Can you post the one that you bought? I can still cancel my order and order a newer one.
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PS5 USB DAC compatibility
- Thread starter leng jai
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Can you post the one that you bought? I can still cancel my order and order a newer one.
Could be the case. Mind you, it's not really quiet, it's just not as loud as my ps4 through optical on the same set up.
I saw the one you posted while browsing and almost got it, but I wasn't sure if it was UAC2 or 1 at the time so I skipped it.
It's on sale for $20 as well through Monday.
I'd say try both and keep the one you like better...return the other one.
What's the best USB DAC to go with, then?
Preferably something affordable!
I'm going to look into selling my sound blaster G6.
Preferably something affordable!
I'm going to look into selling my sound blaster G6.
The issue with the G6 is that the only way to enable direct mode (without the G6 adding any of its own virtual surround effects) is to have it connected to a laptop :/
Fairly certain you can just go in the PC app settings and turn everything off to get the same effect.
I've read around this and apparently the DAC doesn't save the settings. Only way to apply them is by keeping it connected to a laptop.
Well for me, when I turn off all the SBX effects, all of the indicator lights on the device like SBX and Scout Mode are completely off when connected to the PS4/5. I don't notice any modification of audio.
Just to double check is it this one? The link you posted seems like it's not going anywhere.
Amazon.com: Reiyin DA-DD 192kHz 24bit Audio DAC USB-C to Optical Coaxial 3.5mm AUX Converter Decoder: Home Audio & Theater
Amazon.com: Reiyin DA-DD 192kHz 24bit Audio DAC USB-C to Optical Coaxial 3.5mm AUX Converter Decoder: Home Audio & Theater
www.amazon.com
Awesome! Thank you. I have both coming tuesday. So hopefully they both work and I'll see if there's any pluses on one or the other.
Very sad that there's nothing I can do about getting the XsX to work... specially that I just started and got stuck in playing Code Vein on the XsX. Worst of all, connecting the headphones to the controller doesn't mute the external speakers. So I've had a few times where I'm playing with headphones on and my 7.1 system is blaring at 2am in the morning without me realizing it. My wife was not happy.
Thanks ps5 and xbox series x for making my old mixamps useless!! I can't even use my sennheisers anymore I have use crappy gaming headphones!
I did try this but iirc the only way to know direct mode is enabled is for the SBX light to be flashing, which only happens when plugged in.
Which settings do you change? I'll give your way a go in the near future. Would save the hassle of getting a new amp.
How's the 3D audio sound on the PS5?
I think the only real difference between Direct mode and just manually turning off all the DSP options, is that Direct mode allows you to get up to 32 bit/384 hz output. This wouldn't matter for PS4/5 because the console can't output at that level anyway. I believe 24 bit/96hz is the max. I'm out of town so only doing this by memory, but in Sound Connect app, I made sure the device was in SBX mode and that the headphone output was 2 channel stereo. I then clicked on the default game profile setting, though any will do. Once you do this you should be in the Acoustic Engine settings. Here you'll see stuff like Equalizer, Surround, Bass, Crystallizer, etc. I toggled everything here off. When you do this, the SBX light on the side should turn off. After that you're done. As far as 3D audio is concerned, I don't think the surround sound implementation is that much better than what SBX was doing, but I did get an added sense of height. I've also tried Dolby Atmos and DTS:X for headphones on PC and would say they all feel pretty similar.
Finally got my PS5 and tried using my headphones through the DualSense audio jack. The sound quality is pretty lacking compared to using my 2.1 soundbar, been playing Demon's Souls for reference.
Just ordered this, going to try it out with my Sennheiser RS180. Hopefully it works with the 3d audio they're my favorite pair of wireless headphones.
When the product arrives, please share the result here.
Works flawlessly! I hooked it up to the PS5 through USB. Connected an optical cable between it and my Schiit stack. PS5 automatically switched to it and then I set my headphones volume to max on the PS5 and the volume level was left alone to what I typically use on the DAC. It sounds great! Volume level is even exactly what I get straight from my PC to the DAC.
I only tried Rime and Days Gone, since I just got it a little bit ago and it was a pretty big difference in sound quality from the controller to the DAC. The 3D Audio definitely sounds clearer than through just the controller. I think a lot has to do because of the volume level being right off the bat higher going through the DAC. Maybe because the headphones weren't getting enough juice or it could be just the better quality DAC as well.
Will totally be keeping it! The first one I ordered, that is the older model, doesn't come until tomorrow. So this one I think won between the two. It feels nice and solid and I like the finish on it as well. Plus it does what I need and it was fairly hassle free.
Thanks Afrikan!
I'm glad it's working out so far.
I finally set up my Sony MDR-HW700ds headphones with it...connection through optical. Sounds even better (as expected) than just my Logitech G Pro headset connected through the 3.5mm port on the DAC.
Played Cold war with them and wow, walking by a tank that was on fire.. I'm going to try Astrobot this week.
This is great, so in theory this would allow any amp and headphones to work with PS5 3D Audio as long as you have a Optical or Coaxial input on your amp?
Have you tried plugging into the headphone output on this device, does it actually drive headphones OK? Or does it suffer from low volume.
Earlier I posted that the sennheiser GSX 1000 worked the first time but after disconnecting and reconnecting to the PS5 it stopped working. I updated the firmware the other day and again it worked the very first time I connected it to the ps5, but stopped working after I disconnected and reconnected it.
can anyone explain why this is happening? How can it work the first time and then stop working?
can anyone explain why this is happening? How can it work the first time and then stop working?
Not related to USB, but I thought to ask here anyway considering all the audio knowledge in this thread.
Anybody else having issues with using in-ears on the DualSense controller? There seems to be a very high noise floor with a constant hiss when playing audio. Tested with both a Fiio FA1 and Teufel Move Pro. Luckily it's not there with my over-ears, but I'm not always in the mood for earwarmers. Think I'll stick with the Teufel Massive for gaming.
Anybody else having issues with using in-ears on the DualSense controller? There seems to be a very high noise floor with a constant hiss when playing audio. Tested with both a Fiio FA1 and Teufel Move Pro. Luckily it's not there with my over-ears, but I'm not always in the mood for earwarmers. Think I'll stick with the Teufel Massive for gaming.
Try powering down your PS5, reconnect your GSX and power the PS5 back up.
I have the same issue w/my Audioengine DS1, it will work only if I follow the steps above and only w/the USB-A ports (doesn't work at all w/USB-C even though it appears as an option).
The soundblasterx g6 works great. It would be better if I could just put it in direct mode, but as another poster said just disable everything in SBX mode and make it 2 channel, works with tempest 3d sound through the PS5.
Came in the mail yesterday and works perfectly! Thank you for the recommendation. I have it hooked up to my Sennheiser RS180 cans and the 3d audio works with them. It's a slick little looker too, way better than my industrial old square black one i had to use with the PS4 that needed to be plugged in to the wall.
Forgot to mention I got this and it works great. USB to Optical on my Topping D30. Sound level is great and I can use 3d audio with my normal setup.
edit: It's really only useful for headphones or stereo setups.
Well, if anybody may be interested, this one works to force extract both 5.1 or 2.0 audio while maintaining the original video signal untouched:
So...what's the DAC to get that works well on PS5? Ideally I'd like something with USB and Optical and the ability to switch inputs.
If there is a way, I haven't found it. Earlier in the thread, somebody suggested checking by plugging it into a computer and use the SoundBlaster command center thing, but I went ahead and did that, pumped up the volume, disconnected it, and still need to change the volume when using it on my PS5. Entirely possible I was changing the wrong setting though, or not saving it correctly. In my case, it's also not that big of a deal because I game at a desk, so it's only a foot away, but could definitely see it being annoying if you've got it across the room or something.
My g6 defaults to about half volume no matter what. Hopefully the change it to full volume in a firmware update.
just tried E10k via usb on ps5 and volume output is pretty low, its much higher directly from the controller but audio sounds very bad.
any workaround?
i also have a Syba Sonic i could try but i need that for PC as it has mic and headfphone input.
Ive tried with three high end cans
Philips Fidelio X2 (easy to drive)
Monolith m1060c (easy to drive but planar)
Sennhieser HD600 (hard to drive)
and they are all the same sound level.
any workaround?
i also have a Syba Sonic i could try but i need that for PC as it has mic and headfphone input.
Ive tried with three high end cans
Philips Fidelio X2 (easy to drive)
Monolith m1060c (easy to drive but planar)
Sennhieser HD600 (hard to drive)
and they are all the same sound level.
Did you also make sure the volume is maxed in the system settings? The system by default usually has the usb audio at 2-3 clicks lower than max.
Yeah I have maxed the volume on both the console and the amp
Have you tried connecting headphones to the adapter directly to see how much of a difference that makes compared to plugging into the DualSense?
This might be to me, have a lot to do with the impedance on the headphones. The volume is the main difference between the two and connecting directly to the Schiit Stack does add volume and to me sounds clearer as well. Since the volume is a bit lower from the dual sense, with my main headphones.
I have a few different headphones and one in particular is super tiny sounding and you can barely hear it through the dual sense. Then another one that sounds the same between the two, but sounds clearer on the DAC. I also have a nice set of IEMs that sound good, but for some reason the "3d" sounds very off and does not work well for games on the dual sense either.
You two sure your DAC/AMP is working as well as it was before? Someone made a video on it and it seems to lower the volume in comparison to HDMI
Timestamp is 3:32
It doesn't sound like that to me. Also, I can say it sounded worse when connected to the Type C port for some reason, in comparison to the Type A port in the front. He doesn't say which port he used, but I would think he went straight with the Type A port in the front.
Also I didn't expect this product be as good as HDMI. I wanted to get 3D Audio/PCM 2.0 out to my Sony MDR-HW700DS, and this was the only way for now. And it DEFINITELY sounded better than just using the DualSense.
He gave an example with DMC, but I wish he game examples with other games (like Cold War). I don't own DMC, so I can't test it myself. I wish he would show more of his setup/devices as well.
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Thanks, I've got two pairs of cans and one of them is very low impedance, so I'm just hoping to clean up how that sounds compared to plugging into the DualSense directly. Might get a dedicated console amp down the road for my HD6XXs though...
My mains are a pair of LCD-Xs, then the HE-500 is the one that has the most impedance. Which I could barely get sound from the controller. Then I also have a pair of Fostex TH-X00, which have fairly low impedance and sound at the same volume between the two. Then my ie80s are the IEMs that I use for everything else and sound awful from the controller. I have not tried them on the amp though. I wonder if they would sound any different.
Definitely a good choice to go with an amp though. I wish I had a one stop solution for the XsX and the PS5. Which sucks that there isn't one.
I haven't tested it myself, but I am also hooked up to the USB via the rear of the PS5. Might try the front to test it later.
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