Ayre QB9 with a transport

Does the squeezebox have a USB out? If so then it will work.

Marcober...i already answered your question so i think your fairly rude follow up is a bit uncalled for. Why don't you read the manual and the setup instructions on the Ayre site then do a little research. Sorry to be short but it doesn't look like you actually put any effort into finding this information only to instead insult the people who try to answer.

Since the squeezebox transporter does NOT have a USB out you cannot use it as your source via the QB9's only input option UNLESS you get something like the Halide Bridge or HiFace that will convert the SPDIF out to USB. The other option is what Lewinskih01 mentioned which is a mod to your transporter. There are those that have done this but it's also known to be a highly picky mod that doesn't play well with all DAC's.

So now that we've answered your question multiple times i think it's time you move along.

First I'll man up by A) saying i was wrong on the Halide Bridge/HiFace option and B) apologizing, I still don't appreciate the original message. Your only option appears to be the mod as Lewinski mentioned which may or may not work. I have a QB9 so i'm somewhat qualified to answer but i use a MacMini as my source so i have native USB ability. The only input option on the QB9 is USB and there don't appear to be an widely commercially available SPDIF/Toslink to USB convertors on the market...yet. It's an emerging market so we may see something yet.

Sandstone:
You said...The QB-9 not only requires a USB connection, but also the installation of Wavelength Audio-designed software on the PC or Mac used as a source. This supports the handshake between source and DAC to manage asynchronous mode transmission, and virtually eliminate significant jitter...

This is not entirely true. All USB DACS are plug and play using native OS drivers up to 24/96 only (USB Audio Class 1). On Mac OSX 10.6+ it's still native up to 24/192 (USB Audio Class 2) but on Windows and < Mac OSX 10.6 proprietary drivers are needed to enable Class 2 audio via USB. The developer of the Wavelength software has a good page on this www . usbdacs . com.