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LuisJ
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Mar 22, 2018
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Jaggi
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Mar 22, 2018
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LuisJIt depends on your setup and what it is you're trying to do. Are your speakers passive or powered? Do you have another audio source or are you just planning to use the SDAC as your only source?
If the SDAC will be your only source and your speakers are powered: Connect the SDAC output (3.5mm TRS) to one of the inputs of your SYS, and connect the output of your SYS to the speakers. Hooked up this way you're just using the SYS as a volume control for the speakers. As long as you don't use the other analog input of either the SYS or CTH, you can effectively use the input selector on each device to independently enable/disable the headphones and speakers.
Alternatively you could hook up your SYS in reverse: connect the SDAC output (3.5mm TRS) to the 'output' of the SYS, and then connect the two 'inputs' of the SYS to the inputs of the CTH and your speakers. Now you can use the input selector on the SYS to switch between headphones and speakers. You'll need an extra RCA cable to hook it up this way, and when using the SYS input selector to enable the headphones the analog signal path will be less direct than if you use the input selector on the CTH to select the internal SDAC connection.
Which method you use really depends on whether it's important to you to be able to switch between headphones and speakers with just one flick of a switch rather than two.
PS: No, the input on the CTH is not for the SDAC (there's an internal connection for that). It's for an external analog source. The input selector on the CTH+SDAC switches between the internal SDAC input and the external RCA input.
If the SDAC will be your only source and your speakers are powered: Connect the SDAC output (3.5mm TRS) to one of the inputs of your SYS, and connect the output of your SYS to the speakers. Hooked up this way you're just using the SYS as a volume control for the speakers. As long as you don't use the other analog input of either the SYS or CTH, you can effectively use the input selector on each device to independently enable/disable the headphones and speakers.
Alternatively you could hook up your SYS in reverse: connect the SDAC output (3.5mm TRS) to the 'output' of the SYS, and then connect the two 'inputs' of the SYS to the inputs of the CTH and your speakers. Now you can use the input selector on the SYS to switch between headphones and speakers. You'll need an extra RCA cable to hook it up this way, and when using the SYS input selector to enable the headphones the analog signal path will be less direct than if you use the input selector on the CTH to select the internal SDAC connection.
Which method you use really depends on whether it's important to you to be able to switch between headphones and speakers with just one flick of a switch rather than two.
PS: No, the input on the CTH is not for the SDAC (there's an internal connection for that). It's for an external analog source. The input selector on the CTH+SDAC switches between the internal SDAC input and the external RCA input.
FaceMcBashy
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Apr 2, 2018
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JaggiSo it sounds like you can use the DAC and AMP on this unit independently. I am trying to use it with a mixer instead. This way, I can use get the purest sound if I use direct path from DAC to AMP. Or I can just use DAC output, mix with other sources, and then output them all through the AMP.
Jaggi
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Apr 2, 2018
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FaceMcBashyYes, you can treat the amp and dac as two completely separate units if you wish. You could even set them up as part of two completely independent audio chains.
I can't foresee any problems with your proposed setup, it should work just as you describe.
I can't foresee any problems with your proposed setup, it should work just as you describe.
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Sys output to the speakers, Sys input to (CTH+SDAC) and I would just switch between inputs to use either headphone or speakers right?
The input on the CTH is for the SDAC right? Sorry I'm really new to this :(