i have multiple macs and have not had the issue that you are experiencing. i am assuming that you are using a usb cable. try a different cable. also, i used to use a usb setup and switched to using the mini to toslink with better success. it allows me to use more audio devices (jitter reduction devices, audiophile type dacs with toslink,coax,aes inputs) and the cable sounds much better. welcome to the MAC world. you will be glad you switched.
Imac to my dac- sounds awful?
Guys- be gentle, I'm a new Mac user. Got a new Imac 24 today with the 2.8 Ghz processor, 500 GB Hard drive. Beautiful to look at, so far I love the Leopard OS (I'm a lifetime Windows user ).
Imported some cd's into ITunes, and set it up per the advice on the Wavelength site- i.e. Import Apple lossless, set my preferences in sound to USB dac.
Plugged in my Glow Audio Amp1, which is new and has a built in 16 bit Dac and headphone output.
Sounds like crap- it sounded much better on my windows XP rig running ASIO 4All. I'm hearing some distortion and intermittent dropouts that occur at random.
I KNOW it's me- where can I get educated on how to address this?
Thanks much!
Any ideas where to steer me?
Imported some cd's into ITunes, and set it up per the advice on the Wavelength site- i.e. Import Apple lossless, set my preferences in sound to USB dac.
Plugged in my Glow Audio Amp1, which is new and has a built in 16 bit Dac and headphone output.
Sounds like crap- it sounded much better on my windows XP rig running ASIO 4All. I'm hearing some distortion and intermittent dropouts that occur at random.
I KNOW it's me- where can I get educated on how to address this?
Thanks much!
Any ideas where to steer me?