Question How do I get my sound working through my DAC? Need some advice!

[DougK1]

I'm certain this will end up being something really simple. Unfortunately I'm not clever enough with PCs to see what is Really hope you get this sorted and let us know what the solution was when you do

 

[Friesiansam]

With the DAC switched on, have you checked the Windows sound applet, to make sure your DAC is the default output? Whether I have my Pathos amp switched on or, the Chord Mojo, they are the default output for Windows sound, that being everything except the output from Foobar2000, for which the Pathos is the one set.

 

[Yoran]

With the DAC switched on, have you checked the Windows sound applet, to make sure your DAC is the default output? Whether I have my Pathos amp switched on or, the Chord Mojo, they are the default output for Windows sound, that being everything except the output from Foobar2000, for which the Pathos is the one set.

Yeah; when I switch on the DAC, it automatically becomes the default and tries to play through the DAC. When I turn it off, the AMP takes over again.

 

[Jasonovich]

Yeah; when I switch on the DAC, it automatically becomes the default and tries to play through the DAC. When I turn it off, the AMP takes over again.

You could try uninstalling Foobar2000 and make a fresh install, sometimes this works.
Or disband it all together and try JRiver, it's free for 30 days.

If it works for you, you can decide if you want to keep it.
I think it costs £50 to purchase the licence, its less bothersome and worth the extra costs.

View: https://youtu.be/8adC8SOJYxo?si=J5mAXT9hvGj41CI1

View: https://youtu.be/Jf7c4oKigis?si=fpj8rFyeEFs1fQ3M

 

[DougK1]

You could try uninstalling Foobar2000 and make a fresh install, sometimes this works.
Or disband it all together and try JRiver, it's free for 30 days.

If it works for you, you can decide if you want to keep it.
I think it costs £50 to purchase the licence, its less bothersome and worth the extra costs.

View: https://youtu.be/8adC8SOJYxo?si=J5mAXT9hvGj41CI1

View: https://youtu.be/Jf7c4oKigis?si=fpj8rFyeEFs1fQ3M

Decent call Jason, but none of us can understand why Yoran is having these issues. He doesn't actually need a media player to get his DAC to work, both Sam and I can use our DACs without a media player acting as an intermediary. This has me dumbfounded, but I must admit it doesn't take much cos I'm not that clever to start with

 

[nads]

You say you have connected it correctly with the correct cables etc. but have you?

 

[Jasonovich]

Decent call Jason, but none of us can understand why Yoran is having these issues. He doesn't actually need a media player to get his DAC to work, both Sam and I can use our DACs without a media player acting as an intermediary. This has me dumbfounded, but I must admit it doesn't take much cos I'm not that clever to start with

Doug don't knock yourself, you're brilliant on the forums. 😃👍
I have my Eversolo connected to my home PC and work laptop.
Our IT Admin has restricted us from installing any software on their Council laptops.
Despite that the generic Windows drivers still recognizes the Eversolo DAC, so I'm able to bypass the laptops Realtek output audio chip, and get quality sound without using media player. I think it's because my DAC uses XMOS and almost every PC has that built into Windows or Mac.
I have all the bells and whistles on my desktop.
I suppose it all depends on what you need it for.
I have DSD files and I need special media player to play high res up to 512.
When I'm not using PC, I have my digital transport connected to ES s via second USB input.
I feel Yoran's frustration but I feel he isn't too far away from getting it resolved.

 

[Yoran]

Haha, thanks for the replies everyone. I'll try J River today, although I don't think it'll make that much of a difference, seeing as I don't want to keep running an audio player to be able to get sound through the DAC.

@nads the amp and dac are connected with the topping tcx1 cables, both power cables are plugged in, and the dac connects to my motherboard (msi z590 pro wifi) via usb a to usb c. The amp is also connected via rca, because that's the only way to get sound through it without the dac working. I've selected all outputs on the amp and dac (front and back). Here's some photos (while taking the photo, I was playing a youtube music video, to show output working on the dac).

Maybe the motherboard settings in the bios don't allow me to deliver sound through a usb port in the motherboard. I'll check that aswell today. Besides that, I've reached out to some local stores and will reach out to Topping support one way or another, ask some people online with the same stack how they're running it. Getting closer each day!

 

[Jasonovich]

Haha, thanks for the replies everyone. I'll try J River today, although I don't think it'll make that much of a difference, seeing as I don't want to keep running an audio player to be able to get sound through the DAC.

@nads the amp and dac are connected with the topping tcx1 cables, both power cables are plugged in, and the dac connects to my motherboard (msi z590 pro wifi) via usb a to usb c. The amp is also connected via rca, because that's the only way to get sound through it without the dac working. I've selected all outputs on the amp and dac (front and back). Here's some photos (while taking the photo, I was playing a youtube music video, to show output working on the dac).

Maybe the motherboard settings in the bios don't allow me to deliver sound through a usb port in the motherboard. I'll check that aswell today. Besides that, I've reached out to some local stores and will reach out to Topping support one way or another, ask some people online with the same stack how they're running it. Getting closer each day!

Good luck Yoran. If I think of anything, I'll get back to you. Keep us posted on your progress.

 

[Jasonovich]

Haha, thanks for the replies everyone. I'll try J River today, although I don't think it'll make that much of a difference, seeing as I don't want to keep running an audio player to be able to get sound through the DAC.

@nads the amp and dac are connected with the topping tcx1 cables, both power cables are plugged in, and the dac connects to my motherboard (msi z590 pro wifi) via usb a to usb c. The amp is also connected via rca, because that's the only way to get sound through it without the dac working. I've selected all outputs on the amp and dac (front and back). Here's some photos (while taking the photo, I was playing a youtube music video, to show output working on the dac).

Maybe the motherboard settings in the bios don't allow me to deliver sound through a usb port in the motherboard. I'll check that aswell today. Besides that, I've reached out to some local stores and will reach out to Topping support one way or another, ask some people online with the same stack how they're running it. Getting closer each day!

I have an idea.
If you don't mind playing with the BIOS.
If there is an option to deactivate the Realtek chipsets in the BIOS turn it off.
If this option is not available under the BIOS setting, you can try uninstalling the Realtek drivers.
Hopefully this will solve your problem.

 

[Friesiansam]

I have an idea.
If you don't mind playing with the BIOS.
If there is an option to deactivate the Realtek chipsets in the BIOS turn it off.
If this option is not available under the BIOS setting, you can try uninstalling the Realtek drivers.
Hopefully this will solve your problem.

That's a good idea. Disabling in the BIOS, is the only way to make 100% sure Windows won't try to use onboard sound devices.

 

[My2Cents]

Buy a Mac LOL

 

[Friesiansam]

Buy a Mac LOL

I don't know what is wrong with the OP's setup but, playing music via an external DAC, is usually easy to setup in Windows. I've done it with 4 different devices and, no problems. I have 2 connected now.

 

[Dave_]

Buy a Mac LOL

Install Linux... Its free, USB Audio Class 2 compliant out the box and you don't even need to install it to try it