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Page 2: Quick Start
9. Output Select Switch Quick Start If you have an Apple computer, just connect the USB Input on your Big Ego to an available USB port on your computer, and plug in your headphones. If you have a Windows computer,... - Page 3 Connecting Your Big Ego To a Computer Headphone Output Your computer thinks of your Big Ego as a sound card. You can connect it to any computer that has a free USB port and can support an external USB sound card, and you’ll be able to play anything through your Big Ego that you can play on your computer.
- Page 4 DAC or a digital input on a pre/pro or AVR. Pressing the Output Select Switch toggles between the analog and digital outputs on your Big Ego, and the Output Indicator is lit green when the Toslink digital output is selected.
- Page 5 Using Big Ego With Your Apple Computer Apple computers already have the drivers they need to use your Big Ego. All you need to do is to tell your computer to use your Big Ego as its sound card. Once you do that, your computer will usually play through your Big Ego when it’s...
- Page 6 If you only play files below 96k, or you’re using your Big Ego on a friend’s machine, your Big Ego has a special mode that supports up to 96k without having to install drivers. To use...
- Page 7 To tell your Windows 7 computer to use Big Ego: • Connect your Big Ego to a USB port on your computer. . • On your computer, open Control Panel. • Click on Hardware and Sound. • Under Sound, click on Manage Audio Devices.
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Page 8: Windows Computers
The Sample Rate LEDs on your Big Ego always display the sample rate of the audio the Big Ego is receiving. If you’re playing a high resolution audio file, but the Big Ego is only receiving 44k, then your computer probably isn’t configured... - Page 9 UAC2 are built into all modern Apple computers, but not into Microsoft Windows, which is why you have to install our drivers to unleash the full potential of the Big Ego with a Windows computer. Some versions of Linux also support UAC2, but not all.
- Page 10 Select Switch repeatedly to cycle through the available filters. Within a few seconds after you stop pressing the button, your Big Ego will switch to the new filter, and resume normal operation. You will hear a slight period of silence when the filter switch occurs.
- Page 11 About Pre-Ringing and Post-Ringing In order to facilitate converting digital audio into analog as accurately as possible, the Big Ego uses what’s known as an oversampling filter or interpolation filter. While this filter causes no audible alteration of steady Theoretical...
- Page 12 LED is lit: HP (Headphone Blend Mode). Within a few seconds after you stop pressing the button, your Big Ego will switch to the Headphone Blend mode, and resume normal operation. You will hear a slight period of silence when the switch occurs.
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Page 13: Digital Audio
What You Need to Know About Digital Audio What is Sound? The sound we hear is made up of tiny changes in air pressure. Our ears detect these minute changes and transmit them to our brain, which interprets them as sound. When we make an audio recording, these changes in air pressure are represented by changes in voltage. -
Page 14: The Basics
we end up with a very good reproduction of our original analog audio signal. The math involved can get complicated, but you don’t need to know that part to enjoy digital audio. The Basics How often we take a measurement is known as the sample rate. - Page 15 The Big Ego supports all standard sample rates between 44k and 384k, and all standard bit depths from 16 bits to 32 bits. The row of LEDs on your Big Ego show you the sample rate of whatever is currently playing, so you’ll always know exactly what your computer is sending to your Big Ego.
- Page 16 - although you do need to configure them correctly to get the best results. You also need playback hardware that can convert those superb quality high res files back into analog audio at the best quality possible. Luckily you have a Big Ego!
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Page 17: Specifications
Specifications USB Interface: Asynchronous (UAC1 and UAC2) Format: PCM digital audio. Audio File Formats Supported: Big Ego supports any file or stream format your computer can play. Digital Filter Options: Symmetrical; Asymmetrical Low; Asymmetrical High. Maximum Output Level: 1.8 VRMS (headphone); 2.1 VRMS (line). -
Page 18: Troubleshooting
• Make sure that the volume control is not set all the way down. Problem: You’re playing high resolution files, but the Big Ego still shows a 44k sample rate. Check for: • Your computer or player software is configured incorrectly. -
Page 19: Warranty
Warranty The Emotiva Big Ego DAC carries a one year transferable warranty on parts and labor. Please refer to the product page and the Warranty Information section of our website for details. If you’re new to computer and digital audio, we highly recommend that you check out our user forums. - Page 20 Emotiva Audio Corporation 135 Southeast Parkway Court Franklin, TN 37064 www.emotiva.com...