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Driving 2 DACs with 1 source

Hi All, 

I'm looking for some advice if you have had some similar experiences.

Using 1 AEB digital source how do you connect 2 DACs simultaneously ?  

Do you think this would work without creating its own issues? passive splitter or maybe this Y-splitter.   They seem pretty inexpensive and are in a photography store.  Has anyone tried these?

Source is:  Berkeley Alpha USB

DACs are: Berkeley Alpha DAC and Tidal Camira

Don't recall the model or brand of cables but they are high quality.

What do you think?

- Jed

mysearcher257
mysearcher257 OP
74 posts
 

The recommend Denafrips DDC will not solve the problem since it has no remote.

Are there any DDC with a remote?

lanx0003
1,948 posts
 

Berkeley Alpha DAC should have a remote for input selection?  None of the DDCs I know have a remote control.

mysearcher257 OP
74 posts
 

@lanx0003  Thank you... you are correct and got me to rethink.  The DDC does not need a remote if all the outputs are driven simultaneously.  This is in contrast to the Berkeley where only one output is active.

@jjss49  Think i'll buy a Denafrips and then sell the Berkeley.   This will solve the issue with 1 source and 2.

erik_squires
17,549 posts
 

OP:  Of course!! Just never know what you have going on already. 

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