KEF LS50W DAC

datagov · June 22, 2017 at 9:37 PM

I have Libreelec running on an old Zotac ZBOX Atom pc and would like to connect it to my new KEF LS50 Wireless speakers which have a USB DAC built in. I have plugged in the USB cable but the DAC does not show up in system settings under Audio devices. The speakers also support TosLink but I'm using toslink from my TV and would like to connect the Libre via USB. Any suggestions on how to get Libre to recognize the USB DAC?

**chewitt** · June 24, 2017 at 11:03 AM Official Post

Please run "lsusb | paste" and "dmesg | paste" and share the URL's generated so we can see what chipset is in the DAC or how it identifies with the kernel during boot. Then we can see what's required to support it.

datagov · June 24, 2017 at 9:38 PM

Thank you. I figured it out. Turns out the LS50W DAC presents itself as either TOSLINK or Analog but both are actually the USB with the wrong names. I made the selection and it worked!