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Ok, maybe I'm missing something here.
As I understand it, a Dac takes brazillions and megagobs of 1's and 0's and deciphers them into an analog signal.
My mac has all these happy binary strings stored within it.
Normally, itunes will read these binary codes, and using the internal dac on the computer, decipher them, and run those analog signals through the speakers, or headphone jack.
Ok, now I hook my modi up to the USB connection on the computer, and run RCA's to my preamp.
I select the Dac output on the computer, and tada, now the dac is feeding the preamp.
All is good!
But if I'm truly using the DAC to convert digital to analog, how is it itunes can still continue to EQ the sound, and control the volume?
Is itunes just using the DAC as an output just like anything else, or is the DAC actually doing what it was designed to do?
Am I missing a setting between itunes and the DAC so that the Mac is only sending binary signals to it?
Thanks gang.
As I understand it, a Dac takes brazillions and megagobs of 1's and 0's and deciphers them into an analog signal.
My mac has all these happy binary strings stored within it.
Normally, itunes will read these binary codes, and using the internal dac on the computer, decipher them, and run those analog signals through the speakers, or headphone jack.
Ok, now I hook my modi up to the USB connection on the computer, and run RCA's to my preamp.
I select the Dac output on the computer, and tada, now the dac is feeding the preamp.
All is good!
But if I'm truly using the DAC to convert digital to analog, how is it itunes can still continue to EQ the sound, and control the volume?
Is itunes just using the DAC as an output just like anything else, or is the DAC actually doing what it was designed to do?
Am I missing a setting between itunes and the DAC so that the Mac is only sending binary signals to it?
Thanks gang.