tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post5004975612250600514..comments2024-03-18T03:10:30.572-07:00Comments on NwAvGuy: Behringer UCA202 ReviewNwAvGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-89943934913145920382012-08-15T14:01:51.428-07:002012-08-15T14:01:51.428-07:00I am also curious about the same product (Lexicon ...I am also curious about the same product (Lexicon Alpha) as the person above. How does it compare to the Behringer UCA202? I see that the Lexicon Alpha has balanced outputs (TRS), so that is the primary reason I am looking into it. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-88583981590567267562012-07-26T15:52:12.701-07:002012-07-26T15:52:12.701-07:00you have to run the Behringer at full volume (and ...you have to run the Behringer at full volume (and control volume earlier in the chain)<br />as is demonstraded here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWj5CUl7rio<br /><br />could this have been your Problem ..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-89559041945907437632012-06-25T17:03:25.021-07:002012-06-25T17:03:25.021-07:00Hi NwAvGuy,
Awesome your work in reviewing amps....Hi NwAvGuy, <br /><br />Awesome your work in reviewing amps. Congratulations!<br /><br />I was looking for a headphone amp, I don't an audiophile just I want to improve my sound from my laptop with a Intel Sound card. In my country the UCA 202 is about 55 USD in a sound store, but in another they offered me the Lexicon Alpha (http://lexiconpro.com/en-US/products/alpha) for about 100 USD. I Andrés Moreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08678614575699642782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-5173482222792737912012-06-11T13:51:31.290-07:002012-06-11T13:51:31.290-07:00Any USB wall charger should work without modificat...Any USB wall charger should work without modification.NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-48305331841635492142012-06-10T07:23:01.979-07:002012-06-10T07:23:01.979-07:00Hi NwAvGuy,
I've arrived here looking for a pi...Hi NwAvGuy,<br />I've arrived here looking for a piece of advice concerning another Behringer's Computer Audio Interfaces family member, the U-PHONO UFO 202 phono preamp, which I've recently purchased. Being impressed about your dedication and thorough analysis, I decided to post my query here hoping to get some guidance.<br />The reason for which I've bought the UFO202 was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-9474413900768573482012-06-09T13:41:27.308-07:002012-06-09T13:41:27.308-07:00I just want to say, you are doing a great service ...I just want to say, you are doing a great service here. Thanks for the work <br />of doing all of this.Jaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-48894697232071539152012-06-02T09:50:41.173-07:002012-06-02T09:50:41.173-07:00Was about to finally get a DacMagic 100 but read o...Was about to finally get a DacMagic 100 but read on a Swedish site that it was impossible to hear the difference between them and the UCA222. Bought a UCA222 today. I'm not an audiophile, but it does wonders to the output from my Bose Companion 20's compared to the integrated sound card on an Asus P8Z68-V LX board. And for $36 (Copenhagen, Denmark) it is a steal! <br /><br />And yes, it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-68854463010369127422012-05-07T20:43:49.409-07:002012-05-07T20:43:49.409-07:00The UCA202 can't convert from analog to digita...The UCA202 can't convert from analog to digital in the way you want. The optical output only works from content played on your PC.NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-46438630445864097972012-05-07T20:12:30.825-07:002012-05-07T20:12:30.825-07:00Just wondering if anyone can help with UCA202. I a...Just wondering if anyone can help with UCA202. I am not getting output from optical output when I use the RCA input. UCA202 works fine with optical output when I use my laptop from USB input. However when I add a dvd player at the RCA input, there is no output from optical output. Thanks in advance.TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11609208246580118551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-59937802158323203512012-03-30T07:58:09.120-07:002012-03-30T07:58:09.120-07:00Thanks for all the kind words. I'm glad you li...Thanks for all the kind words. I'm glad you like the blog. Every once in a while you encounter, or hear about, a circumstance like yours. And usually, if you dig deep enough, there's a good explanation. Sometimes, I hate to say, it's out brain playing tricks on us. Find the Mcgurk Effect link in my <a href="http://nwavguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/subjective-vs-objective-debate.html" rel="NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-15493490095857160762012-03-30T03:31:10.490-07:002012-03-30T03:31:10.490-07:00Hi NwAvGuy,
Just discovered your blogs, and you a...Hi NwAvGuy,<br /><br />Just discovered your blogs, and you absolutely ROCK! As a musician, audiophile, audio engineer, and electrical engineer (too many hats, I know), I appreciate that good sounding audio equipment will measure well in the lab and vice versa. Thanks for contributing so marvelously to the science side of audio gear reviews.<br /><br />A word on the Behringer A500 power amp WayneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288190952326180617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-30238540964440801882012-03-05T18:44:40.296-08:002012-03-05T18:44:40.296-08:00Je déteste iTunes donc je ne peux pas vous aider b...Je déteste iTunes donc je ne peux pas vous aider beaucoup plus suggérant un meilleur logiciel si vous utilisez Windows. Le problème n'est pas l'UCA202 et va probablement se produire avec n'importe quel périphérique audio USB.NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-66062603715522759982012-03-05T12:30:56.443-08:002012-03-05T12:30:56.443-08:00bonjour
j'ai besoin d'un conseil
avec un d...bonjour<br />j'ai besoin d'un conseil<br />avec un dac uca 202, j'ai un souci(sous vista) avec itunes :<br />si je fais le branchement du dac puis le lancement de itunes, ça fonctionne...si je debranche le dac, j'éteins itunes pou repasser sur les HP du pc portable, itunes se met à bugguer : la seule solution que j'ai trouvé pour y remédier est de rebooter le pc<br /><br />NB Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-27191468344001435442012-03-02T14:15:39.234-08:002012-03-02T14:15:39.234-08:00You're welcome. Interestingly the fact Windows...You're welcome. Interestingly the fact Windows doesn't normally output multiple audio streams from a single source makes certain kinds of blind A/B comparisons very difficult. You can't just que up a track and play it on two audio devices at the same time allowing switching back and forth between them in real time. I ended up writing my own software to do that.NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-64663059540729551992012-03-02T13:54:10.017-08:002012-03-02T13:54:10.017-08:00Thanks NwAvGuy,
I didn't realise that only on...Thanks NwAvGuy,<br /><br />I didn't realise that only one audio output was valid. I wrongly assumed that the USB and the other audio were supported at the same time....silly me! (-: <br /><br />Selected the "Behringer USB WDM AUDIO 2.8.40" from the "Manage audio devices" from control panel and it all sprang into life.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to reply and so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-90420650773444783382012-03-02T13:14:35.700-08:002012-03-02T13:14:35.700-08:00Without installing any Windows drivers you should ...Without installing any Windows drivers you should get audio from both the Line Out jacks and headphone jack of the UCA222. If you're not getting any audio I would guess one or more of the following:<br /><br />It's not set as the default audio device in Windows (Control Panel > Sound).<br /><br />Whatever player you're using is configured for a different audio output device (like NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-38046085189747676732012-03-02T12:57:30.223-08:002012-03-02T12:57:30.223-08:00Hi NwAvGuym,
What a great review!
I bought a UC...Hi NwAvGuym,<br /><br />What a great review! <br /><br />I bought a UCA222 so I could get both stereo analog audio and an optical output from my Mac Mini which is running Windows 7 under Bootcamp. I can not get audion out via the USB in a standalone mode i.e. plug the USB in play audio out in this case I am using J River MC and derive analog audio and an optical output.<br /><br />The USB driversAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-44154204347421196352012-01-30T10:45:29.400-08:002012-01-30T10:45:29.400-08:00Thanks a lot NwAvGuy, for the great infos about th...Thanks a lot NwAvGuy, for the great infos about this little UCA202.<br />I bought mine about a year ago, and I'm glad to see that I made the right move.<br /><br />I'd love to see it compared with more "audiophile" gear like HRT Music Streamer 2 (about 5x the price of UCA202), NAD DAC1 (10x the price of UCA202) and Arcam rDAC (about 20x the price of UCA202) to see if the added Jeromenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-11652048061910409102012-01-26T16:11:18.866-08:002012-01-26T16:11:18.866-08:00NwAvGuy - thank you for your sensible & ration...NwAvGuy - thank you for your sensible & rational approach to sound reproduction - very helpful to me. I am on a very tight budget right now - and for my very first DAC I bought the UCA202. The price was right & I feed my receiver from the line out. I play lossless files (Foobar2K) and stream radio from my budget laptop AND IT SOUNDS GREAT! If the headphone output isn't critical, and Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655425191060649762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-10440060664186282762012-01-23T18:43:21.993-08:002012-01-23T18:43:21.993-08:00@Anon, I would look at the FiiO E10 if $80 isn'...@Anon, I would look at the FiiO E10 if $80 isn't too much (see my E10 review). Otherwise you may want to consider the Creative X-Fi Go Pro for lower impedance headphones (under 100 ohms) or the Asus Xonar U3 for headphones 100 ohms and higher. All three have vastly better headphone outputs than the UCA202.NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-2842854086856545122012-01-23T09:02:16.851-08:002012-01-23T09:02:16.851-08:00Hi!
I love the non-bs tests you´re doing and if I...Hi!<br /><br />I love the non-bs tests you´re doing and if I may, I wish you'd gave a little more "how-does-it-sound-reflecting-comments". I'm currently searching for a very cheap USB DAC for my causal listening source, ie laptop with streaming from NAS or Spotify. I'm a hard rock fan and I'm not looking for a precision instrument dessecting the music. I must have a DAC Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-76392662684297312702012-01-21T11:28:01.814-08:002012-01-21T11:28:01.814-08:00@Ben, first of all, did you read the information a...@Ben, first of all, did you read the information at the two links above? Even with a flat impedance curve you're likely to see higher distortion and potentially inferior damping. The UCA202 is also woefully short on output power for any planars I know of so they're not even an option in this case.<br /><br />As for the mythical "IEC 120 ohm" headphones, do you have an example ofNwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-14284887449004240392012-01-21T11:23:01.651-08:002012-01-21T11:23:01.651-08:00But... A flat impedance curve would mean the outp...But... A flat impedance curve would mean the output impedance doesn't really matter (i.e. planar magnetic headphones). Also, what if you're using IEC 120 ohm equalized headphones?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223549287714511979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-37023538732789249122012-01-19T10:10:34.676-08:002012-01-19T10:10:34.676-08:00Alright, fair enough. I do notice that doesn't...Alright, fair enough. I do notice that doesn't have as high a voltage swing as I'd like for my hd600s, but I don't notice any distortion.<br />I'm eager to see how you're ODA & DAC fares.eisenhowerhttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6890046273025265768.post-77817668910371810412012-01-18T18:22:59.290-08:002012-01-18T18:22:59.290-08:00The 0404's headphone output is, if I remember ...The 0404's headphone output is, if I remember correctly, at least 22 ohms. That means it's only suitable for headphones over about 180 ohms. And for many of those (like the popular HD600/650) it doesn't have enough clean output voltage. It's not just the 0404. Most all pro audio interfaces I've tested have really cheap headphone outputs. They're just designed for casual NwAvGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00309644608738074125noreply@blogger.com