I'm trying to figure out what kind of card is needed to read the digital out of this recorder. The output should be S/PDIF, I just don't know if it's on TTL or already on coax. Normally I think it's on TTL, in case there is some card ready and made to make it work on coaxial??
yeah yeah you just hook up one end to the other and boom you're done
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Don't change anon
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/2471746/Nec-Nd-3550a.html
Oof
>Audio section THD: >0.1%
That's a pretty noisy DAC in this thing.
Although, honestly, I didn't know there's an onboard DAC in an optical drive at all ... I thought they only delivered digital output.
It's actually kind of cool that there's a S/PDIF output on the drive though. I thought all audio had to go through the motherboard.
I'll be putting together a digital audio streamer later this summer. Thanks to OP I might stick a CD drive in it after all.
LINE OUT
R G G L
is analog
That analog is shit
Ya see that "Digital Out" with a D and G?
How much ya wanna bet D is "digital" and G is ground? And maaaaybe you wire the D to the core of your RCA coaxial and the G to the shield for .. ya know .. ground.
Duh, is it on TTL level or is it alreadt coaxial?
>That's a pretty noisy DAC in this thing.
I'm not an audiophile guy, the 'Total Harmonic Distortion' what means? Anyway i have multiple of this retro drivers... The problems remain the specs that are difficult to search and find...
For example I do have also a Samsung TS-H492B, wich i do not find anything about it
already coaxial
just needs the cable
Are you sure? On some forums they said it's on TTL level...
>What are you making, anyway?
A stereo from old pc parts... Now i'm trying to DIY a 16 bit DAC, but I do not know where to start... How can I decode S/PDIF signal? Can I use an MCU, like arduino and a R2R ladder as DAC?
>Are you sure?
No
But what does it hurt to just wire the damned thing up to try? Two minutes with a couple probes? You've wasted more time typing this reply.
There's no amplification and no voltage to speak of. You're not gonna fry anything.
>On some forums
Maybe you should stay there.
Impossible
Why?
A mcu is not a dac you idiot
The THD only applies to the analog output. Since you're going to use S/PDIF digital then don't worry about it.
Pretty much anything you connect this to will have a better DAC than what's built into the drive.
So you're already on the right track.
What are you making, anyway?