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thumb drive for source?

I was wondering if I could use a thumb drive with recorded music by just plugging in it into my sim audio moon 300dv2 dac? I would like to try it to see how it compares with my transport to dac combo. So I was wondering if it was possible or do I need to add something to try it? I am sure the challenge may be not controlling the music on it remotely but that is ok in a test to me. This seems like kind of an inexpensive way to test the waters of a different source other than vinyl or cd disc. Thanks for any helpful input.
marqmike
cd318
2,636 posts
 
I’ve been using USB flash drives for years. The latest iteration is USB 3.0 but not all devices will support that.

I can’t say whether they sound any better than CD but I also can’t imagine any reason why they wouldn't.

Surely, without any moving parts involved, they must be at a technical, if not any perceptibly sonic advantage.
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fuzztone
5,510 posts
 
I broke down and looked it up. Why do you think that a USB A out drive can plug into a USB B input?

Not gonna work w/o a player. Can be done with a $60 add on. But I fear not by you.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BC7BMHY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_sX64FbVY22AB5
marqmike OP
838 posts
 
Yes. I have a cable that goes from the a to b. I don't think it will hurt anything so I think I will try it. Thanks
marqmike OP
838 posts
 
Hi cd318 thanks. That was my thinking about doing this. I have heard it can be an improvement without all the stuff that goes on from the transport to the dac. My cd transport is a Theta Pearl which is quite old but never had any problems at all. It has that stable platter. But I thought maybe I might get some type of improvement worth going in a different direction for my source. Just thinking outside the box I guess.
erik_squires
15,875 posts
 
Sadly, no.

The USB connector is as a DAC only.  It doesn't know how to look at a file system.
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