB would be up to the task: https://www.mutec-net.com/product_mc-3-plus-usb.php It does look like it as its USB connection says 'I/O', but I am a little confused as this would require a (nonexistent?) USB cable with USB B connectors at both ends. And I was advised that it cannot output USB as master, only as slave, so the DDC could not take the place of a (master) computer with USB. A befriended audio engineer told me that it will never be possible as USB is an asynchronous data signal and SPDIF is a synchronous signal. Another pointed at an i2s-to-usb bridge from ComTrue: http://www.comtrue-inc.com/index.php/products provided it supports OTG functionality. My technical knowledge is limited so I can confirm nor refute any of this. Hence my question: Anyone here actually succeeded in doing this? audio system Link to comment
seeteeyou Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, bodiebill said: SDTRans384 => I2S or SPDIF => capable DDC => USB => ECdesigns USB-only DDC A computer (USB host) is necessary to be inserted between capable DDC → USB since all USB audio devices are USB slaves, that's why there're providing this device driver for their I2S-to-USB bridge http://www.comtrue-inc.com/index.php/downloads2/summary/4-ct7601/12-windows-7-10-driver I don't believe there's a feasible way to skip the computer (USB host) part, not to mention that XMOS XU208 inside ECdesigns USB-only DDC (not DAC) also requires both device driver and the computer to be present. Link to comment
bodiebill Posted August 1, 2020 Author Share Posted August 1, 2020 Thanks @seeteeyou, that makes sense. I thought I'd ask here just to be sure. I did use 'ECdesigns USB-only DAC' as a simplification, meaning the combo U192ETL DDC + DA96ETF DAC. After all, DAC's also contain DDC circuits, and in theory both could have been combined into one device, which then we surely would have called a DAC. audio system Link to comment
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