Windows 10: USB audio output to external DAC

Discus and support USB audio output to external DAC in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi There, My USB audio driver is constantly dropping. I tried 100 different approach, nothing worked. Please help. Of course Intel NUC is connected... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by Martinzzz333, Aug 26, 2019.

  1. MARTINZZZ333
    Martinzzz333 Win User

    USB audio output to external DAC


    Hi There,

    My USB audio driver is constantly dropping.

    I tried 100 different approach, nothing worked. Please help.

    Of course Intel NUC is connected to my Sony TV using HDMI and I wish to output audio via USB to my external DAC.


    Intel NUC8i5 all hardware driver updated as Intel support did validate.

    Audio driver is latest 10.0.18362.207

    :)
     
    Martinzzz333, Aug 26, 2019
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  2. KIMCK99
    kimck99 Win User

    external usb dac

    I would like to know when Windows Phones will support external DACs - to bypass the internal phone DAC so I can use an external DAC.

    Android phones support his and MS needs to start getting ahead and support better music playback.
     
    kimck99, Aug 26, 2019
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  3. JASONFOWLER
    JasonFowler Win User
    external usb dac

    The question was in regards to USB DACs, not storage devices. USB DACs take the digital audio from the OS and through a DAC chip convert it to an analog signal as a pre-amp out or headphone out. This requires USB host / audio driver. It seems the answer
    is no.
     
    JasonFowler, Aug 26, 2019
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  4. BCOOP8
    Bcoop8 Win User

    USB audio output to external DAC

    Internal & External USB DAC

    Hi. Thank you for your reply. I tried what you suggested, but I think we are talking about two different issues. My music plays just fine, that is not what I am having trouble with. This is hard to explain but I will try my best: A MP3 file usually goes
    from the hard drive-->the computer's integrated digital-to-analog converter(DAC)--->the computer's headphone socket-->my headphones.

    What I am wanting is to get the MP3 to go from the hard drive-->USB Port-->external DAC(in my case it is the Fiio Alpen 2)-->headphone socket in the external DAC-->my headphones.

    I am wanting to bypass my computer's integrated DAC entirely. Right now, I have the latter setup. However, when I adjust the computer's volume control, it still adjusts the music volume coming out of my headphones.

    I want to make sure that the audio file is bypassing the computer's integrated DAC and not taking the following path: MP3 on the hard drive-->computer's integrated DAC-->USB Port-->External DAC-->Headphone socket on the external DAC-->my headphones.

    Is there a way to check this?

    Thank you for your help.
     
    Bcoop8, Aug 26, 2019
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