M-AUDIO Transit High Resolution Mobile Audio Upgrade

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000CDHP5
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #17,019 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Small enough to fit in your pocket, the M-Audio Transit High Resolution Mobile Audio Interface brings hi-resolution 24-bit/96 kHz recording and playback to any USB-compatible computer. Digital I/O lets you transfer pristine audio between your computer and other devices such as MiniDisc and DAT. The digital output can deliver AC-3 and DTS from your computer to an external decoder, such as a surround receiver. And the USB bus-powered design allows you to play and record virtually anywhere your laptop can go.

Transit's 0.125-inch stereo analog/optical digital input and TOS link optical digital output allow for a variety of convenient functions including recording from stereo mics and transferring pristine audio between the computer and other digital devices such as MiniDisc and DAT. The digital output also provides AC3 and DTS pass through from the computer to an external decoder such as a surround receiver. A 0.125-inch stereo output accommodates line levels for a stereo receiver or powered monitors, as well as stereo headphones for users on the go.

What's in the Box
Transit audio interface, USB cable, TOS link to 3.5-millimeter optical plug adapter, and drivers for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS9/OSX.

Product Description
Small enough to fit in your pocket, the M-Audio Transit brings hi-resolution 24-bit / 96kHz recording and playback to any USB-compatible computer. TOSlink Optical Digital Output Includes 3.5mm Male to TOSlink Female Adapter PC Compatibility - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP; Pentium III 500 MHz, 128MB RAM Mac Compatibility - OS 9.1+, OS 10.1+, G3 or G4 w/ native USB, 128MB RAM Dimensions - 0.9H x 2.2W x 3.6D

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Doesn't work as advertised (for Mac users), August 18, 2005

By	Charles (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Review relevant noly to Macintosh users:

1. Sound output from Transit cuts out frequently, unpredictably, and often irrecoverably. Imagine listening to music and then using the keyboard to adjust the volume and suddenly having the audio disappear. Imagine listening to iTunes and then deciding to switch to a streaming audio program through your browser or through RealPlayer and having no sound in the new application. This happens frequently with the Transit. And about half the time it cannot be corrected by plugging and unplugging the Transit: you have to log out and in or restart. Lovely.

2. Other USB audio I/O devices such as the Griffin iMic simply work without drivers on a Macintosh. The Transit is not visible to the system without its drivers installed, so you're stuck with whatever M-Audio wants to provide. This is probably necessary to provide digital output and some device configuration, but it's a real problem if the drivers are inadequate (as they are).

3. The M-Audio site lists the current driver (1.6.1) as compatible with the current operating system (10.4.2). This isn't true at all. The current driver is dysfunctional with the current operating system.

4. My iMic and my Logitech USB headphones are working fine on my computer, so there's nothing wrong with the hardware.

5. M-audio has yet to respond to my e-mail requesting help, and they don't provide a toll free number for tech support.

Avoid this paperweight and get something that works as advertised. They've had months to come up with a driver that works with the current operating system and have failed. Unfortunately they haven't bothered to be honest about that and are still selling these as Mac compatible (and as compatible with the current Mac OS).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mac Mini users beware, August 19, 2005

By	Pip (UK) - See all my reviews

I've tried everything to get this waste of space running. It's being sent back today. It seems that the driver for 10.4.2 is not usable. You can try using the native Mac drivers by following these instructions, but they didn't work for me:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040514125451790

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific sound but not for novices, February 11, 2005

By	Jake W. (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

It's small, requires no power cord, has no buttons, and has a 104dB s/n ratio and almost no harmonic distortion -- yes! The moment I installed this on my Dell Latitude D600, I could hear a marked improvement in bass clarity and overall imaging.

Now the drawbacks: The software is not so hot. You cannot adjust its output and there is no equalizer. Plus I had a huge driver issue and tech support had no idea how to solve it. I had to do three hours of serious technical detective work (Windows driver version numbers, service packs, system files, etc.) to fix it. (Turn out it was an issue was with XP's USB drivers... surprise!)

Furthermore, it cannot monitor its own line-in. Thus you cannot use the line-in jack to, say, play another audio source through your speakers.

Still, the simplicity of the device and its sound quality won me over. Recommended.