Does the DAC play thru anything?

[gregg6942]

Like when I plug it into my aux port in my truck stereo , or my receiver at home ?
Or is it just for headphones?

 

[Aquila]

Like when I plug it into my aux port in my truck stereo , or my receiver at home ? Or is it just for headphones?

Yes, it translates the digital signal into analog and pushes it out through the 3.5mm jack. So anything plugged in through that is being translated by the DAC.

 

[tadpoles]

Like when I plug it into my aux port in my truck stereo , or my receiver at home ?
Or is it just for headphones?

It's my understanding that as long as you're using the 3.5mm jack you're indeed using the ESS Sabre 9218 DAC. If you're connecting audio via Bluetooth, however, you would not be using the phone's DAC.

 

[talon1189]

I just hooked up a 15 year old pair of old desktop speakers at work through the 3.5mm jack. The DAC really brought out sounds that I have never heard from the speakers at my workplace before. It is amazing....

 

[gregg6942]

Yes, it translates the digital signal into analog and pushes it out through the 3.5mm jack. So anything plugged in through that is being translated by the DAC.

It's my understanding that as long as you're using the 3.5mm jack you're indeed using the ESS Sabre 9218 DAC. If you're connecting audio via Bluetooth, however, you would not be using the phone's DAC.

Thanks , now I need to get better speakers

 

[Aquila]

It's my understanding that as long as you're using the 3.5mm jack you're indeed using the ESS Sabre 9218 DAC. If you're connecting audio via Bluetooth, however, you would not be using the phone's DAC.

Thanks , now I need to get better speakers

Correctamondo

 

[GrooveRite]

Thanks , now I need to get better speakers

Get yourself a REALLY GOOD pair of cans........it'll be cheaper then getting speakers

 

[tadpoles]

Get yourself a REALLY GOOD pair of cans........it'll be cheaper then getting speakers

You'd be surprised. A pair of Audeze LCD 4 cans goes for $3,995. ...and they may just be worth it.

 

[TNCattleDog]

Just bear in mind that the DAC does not make all music sound better, The same ol digitally encoded mp3 will still sound the same especially if it is a low bitrate mp3. On the other hand, if you have a lossless music file such as a FLAC, then it will likely sound better.

David

 

[TNCattleDog]

Just bear in mind that the DAC does not make all music sound better, The same ol digitally encoded mp3 will still sound the same especially if it is a low bitrate mp3. On the other hand, if you have a lossless music file such as a FLAC, then it will likely sound better.

David

 

[GrooveRite]

You'd be surprised. A pair of Audeze LCD 4 cans goes for $3,995. ...and they may just be worth it.

IMHO, that is just absurd, lol! Look, I'm all for high quality sound but $3995 for a pair of cans is honestly ridiculous. I'm currently looking to upgrade my HT sub for $1300! This thing is going to shake my apartment! A pair of cans for more than twice as much...sorry, no dice here.

 

[jim2112]

Just purchased a set of Bose quiet comfort 35 noise cancelling headphones. I look forward to comparing the bluetooth sound vs plugging them in to the 3.5 mm jack. I don't have a V20 yet, but may after black Friday sales.

 

[gregg6942]

Get yourself a REALLY GOOD pair of cans........it'll be cheaper then getting speakers

LOL

 

[gregg6942]

You'd be surprised. A pair of Audeze LCD 4 cans goes for $3,995. ...and they may just be worth it.

HOLY COW!! Too rich for me

 

[Ntchwaidumela]

Get yourself a REALLY GOOD pair of cans........it'll be cheaper then getting speakers

Unless you want to share your music with a friend/friends.

 

[TNCattleDog]

So I got curious and plugged in my son's Beats Audio over the ear headphones and they were detected as "normal audio device". Playing Lorde "Royals" (my go to dynamic range test track in FLAC), it does sound better than my normal earbuds and much better than my LG TONE bluetooth headset, especially the bass which is expected because the driver is much larger than the buds or Tone.

WIll have to wait for my B&O buds to see if I can tell a difference.

Tried a direct connection to the AUX out in my Infiniti's Bose which was detected as a "High Impedance device" but really couldn't tell the difference between the V20 and playing the track off the head units built in hard drive. In both cases I can feel the bass on my pants leg and my rear view mirror vibrates.

David

 

[Almeuit]

So I got curious and plugged in my son's Beats Audio over the ear headphones and they were detected as "normal audio device". Playing Lorde "Royals" (my go to dynamic range test track in FLAC), it does sound better than my normal earbuds and much better than my LG TONE bluetooth headset, especially the bass which is expected because the driver is much larger than the buds or Tone.

WIll have to wait for my B&O buds to see if I can tell a difference.

Tried a direct connection to the AUX out in my Infiniti's Bose which was detected as a "High Impedance device" but really couldn't tell the difference between the V20 and playing the track off the head units built in hard drive. In both cases I can feel the bass on my pants leg and my rear view mirror vibrates.

David

Well to be fair.. On ear / over ear are going to have way better bass and things versus ear buds. Regardless of the DAC. .

 

[Mike Dee]

So I got curious and plugged in my son's Beats Audio over the ear headphones and they were detected as "normal audio device". Playing Lorde "Royals" (my go to dynamic range test track in FLAC), it does sound better than my normal earbuds and much better than my LG TONE bluetooth headset, especially the bass which is expected because the driver is much larger than the buds or Tone.

WIll have to wait for my B&O buds to see if I can tell a difference.

Tried a direct connection to the AUX out in my Infiniti's Bose which was detected as a "High Impedance device" but really couldn't tell the difference between the V20 and playing the track off the head units built in hard drive. In both cases I can feel the bass on my pants leg and my rear view mirror vibrates.

David

I would not expect a difference in the head unit if you are using the same media.

 

[JkdJedi]

My Audio Technica M50 headphones sound good, only I wish they'd be a little louder. These on an external DAC sound louder and have more bass, plugged into the lgv20 they're not loud at all, just hollow, nice and clear but hollow, any ideas?

 

[TNCattleDog]

My Audio Technica M50 headphones sound good, only I wish they'd be a little louder. These on an external DAC sound louder and have more bass, plugged into the lgv20 they're not loud at all, just hollow, nice and clear but hollow, any ideas?

A DAC is not an amplifier which will make the bass have more punch and the headphones sound louder. Is your external DAC hooked up to an amplifier too?

David