Pro-Ject Phono Box S A/D

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Yeah I went through that last night but it still doesn't output from the phono stage over spdif, but I can get digital audio from the mac to play through it.
Spoken to the retailer this morning and they'll take it back, so for the record folks it's not an option for the Phantom.  Damn.

I'd have thought an USB power supply like the AQVOX would be the thing here. Connecting a computer will enumerate (or initialize) the USB chip and route the digital signal via USB. With 5V Vbus only the digital signal may be routed to SPDIF.  If you cut the D+ and D- leads of a cheap USB cable you'll get only the 5V from the PC and you can test
Just a thought... I have not tried.