[CuBox] USB audio device

[togathMember]

Hi,

there are many audio devices around these days which run with a ‘generic USB audio device’ driver provided by the OS.

Would Geexbox support such a device?

(Since my amp does not have a headphone jack I’ve been searching the net for a good/affordable/feasible solution and I found this at last: http://www.audioquest.com/usb_digital_analog_converter/dragonfly-dac)

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Does anyone know what the max current is that CuBox can provide? Is it the standard 500mA?
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• This topic was modified 2 days, 15 hours ago by togath.

[Warped RudiMember]

Theoretically it should work as long as the device is supported by ALSA. However, there is one person who reported a problem with USB audio on GeeXBoX XBMC (hang when switching between devices). Due to the lack of hardware I cannot test myself.

According to Rabeeh, the two ports share a common current limiter of 1A. This means that one port can provide more than 500mA as long as the other is loaded less.

[togathMember]

Thanks for the info, Rudi. Maybe I’m going to test this on a dark, colde winterday

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