YOUNG M
K
III
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER AND PREAMPLIFIER
REVISION P
R
A – AUGUST 2017
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NOTE: given the vast 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
YOUNG MKIII
as the output
device. This can be done accessing the audio management window and setting the
various parameters as shown in Fig. 8 which shows Ubuntu’s audio configuration
windows. Ubuntu is one of the most successful Linux distributions. Other distributions may
differ in the number and kind of available parameters. The window displayed in the figure
lists two M2Tech audio devices: they are actually the same device that is the
YOUNG MKIII
,
it is therefore sufficient to select any one to choose the
YOUNG MKIII
as the output audio
device.
By setting the
YOUNG MKIII
as predefined audio output device, we make it available to all
those apps which rely on the operating system to transport audio. This is mandatory to
listen to streaming music by a browser, for example. This operation mode already allows
for high quality playback (sampling frequency up to 192kHz). It also could be desirable to
use a player which doesn’t rely on the operating system to transport audio, in order to
overcome its limits (for example, to listen to audio file samples at 352.8kHz or DSD audio
files).
Figure 8
Depending on the chosen player, it is necessary to configure it to use the
YOUNG MKIII
.
Obviously, each player has its configuration parameters. As an example, the configuration
panel of Audacious, a widely used player, is shown in Fig. 9.
