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NicD · 10-09-2009, 06:30 PM

OK, my lovely D10 amp has arrived, complete with little set of rolling op amps

plus the usb into my macbook, and .... nothing

OK, so the line in works, but I need a tos link/mini jack adapter for the optical, but i expected the usb to work.

Any suggestions?

Nic

NicD · 10-09-2009, 07:15 PM

Right, some basic investigation, found the sound page and routed output to the D10

sounds good even with these Bose phones.

So, with optical in, will quality improve? will have to check this out, but need an adapter first

what what are the op amps in their little case for?

Nic

ShaunG · 10-14-2009, 04:38 PM

Hey Nic... did you get the iBasso D10 working on your Mac in the end?

It's my understanding that the optical/coax input is a more steady input (less jitter) than USB. With USB there is an asynch connection with the computer and the iBasso has to clean up any jitter. I have not tested whether it is audible or not.

Take a look at the following link for OPAMP/buffer rolling info:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/blogs/...g-journal.html

NicD · 03-14-2010, 06:39 PM

sorry for late reply, yes, the usb connection turned out to be very simple - just had to set the sound device to be the usb port

It works very well, absolutely no stability issues, i thought sounded slightly better than using the TOS link and much more convenient since the usb also charges the D10 battery

10-09-2009, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
NicD Headphone Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	D10 arrived, now what OK, my lovely D10 amp has arrived, complete with little set of rolling op amps plus the usb into my macbook, and .... nothing OK, so the line in works, but I need a tos link/mini jack adapter for the optical, but i expected the usb to work. Any suggestions? Nic

10-09-2009, 07:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
NicD Headphone Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	OK, usb working Right, some basic investigation, found the sound page and routed output to the D10 sounds good even with these Bose phones. So, with optical in, will quality improve? will have to check this out, but need an adapter first what what are the op amps in their little case for? Nic

10-14-2009, 04:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
ShaunG Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 416 Thanks: 2 Thanked 78 Times in 60 Posts	iBasso D10 on the Mac Hey Nic... did you get the iBasso D10 working on your Mac in the end? It's my understanding that the optical/coax input is a more steady input (less jitter) than USB. With USB there is an asynch connection with the computer and the iBasso has to clean up any jitter. I have not tested whether it is audible or not. Take a look at the following link for OPAMP/buffer rolling info: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/blogs/...g-journal.html __________________ Shaun @ HiFi Headphones HiFi Headphones - the UK Headphone & Earphone Store That's Serious About Headphones Ultimate Ears, Grado, Phonak Audéo, Klipsch, Shure, Audio-Technica, Sennheiser and many other high quality brands - visit our store. Join us on FaceBook

03-14-2010, 06:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
NicD Headphone Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	D10 works fine sorry for late reply, yes, the usb connection turned out to be very simple - just had to set the sound device to be the usb port It works very well, absolutely no stability issues, i thought sounded slightly better than using the TOS link and much more convenient since the usb also charges the D10 battery

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