Steelman Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 I have been all over the internet and wanted to follow up on one of Raju's questions relating to a DAC's Word Clock. Rather than hijack his thread, I thought the question should be addressed in a new thread. Is it possible on a MacBook Pro to: 1. Send digital information via Toslink optical out of MacBook ==> DAC (easy part) while... 2. Using the DAC's Word Clock Synch Out (BNC Coax) ==> MacBook Pro? I would like to do this without dropping $700 on a Lynx or similar card. Perhaps it would be possible to use the analog headphone jack on the MacBook to receive the Word Clock input: BNC to 3.5mm headphone adapter online http://www.showmecables.com/viewItem.asp?idProduct=2107 Other ideas? Unlike Raju, the DAC's Word Clock output is only BNC Coax. Thanks! Link to comment
wappinghigh Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 But you can get something pretty close, if you abandon the idea of using the DAC's word clock. Take a look at www.empiricalaudio.com. SN is an expert at this sort of thing.... New simplified setup: STEREO- Primary listening Area: Cullen Circuits Mod ZP90> Benchmark DAC1>RotelRKB250 Power amp>KEF Q Series. Secondary listening areas: 1/ QNAP 119P II(running MinimServer)>UPnP>Linn Majik DSI>Linn Majik 140's. 2/ (Source awaiting)>Invicta DAC>RotelRKB2100 Power amp>Rega's. Tertiary multiroom areas: Same QNAP>SMB>Sonos>Various. MULTICHANNEL- MacMini>A+(Standalone mode)>Exasound e28 >5.1 analog out>Yamaha Avantage Receiver>Pre-outs>Linn Chakra power amps>Linn Katan front and sides. Linn Trikan Centre. Velodyne SPL1000 Ultra Link to comment
Steelman Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 Thanks W for your input; Empriical has some interesting solutions. However, I am really looking for elegant and inexpensive ways of dealing with the jitter issues (e.g. taking advantage of the DAC's word clock info and sending that directly to the MacBook). So any ideas down this path would be welcomed. Link to comment
tmfidelis Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Change from the idea using the MacBook hardware I/O to a firwire I/O having word clock in/out. This being said, you may encounter issues down stream in playback if you have content at multiple sample rates. Link to comment
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