( 19 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 29 2009
I use an Apple Mac Mini as an audio server along with an ABUS whole house audio system, and was having some connectivity problems. I eventually found this little gadget, which I use as both a DAC and a splitter between the Mini, my receiver, and the ABUS hub. Works great.
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Posted: May 29 2009
The reason I bought the M-Audio Transit USB was because my samsung nc10 netbook had no S/PDIF output or Toslink output. I don't know if anyone knows this, but the samsung nc10 netbook plays 720p bluray movie backups (mkv or m2ts formats) flawlessly. Just connect the vga out of the samsung nc10 to a 1920x1200 monitor, set resolution to 1920x1200 (my full sized laptop core duo with nvidia 7900 gs cant even do this) and use both the coreavc codec($14, the fastest bluray codec available for win xp) and media player classic (free). Ok so I had smooth HD video but my audio was pathetic...stereo only. My AVR could use dolby pro logic II to create the 6 channels but it still wasn't good enough. The bluray movie backups I created had DTS tracks and I wanted to hear those DTS tracks...which lead me to the M-audio transit USB (thanks again google :)) Installation was easy. Since my samsung NC10 had no optical drive, I went to M-audio's website, driver and software search page: [...] I just chose USB audio series --> transit USB --> windows xp sp3 (had to check the version by clicking system icon in control panel-->performance and maintenance. downloaded the driver and installed it. restarted computer. connected my transit USB, chose that windows automatically detects hardware and the rest of the installation completed. that simple. double clicked the transit USB icon on the taskbar to open the M-audio transit properties window. Then selected "24 bit" for the sample depth. In my media player classic...clicked on View-->options--> internal filters --> double clicked on the Bold-faced DTS under transform filters and selected "IEEE Float" for the output sample format, ticked "SPDIF for both AC3 and DTS and clicked apply. connected my toslink cable to the M-audio transit and my AVR and voila... Now my home theater is complete. I heard the DTS audio and its everything I could ask for. At 24 bit it was amazing...my buttkicker never felt like this before. If you are searching for an SPDIF option to transform your laptop/desktop/netbook into an bluray HD player then the M-audio transit USB is what you're looking for. Pros: - small - toslink output as well as 2 earphone plug SPDIF (for I/O) - will have to try recording but I bought this mainly for playback. - easy installation (by downloading driver online) even without the included CD driver. - can change the input and output levels. Also can adjust gain levels and latency adjustments for delayed audio. - long USB cable included. - 24 bit sample depth is amazing. - price - worth it - includes a toslink to 3.5 mm plug adapter. - no power supply needed...runs off of the power of the USB. Cons: - does not include a toslink cable UPDATE: I restarted the computer and it asked me to reinstall the drivers. When win xp started The detect hardware appeared again so i went through that part of the installation process and it loaded files again. This only happened once. When I want to switch from the M-audio transit to the onboard soundcard on my samsung NC10 I first do a shutdown. disconnect the M-audio transit and turn on the netbook. If I want to use the M-audio transit again I shutdown first then plug the M-audio transit and turn on the netbook. If someone has tried unplugging or plugging the M-audio transit while win xp is running without any problems please comment if it is safe to do this...I don't want to mess any system files and have a problem with the 2 sound cards. For now the way I do it, by shutting down win xp first, works with no problems.
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Posted: May 29 2009
The reason I bought the M-Audio Transit USB was because my samsung nc10 netbook had no S/PDIF output or Toslink output. I don't know if anyone knows this, but the samsung nc10 netbook plays 720p bluray movie backups (mkv or m2ts formats) flawlessly. Just connect the vga out of the samsung nc10 to a 1920x1200 monitor, set resolution to 1920x1200 (my full sized laptop core duo with nvidia 7900 gs cant even do this) and use both the coreavc codec($14, the fastest bluray codec available for win xp) and media player classic (free). Ok so I had smooth HD video but my audio was pathetic...stereo only. My AVR could use dolby pro logic II to create the 6 channels but it still wasn't good enough. The bluray movie backups I created had DTS tracks and I wanted to hear those DTS tracks...which lead me to the M-audio transit USB (thanks again google :)) Installation was easy. Since my samsung NC10 had no optical drive, I went to M-audio's website, driver and software search page: [...] I just chose USB audio series --> transit USB --> windows xp sp3 (had to check the version by clicking system icon in control panel-->performance and maintenance. downloaded the driver and installed it. connected my transit USB, chose that windows automatically detects hardware and the rest of the installation completed. that simple. double clicked the transit USB icon on the taskbar to open the M-audio transit properties window. Then selected "24 bit" for the sample depth. In my media player classic...clicked on View-->options--> internal filters --> double clicked on the Bold-faced DTS under transform filters and selected "IEEE Float" for the output sample format, ticked "SPDIF for both AC3 and DTS and clicked apply. connected my toslink cable to the M-audio transit and my AVR and voila... Now my home theater is complete. I heard the DTS audio and its everything I could ask for. At 24 bit it was amazing...my buttkicker never felt like this before. If you are searching for an SPDIF option to transform your laptop/desktop/netbook into an bluray HD player then the M-audio transit USB is what you're looking for. Pros: - small - toslink output as well as 2 earphone plug SPDIF (for I/O) - will have to try recording but I bought this mainly for playback. - easy installation (by downloading driver online) even without the included CD driver. - can change the input and output levels. Also can adjust gain levels and latency adjustments for delayed audio. - long USB cable included. - 24 bit sample depth is amazing. - price - worth it - includes a toslink to 3.5 mm plug adapter. - no power supply needed...runs off of the power of the USB. Cons: - does not include a toslink cable UPDATE: I restarted the computer and it asked me to reinstall the drivers. When win xp started The detect hardware appeared again so i went through that part of the installation process and it loaded files again. This only happened once. When I want to switch from the M-audio transit to the onboard soundcard on my samsung NC10 I first do a shutdown. disconnect the M-audio transit and turn on the netbook. If I want to use the M-audio transit again I shutdown first then plug the M-audio transit and turn on the netbook. If someone has tried unplugging or plugging the M-audio transit while win xp is running without any problems please comment if it is safe to do this...I don't want to mess any system files and have a problem with the 2 sound cards. For now the way I do it, by shutting down win xp first, works with no problems.
