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You can even send messages from your PC !! , I have a script on one of my servers that sends me WhatsApp messages when certain conditions are met.

Yahooo !! that did the job thanks for the help...... are there any other setting changes I need to make to get the best out of the DAC ?

Hi again So I found some articles that say that PulseAudio and USB DAC?s don?t always play nice for pass-through audio so I uninstalled PulseAudio and installed ALSA. ALSA seems to have correctly identified my HRT Microstreamer and I have set it as the digital output in XBMC BUT I still don?t...

OK so I could not see a USB digital output under "Audio output device" so I had a look at the OS sound settings and set the digital output as the default. I can now select "1.1 root hub Digital Stereo (IEC958), Digital Output (S/PDIF) but I don't see a Pass-through output device . Am I now...

I will have a look tonight when I get home but I think it was USB Analog

Hi all I just received my HRT microStreamer DAC and hooked it up to my Ubuntu based XBMC setup, I have select the USB output device and I am getting sound through to my amp but I have no idea if I have XBMC configured correctly to get the most out of the DAC. I see loads of options but to be...

Thanks for the replies guys I was hoping to not have to change the output settings every time I switch between the two but it sounds like the only option at this stage. It looks like it?s pretty simple to script something to switch between the two audio outputs and map it to a button on my...

XBMC option to output video audio to HDMI and music to DAC ? Hi all I have been an longstanding XBMC/Ubuntu user using the system for movies and music, my current setup runs all audio and video out via HDMI directly into my TV, I then run the TV audio out to my stereo amp (no HDMI) ?. So...

Thanks for all the quick replies guys, building a pair looks like it could be allot of fun and very interesting I'm just a bit nervous about what the end result will sound like? I will do a bit of reading on the DIY option and keep my eye on the second-hand gear forum.  Thanks again.

Hi all I have been shopping around for some speakers and from all the stuff I read I thought the Monitor Audio RX6 would be a good fit for my needs and in my price range but when I went to audition them they were pretty disappointing. They sounded very metallic and not very well round, the...