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Message: [QUOTE="Shamiso, post: 92766, member: 160"] The Lewitt LW6 can take an interface headphone feed through LW TX and send it wirelessly over RealSound without using Bluetooth. This is the setup most studio users will probably want because the audio interface keeps doing the jobs it already does, while LW TX simply replaces the headphone cable. It also leaves your microphone inputs, direct-monitor controls, and existing cue routing exactly where you expect them. The [B][URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/threads/lewitt-has-introduced-lw6-wireless-studio-headphones.78135/']LW6 RealSound studio headphones[/URL][/B] give you several ways into the system, and they are easy to mix up at first. LW TX accepts USB-C audio directly from a computer, but it also has a 3.5 mm analog input for an existing interface, mixer, headphone amp, or other source. The headphones themselves can also run over USB-C or a normal 3.5 mm cable when you do not need wireless operation. For a normal recording setup, keep your interface connected to the computer exactly as before. Take the headphone output or another suitable stereo monitor feed from the interface into the analog input on LW TX, power the transmitter over USB-C, then switch on the headphones. Your DAW still talks to the interface, your interface still handles conversion and monitoring, and RealSound handles the final hop to your ears. [HEADING=2]The analog route keeps your interface in charge[/HEADING] Using the analog input is the least disruptive way to add LW6 to an established studio. You do not have to change the DAW output device, rebuild monitor routing, or give up the interface mixer you already use for cue mixes. Set a sensible level from the interface, then use the LW6 volume control for listening comfort. LW TX shows when an analog signal is present and can flag an input that is clipping, so there is no benefit in hammering the interface headphone output. A clean, healthy feed is enough. If the transmitter receives both USB audio and a cable on its analog input, the analog connection takes priority, which can explain a silent computer feed when everything appears connected correctly. This route also makes troubleshooting pleasantly boring. Plug wired headphones into the same interface feed first and confirm the cue mix is correct. If the wired feed works but LW6 does not, the problem sits after the interface rather than somewhere inside the DAW. The previously published [URL='https://goldmidi.com/community/threads/lewitt-lw6-latency-for-recording-explained.78173/']LW6 latency guide[/URL] is useful once the signal is flowing and you want to separate RealSound delay from the rest of the monitoring chain. [HEADING=2]USB-C can make LW TX the output device[/HEADING] Connecting LW TX straight to a computer over USB-C changes the routing. The computer sees LEWITT LW TX as a USB audio output, so you select it in the operating system or DAW and send playback directly to the transmitter. LEWITT specifies USB Audio Class 2.0 operation with 44.1, 48, and 96 kHz sample rates at 24-bit. This can be tidy for editing, mixing, laptop work, or any setup where you do not need another interface to handle microphones and instruments. It is less convenient when a separate interface is already the centre of the session because the DAW may need one device for input and another for output. Some software and operating systems handle split devices neatly, while others make the arrangement more annoying than it deserves to be. A [B][URL='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021003418']hardware-measured comparison of audio latency[/URL][/B] found that low-latency playback depends on the host API, hardware, and settings rather than USB alone. The practical point for LW6 is simple. Swapping the DAW output to LW TX does not automatically guarantee a faster complete monitoring path than feeding the transmitter from a well-configured interface. [HEADING=2]Direct connections are useful when wireless is unnecessary[/HEADING] LW6 does not force you through the transmitter. Plug USB-C straight into the headphones for digital audio and charging, or use the 3.5 mm input for an ordinary wired connection. Both options are useful when the battery is low, when you are travelling, or when you want to remove the wireless link while diagnosing a routing problem. For tracking through an interface, the analog LW TX route is usually the cleanest place to start because it leaves the studio signal flow alone. Keep the interface as the DAW device, feed its monitor output into LW TX, and confirm the transmitter is receiving a clean signal before touching anything else. Once that works, changing to USB operation becomes a deliberate routing choice instead of another unknown in the chain. [/QUOTE]

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