Question about USB

Motzart
Motzart Posts: 1,075
edited September 2008 in Electronics
Ok the real high end Yamaha has a USB port to plug in your thumb drive with tunes on it.
Why can't someone make a accessory to plug into any receiver to do this??
Shouldn't hafta spend $1500+ to get this feature IMHO.

EX: Yamaha RX-V2700

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Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited September 2008
    Im not aware of any commercial units but it could be done rather cheaply and I think there would likely be a big market for such a device.I have one that will take USB and output on headphones.With a simple mod it could be hooked up to an AUX in on a preamp or reciever.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited September 2008
    Yeah mine has a nice place to plug in a 1/4 stereo patch cord from my Palm TX under AUX. Works great!!
    One of only a coupla models that have this feature.

    Be nice to adapt a USB do dad like you hook into the computer to plug there to use a USB thumb drive.

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    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • John30_30
    John30_30 Posts: 1,024
    edited September 2008
    So why not plug in an external Hard Drive with 400 Gigs of music?*
    I know my DVD player has a USB outlet, but it's only v1.1 USB, which is too slow to be much use.



    *assuming you've got 400 gigs of music.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited September 2008
    John30_30 wrote: »
    So why not plug in an external Hard Drive with 400 Gigs of music?*
    I know my DVD player has a USB outlet, but it's only v1.1 USB, which is too slow to be much use.



    *assuming you've got 400 gigs of music.

    Ahhh that might come into play when adapting!
    Might need a processor inside unit to convert?
    I never thought of that. :rolleyes:

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • Marty913
    Marty913 Posts: 760
    edited September 2008
    Motzart wrote: »
    Ahhh that might come into play when adapting!
    Might need a processor inside unit to convert?
    I never thought of that. :rolleyes:

    I think that's exactly the reason no do-dad exists. I would think it would need a menu system or modification of the existing set-up menu. The price is coming down on receivers with USB input. I played around with the Pioneer 1018 (around $450) a few weeks ago and it has the USB jack and you can plug a USB hard drive into it also. Currently I'm using an external USB to Optical sound card (converter) on a laptop to send music from my PC library to my Outlaw Pre/Pro so there are a few gadgets out there - maybe just not the exact one you need.
    Sony 60'' SXRD 1080p
    Amp = Carver AV-705THX 5-Channel
    Processor = NAD T747
    Panasonic BD35 Blu-Ray
    Main = SDA-1C Studio with RD0s, spikes, XO rebuild, rings, I/C upgrade
    Center=Polk CS10, Surround = Athena Dipoles, Sub= Boston 12HO
    Music/Video Streaming = Netgear NEO550
    TT = Audio Technica
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2008
    The replacement to the Marantz SA-8001 SACD/CDP has a USB input also. I'm curious if it's only for thumb driver or if it could be hooked up to a PC also.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited September 2008
    Motzart wrote: »
    Ahhh that might come into play when adapting!
    Might need a processor inside unit to convert?
    I never thought of that. :rolleyes:

    Ding ding! On the receivers with this built in, the receiver itself does the decoding of the MP3s or whatever music and plays them. If it's not built into the receiver, your doo-dad has to do this same decoding, which will require a processor of some sort, not to mention some interface so you can choose / skip songs (again, this is built into the receiver on models that have USB).
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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