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VISTA users.

I just installed VISTA but little bit confused.

How are you connecting your PC to your Audio system?

I guess you still use the USB out to connect to your outboard DAC using devices such as HagUsb, U24?

If so, What kind of USB to SPDIF device are you using?

Do you need still need to install the driver that came with the device?

Vista automatically detects it or something without any additional drivers installed?

What's the KS: USB DAC?

Here's what I have:

Software: Windows VISTA Ultimate and Itunes 7.2
Hardware: M-Audio Transit (USB to Outbord DAC device), Meridian DAC.
eandylee

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eandylee OP
124 posts
 
what do you mean by "the Digital output device(spdif) output"?

From an internal soundcard?
eandylee OP
124 posts
 
I see... Well, that's the onboard or internal soundcard you are talking about.

People have been saying that you get better sound with USB out to USB Device to outboard DAC.

My question is on that route...

Can you tell me little more about your "using the USB device output in the sound device menu"?

What device are you using? You still don't need a driver for the USB device? what's sound device menu?
eandylee OP
124 posts
 
I see. It doesn't detect my M-Audio Transit. I guess that's one problem.
eandylee OP
124 posts
 
I heard about 'USBaudio.sys' Windows native driver?

Can I use transit via USBaudio.sys native driver?
eandylee OP
124 posts
 
The question is how do I get my audio data played by Itunes, Foobar, Winamp whatever application go through USBAUDIO.sys to my USB device???
eandylee OP
124 posts
 
The question is how do I get my audio data played by Itunes, Foobar, Winamp whatever application go through USBAUDIO.sys to my USB device???

I guess I Nedd AISO4ALL?

so...

Foobar -> AISO4ALL -> USBAUDIO.sys -> Out to USB device?
eandylee OP
124 posts
 
OK. Here's a few things I found out.

ASIO by pass USBAUDIO.sys. that's what it's desing to do.

I think M-Audio is not designed to work directly with USBAUDIO.sys.

On the other hand, Benchmark DAC1 is design as plug & play with some sort of fimrware to use the native driver, USBAUDIO.sys.

by the way, Anybody know if ASIO4ALL pass through DD/DTS?
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