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Fire S Audio RedKey USB Coaxial Adapter

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Fire S Audio RedKey USB Coaxial Adapter

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Ideal for feeding into DACs and other coaxial-accepting devices, the Fire S Audio RedKey connects to your USB input and outputs clean digital audio at 24bit/96kHz via a coaxial S/PDIF. The sturdy metal design features a protector for the USB interface, and emits a small light to indicate when it’s connected to your computer Read More

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Nov 1, 2016

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dime

Oct 26, 2016

Has anyone gotten this device to work stable on a Raspberry Pi? I got it to work, but start getting cracking sounds after a while. It grinds to a complete halt soon after.

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ArthurM

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Oct 21, 2016

Thanks again for joining this drop! We have submitted the group's order with the vendor for the Fire S Audio RedKey USB Coaxial Adapter and they are working hard to prepare it for shipment.
As soon as the group's order is ready at the vendor's location, they will send the bulk shipment to our warehouse in New Jersey where our warehouse team will break it up into individual orders and ship them. The current estimated ship date from our warehouse is 11/7.
We will keep the group updated throughout the fulfillment process. You can expect an update from us by the end of the day Pacific Time on 10/27.
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Benjamite_OT

Oct 19, 2016

What is this, why do I need it?

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densma

Oct 17, 2016

is this a good quality?

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rollover

Oct 13, 2016

Fair point, I meant only that it is the star of this show, not a star amongst all of the field. That's why I added "...on this stick" The entire PCB design and possibly the run dates back to 2011, so the industry has moved along a fair piece since.

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rollover

Oct 13, 2016

The real star on this stick is the Tenor TE7022L it is a low-power USB 2.0 full-speed compliant audio streaming controller. Spec sheet http://www.gfec.com.tw/products/tenor/te7022l

GourouLubrik

Oct 13, 2016

rollover"Star" ? five years ago maybe, TE7022L is well known for its incompatibility with 88.2khz, and high jitter output. and even if 'ts USB 2.0 Full speed, there is only support for Usb Audio Class 1.0.

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tjf411

Oct 13, 2016

rolloverNot so much a star, perhaps a bit player (!)....seriously, anyone looking for an "audiophile" quality usb/spdif unit should save their pennies and buy one that uses an XMOS device, not Tenor or CMedia....check DIYaudio.com for more on this topic. If you can only afford $20, then so be it, but I suspect many on this site can afford something in the $100 to $200 range, and you'd certainly hear the difference, even with a mediocre DAC....

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GUTB

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Oct 13, 2016

I would never trust this little plastic toy to tranparently convert USB to SPDIF because it will probably infect the output with all the USB power noise if nothing else.

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GUTB

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Oct 19, 2016

By noise I'm referring to noise being introduced through the USB connection, not noise in an analogue audio signal. USB noise can and will be transmitted through anything that's not an optical link. Basic USB transport from a PC with a standard USB cable and no galvanic isolation will result in significant degradation of audio.

WNovizar

Nov 17, 2016

GUTBWTF GUTB is in MD

johiwans

Oct 12, 2016

whether it can be used for playstation4? thanks

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crazychile

Oct 12, 2016

Any difference or improvement in sound compared to straight USB to DAC?

gzhang11

Oct 12, 2016

crazychileIf you aren't into superstitions and black magic. Absolutely nope. This is just a plug adapter for people who don't have a USB connection on their DAC.