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Is there any USB DAC with this set of input / output connectors?

I’m looking for a USB DAC / preamp under $1100 or so with a small form factor and good sound. And specifically, I am looking for a DAC with the following set of input / output connectors:
  • XLR L & R outputs
  • RCA L & R outputs
  • RCA subwoofer output
  • optical output
  • coax out (optional)
  • headphone jack (optional)
  • Ethernet RJ45 connection
  • WiFi connection (antenna) (optional)
  • USB type B connector (the squarish one, for USB DAC functionality)
  • USB type A connector (the rectangular one, for reading media files on a USB stick)
  • RCA AUX L & R inputs
  • optical input (optional)
  • coax input (optional)
The connections above listed as optional are those I can also do without, but would be nice to have. My Onkyo P-3000R has a lot of connections, but many I do not need and it lacks a few I wish it had. I do not need CD, Tape or Phono inputs. On the other hand network functionality would be very nice.
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loomisjohnson
1,526 posts
 
taqke a look at the cambridge dacmagic plus
lowoverdrive OP
147 posts
 
The Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus is one I looked at so far. Here are its connections:
  • XLR L & R outputs YES
  • RCA L & R outputs YES
  • RCA subwoofer output NO
  • optical output YES
  • coax out YES
  • headphone jack YES
  • Ethernet RJ45 connection NO
  • WiFi connection (antenna) NO
  • USB type B connector YES
  • USB type A connector YES
  • RCA AUX L & R inputs NO
  • optical input YES
  • coax input YES
That's an above average set of connections, but it is missing the network connections and functionality, which is essential in what I'm looking for. Likewise the DAC'S with network functionality seem to all be missing most of the standard connections found on a USB DAC such as balanced outputs, etc.
Related question: since most USB DAC's do not have a subwoofer output, what is the best work-around? (My current DAC, the Onkyo P-3000R has pre-out RCA connections that I use for my two subwoofers and that makes hooking things up much nicer.)
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glennewdick
702 posts
 

 why do you need all those outputs?

I've never seen a DAC with a Sub out unless it was inside another component like a preamp, amp. or it was a preamp dac combo ie; a DAC with volume controls.   

really sounds like you want a pre amp with a built in DAC.

lowoverdrive OP
147 posts
 
@glennewdick
> really sounds like you want a pre amp with a built in DAC
OK, sounds like a good suggestion. However, I haven't even found a preamp + DAC that has all these connections. Do you know of one?
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