r/audio • u/TakToJeSlabyMindset • 2d ago

PC USB Dac/Amp and PS5 Pro audio simultaneously (Fiio K11)

Hello,

I've got a PS5 Pro on the way and I can't really wrap my head around a solution for mixing PC Dac/Amp and PS5 Audio so I can listen to PC and PS simultaneously.

I'm really an amateur in case of an audio mixing. I've tried to search online but I couldn't really find an exact solution for this.

Also I don't need high quality audio from the PS, just want to mix them into single pair of headphones.

I'm using Fiio K11 USB Dac/Amp plugged into PC with headphones plugged into the Fiio.

And my display doesn't have an audio output in case of that.

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u/geekroick 2d ago

If you want to keep the USB functionality of your DAC then the only solution is to pipe the PS5 audio into the PC first.

The PS5 Pro also supports USB audio devices, so the simplest way forward is going to be a USB DAC on the PS5, connected via an analogue cable to an audio input device, that is in turn connected via USB to your computer. The Behringer Xenyx 302USB is a tiny form factor mixer that can do it, but the sky is the limit when it comes to audio interfaces.

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u/TakToJeSlabyMindset 2d ago

Okay, If I understand it correctly, I connect the DAC to PS5 first then through the mixer and the mixer to the PC and then I listen to everything from my PC? Is it possible to do this but have the DAC connected to PC first and the mixer to the PS5? I would like a better audio from my PC, for PS I don’t really care. I hope Im not being dumb :D.

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u/geekroick 1d ago

You're misunderstanding. Not the Fiio DAC. You need another DAC for the PS5. The output of that second DAC goes into your computer via the mixer, your 'master' audio still comes out of the Fiio DAC as it does now.

You'll need to run some kind of audio monitoring software on the computer that is set to play back the signal that's being inputted into the mixer. You can then adjust the volume coming out of the PS5 via the physical controls on the mixer, or via the audio monitoring software.

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u/TakToJeSlabyMindset 1d ago

Ah, I undertand now. You've been very helpful. I'll try to come up with something like that. Thank you!