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YOUNG M
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DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER AND PREAMPLIFIER
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REVISION PrA – DECEMBER 2020
8. Using a Computer as Digital Source
While the connection of the various legacy digital sources (CD/DVD/Blu-Ray player) to the
YOUNG MKIV is quite straightforward, the connection to the computer by the USB port
requires a few configuration steps by the user.
Fortunately, the YOUNG MKIV is provided with an USB 2.0 interface which is compatible
with USB Audio Device Class 2. Therefore, Apple and Linux computers natively support
the YOUNG MKIV, that is they do not need a driver and immediately recognize the DAC in a
plug'n'play fashion. A PC running Windows 10 offers a limited native support to UAC2
devices (up to 192kHz sampling rate and no DSD). Older Windows versions offer no
support at all. Therefore, a computer provided with a Microsoft operating system requires a
suitable driver which can be downloaded from M2Tech website (www.m2tech.biz). Look
under "Support" and then under "Drivers" to find this driver for download to your PC.
8.1. Plug'n'Play Operation with Apple OSx
As explained in the introductory paragraph to the present chapter, the YOUNG MKIV is
provided with an USB interface compatible with USB Audio Device Class 2 which is
natively supported by Apple OSx since the 10.6.4 release, without the need for any driver:
It is sufficient to connect the YOUNG MKIV to the Mac with the stock USB cable to have it
recognized by the Mac, which will then include it in the audio output device list
8.1.1. DSD files playback with OSx
The YOUNG MKIV is able to play music files recorded with the DSD format in both native
and DoP formats. OSx doesn't support native DSD, while it does support DoP. A player
able to send DSD data to the YOUNG MKIV in DoP must be used.
8.2. Plug'n'Play Operation with Linux
As explained in the introductory paragraph to the present chapter, the YOUNG MKIV is
provided with an USB interface compatible with USB Audio device Class 2 which is
natively supported by Linux with ALSA since its 1.0.24 release.
NOTE: given the wide availability of different Linux distributions, often heavily
customized, it may be necessary to check that both kernel and ALSA versions are
suitable for native USB Audio Device Class support. When in doubt, ask the creator
of your Linux distribution for more information.
As with Apple OSx, with Linux it is necessary to choose the YOUNG MKIV as the output
device. This can be done accessing the audio management window and setting the
various parameters.
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