USB Audio Wiring Diagram
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USB Audio Wiring Diagram
Has anyone successfully wired a USB DAC to a potentiometer, headphone jack, and speaker, with or without the adafruit amp? I bought the cheap usb DAC that @chiz suggested and got it working fine direct wired to my usb hub and using its stock headphone jack, but I cannot get it to work with a speaker and/or the gameboy stock headphone jack with or without the amp. Have not even attempted placing the stock potentiometer in-line yet.
A diagram or suggestions would be appreciated from anyone who has had success. Thanks!
A diagram or suggestions would be appreciated from anyone who has had success. Thanks!
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Re: USB Audio Wiring Diagram
Slightly off-topic.Zeke2040 wrote:Has anyone successfully wired a USB DAC to a potentiometer, headphone jack, and speaker, with or without the adafruit amp? I bought the cheap usb DAC that @chiz suggested and got it working fine direct wired to my usb hub and using its stock headphone jack, but I cannot get it to work with a speaker and/or stock headphone jack with or without the amp. Have not even attempted placing the stock potentiometer in-line yet.
A diagram or suggestions would be appreciated from anyone who has had success. Thanks!
How did you manage to get the USB Soundcard working? It shows in alsamixer, but i can't get linux to use this one instead of the default speaker output.
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Re: USB Audio Wiring Diagram
I also decided to use the USB DAC. If you don't mind me asking what DAC did you get?Zeke2040 wrote:Has anyone successfully wired a USB DAC to a potentiometer, headphone jack, and speaker, with or without the adafruit amp? I bought the cheap usb DAC that @chiz suggested and got it working fine direct wired to my usb hub and using its stock headphone jack, but I cannot get it to work with a speaker and/or stock headphone jack with or without the amp. Have not even attempted placing the stock potentiometer in-line yet.
A diagram or suggestions would be appreciated from anyone who has had success. Thanks!
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Re: USB Audio Wiring Diagram
I got the one Chiz suggested from AmazonRetrohead95 wrote:I also decided to use the USB DAC. If you don't mind me asking what DAC did you get?Zeke2040 wrote:Has anyone successfully wired a USB DAC to a potentiometer, headphone jack, and speaker, with or without the adafruit amp? I bought the cheap usb DAC that @chiz suggested and got it working fine direct wired to my usb hub and using its stock headphone jack, but I cannot get it to work with a speaker and/or stock headphone jack with or without the amp. Have not even attempted placing the stock potentiometer in-line yet.
A diagram or suggestions would be appreciated from anyone who has had success. Thanks!
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Re: USB Audio Wiring Diagram
@chiz You mind chiming in how you wired speaker/headphone? Possibly a schema? I'm going this route as well.
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Re: USB Audio Wiring Diagram
perhabs a schema with a volume wheelKilren wrote:@chiz You mind chiming in how you wired speaker/headphone? Possibly a schema? I'm going this route as well.

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Re: USB Audio Wiring Diagram
+1 for Potentiometeryves1984 wrote:perhabs a schema with a volume wheelKilren wrote:@chiz You mind chiming in how you wired speaker/headphone? Possibly a schema? I'm going this route as well.?
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Re: USB Audio Wiring Diagram
I made a similar schema before for audio setup here:

The setup is for the low pass filter but will work with USB audio as well. Just mix L+R out to A+ on the amp. You get mono sound in headphones but it's the only way I found to get volume control on 1 pot.
I actually omitted the amplifier because it didn't seem to make much of a difference. The USB audio gave enough power that the speakers were decently loud (using 8ohm 1W speaker from Radioshack, it fits perfectly into the slot). In this scenario just take the L+R out and connect straight to Pot Rin and GnD straight to headphone GnD.
The setup is for the low pass filter but will work with USB audio as well. Just mix L+R out to A+ on the amp. You get mono sound in headphones but it's the only way I found to get volume control on 1 pot.
I actually omitted the amplifier because it didn't seem to make much of a difference. The USB audio gave enough power that the speakers were decently loud (using 8ohm 1W speaker from Radioshack, it fits perfectly into the slot). In this scenario just take the L+R out and connect straight to Pot Rin and GnD straight to headphone GnD.
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