MANUNTA
BY M2Tech
www.manunta-audio.com
EVO DAC 3
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER
REVISION P
RB
– JUNE 2022
8. Using a Computer as Digital Source
While the connection of the various legacy digital sources (CD/DVD/Blu-Ray player) to the
Evo DAC 3
is quite straightforward, the connection to the computer by the USB port
requires a few configuration steps by the user.
Fortunately, the
Evo DAC 3
is provided with an USB 2.0 interface which is compatible with
USB Audio Device Class 2. Therefore, Apple and Linux computers natively support the
Evo DAC 3
, that is they do not need a driver and immediately recognize the DAC in a
plug’n’play fashion. A PC running Windows 10 or Windows 11 offers a limited native
support to UAC2 devices (up to 192kHz sampling rate and no DSD). Older Windows
versions offer no support at all. Therefore, a computer provided with a Microsoft operating
system requires a suitable driver which can be downloaded from Manunta by M2Tech
website (
), from
Evo DAC 3
page.
8.1. Plug’n’Play Operation with Apple OSx
As explained in the introductory paragraph to the present chapter, the
Evo DAC 3
is
provided with an USB interface compatible with USB Audio Device Class 2 which is
natively supported by Apple OSx since the 10.6.4 release, without the need for any driver:
It is sufficient to connect the
Evo DAC 3
to the Mac with the stock USB cable to have it
recognized by the Mac, which will then include it in the audio output device list
8.1.1. DSD files playback with OSx
The
Evo DAC 3
is able to play music files recorded with the DSD format in both native and
DoP formats. OSx doesn’t support native DSD, while it does support DoP. A player able to
send DSD data to the
Evo DAC 3
in DoP must be used.
8.2. Plug’n’Play Operation with Linux
As explained in the introductory paragraph to the present chapter, the
Evo DAC 3
is
provided with an USB interface compatible with USB Audio device Class 2 which is
natively supported by Linux with ALSA since its 1.0.24 release.
NOTE: given the wide availability of different Linux distributions, often heavily
customized, it may be necessary to check that both kernel and ALSA versions are
suitable for native USB Audio Device Class support. When in doubt, ask the creator
of your Linux distribution for more information.
As with Apple OSx, with Linux it is necessary to choose the
Evo DAC 3
as the output
device. This can be done accessing the audio management window and setting the
various parameters.
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