JamesBruce Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 hi all, I am new to this and am totally incompetent with all things technical (just love the sound that comes out) and need some help. I have decided to start the computer audio journey and would love to connect a Wndows 7 PC running JRiver to the DAC buried in my trusty (not so old but apparently superseded by events) Wadia 381i. I hoped it was a simple as connecting the usb (asynchronous, like I know what that really means!) cable from the back of the PC into the wadia and selecting usb input on the menu. but the wadia seems to receive no signal . I suspect I need a special USB audio driver on the PC but wadi as website reveals nothing. can anyone tell me there is a simple trick I am missing... or a complicated one. grateful for any pointers. James Link to comment
realhifi Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 hi all, I am new to this and am totally incompetent with all things technical (just love the sound that comes out) and need some help. I have decided to start the computer audio journey and would love to connect a Wndows 7 PC running JRiver to the DAC buried in my trusty (not so old but apparently superseded by events) Wadia 381i. I hoped it was a simple as connecting the usb (asynchronous, like I know what that really means!) cable from the back of the PC into the wadia and selecting usb input on the menu. but the wadia seems to receive no signal . I suspect I need a special USB audio driver on the PC but wadi as website reveals nothing. can anyone tell me there is a simple trick I am missing... or a complicated one. grateful for any pointers. James Call Wadia about drivers. Welcome to the world of computers as music source. David Link to comment
flatmap Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Welcome on board! I bet your Wadia is going to sound pretty great. It seems you've selected the USB input on the Wadia, but have you checked the Playback settings on your PC? I'm primarily a Mac user, but I think you open (search for) Sound in the Control Panel and then "Manage Audio Devices". When you look there, do you see the Wadia device under the Playback tab? 2013 MacBook Pro Retina -> {Pure Music | Audirvana} -> {Dragonfly Red v.1} -> AKG K-702 or Sennheiser HD650 headphones. Link to comment
JamesBruce Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Call Wadia about drivers. Welcome to the world of computers as music source. Why didn't I think of that? Have dropped them an email and if they do not reply in a few days will call. Link to comment
JamesBruce Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Welcome on board! I bet your Wadia is going to sound pretty great. It seems you've selected the USB input on the Wadia, but have you checked the Playback settings on your PC? I'm primarily a Mac user, but I think you open (search for) Sound in the Control Panel and then "Manage Audio Devices". When you look there, do you see the Wadia device under the Playback tab?[/quote Thanks so much for the suggestion. Will try this when am next at home and will let you know if I have any luck. I think I (or my son) did try this already but will try again. J Link to comment
JamesBruce Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 it's working! thanks so much for your help. happy days Link to comment
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