Just an idea. Why not terminate a custom short cable with rj45 on 1 end & speaker binding post on the other end.In this way, U can freely change your speaker cables. But of course the bottle-neck will still be the rj45 cable. If using 8 strands of AWG24 as in a standard Cat5 or 6 cable, 4 strands as + & 4 strands as -, the largest guage size possible is 4 x AWG24 which is about AWG18. So it might not be worthwhile to buy speaker cables that r much larger than AWG18.
Just wondering why the USB is still only version 1.1 when most other (PC) appliances are ver 2 already? Do I need to be concerned about this?
If i use as DAC, where should i connect output for my RCA I/C? Cos i read the description shows its RCA only for input.
The line out is a 3.5mm stereo jack so you will need a y splitter 3.5mm jack to RCA. Actually where do you want to output to? The Icon can also function as a pre-amp which outputs to a poweramp or monoblocks.
out to onkyo a9555 int amp. am using onkyo se200 soundcard. looking for a usb dac so dont know if this is better as a dac than my onkyo soundcard.
This is more of a desktop amp than a DAC otherwise it will have gold-plated RCA out instead of just input. Hopefully newer revision will have proper speaker binding post as well. Chamoxa is bringing in the Styleaudio USB DAC and I thnk that suits your needs better. http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=252770http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=252970&page=2
This IS a USB DAC! You dont need GOLD plated RCA out for it to sound good. Which similiar price range amp gives you a function of:1) Integrated Amp2) Pre-Amp3) USB + DAC4) Headphone Amp5) Poweramp