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hi im a bit of a noob with audio but here goes
i wasnt sure how to put the title so sorry if too vague
Ive been reading loads of threads from lots of sites and like this site for its healthy scepticism. Read lots about biwiring etc and dacs. i dont biwire and only have my avr dac. Ok what i would like to know is the best way to get my music to my denon 3802
i have some nice speakers by keswick audio torrinos..from the mid/late 90s made by dean hartley who is now head tech at monitor audio and some diff ones for rest for my 5.1 set up anyways this is not so impt for now, it does fine for movies at present. my concern is for stereo music
im using a pc to play flac files from foobar with the wasapi.dll and an xfi pcei x1 extreme audio card (old audigy chipset though it plays stuff which is 44.1 at 44.1 the onboard soundcard supports 48 only.
I read this is best but does it make a real world diff? as im tight for space on the shuttle sn25p. I would like to know if im right and what is the best way to get the flac data to the avr. Im using optical toslink from the card. If i understand things im not using any pc/soundcard dac and pc electrical noise isnt an issue....am i correct? its just 1 n 0 out. but..
ive been reading about jitter, clocks and dacs etc etc. so i think i have a reasonable dac in the denon ok its a few years old now or maybe you disagree?
would i see any realworld improvement by going for
1. a newer/better sound card? xonar or audiophile
2. would using usb out to a dac then to denon be a better way?
3. would a dedicated good music media player be a better option
should i be bothered about jitter and clocks? i might get a sep amp in the future or newer avr, but for now i only have a denon 3802 so digital inputs are coax n optical only.
i was initially thinking on a xonar dx pcei x1 but i can use pci if i swap pcs around. but i got to thiking is it worth it for digital output. then i saw n read about dedicated music streamers that are about these days, then threads about usb to dacs and usb to usb/spdif converters etc.
if the card was eliminated it would free up space in the small shuttle sn25p old model where the card is right next to the graphics card so not ideal for cooling or i can swap hardware to a diff older shuttle all run win 7
which way would u guys go about it
hope this was all legible
many thanks
i wasnt sure how to put the title so sorry if too vague
Ive been reading loads of threads from lots of sites and like this site for its healthy scepticism. Read lots about biwiring etc and dacs. i dont biwire and only have my avr dac. Ok what i would like to know is the best way to get my music to my denon 3802
i have some nice speakers by keswick audio torrinos..from the mid/late 90s made by dean hartley who is now head tech at monitor audio and some diff ones for rest for my 5.1 set up anyways this is not so impt for now, it does fine for movies at present. my concern is for stereo music
im using a pc to play flac files from foobar with the wasapi.dll and an xfi pcei x1 extreme audio card (old audigy chipset though it plays stuff which is 44.1 at 44.1 the onboard soundcard supports 48 only.
I read this is best but does it make a real world diff? as im tight for space on the shuttle sn25p. I would like to know if im right and what is the best way to get the flac data to the avr. Im using optical toslink from the card. If i understand things im not using any pc/soundcard dac and pc electrical noise isnt an issue....am i correct? its just 1 n 0 out. but..
ive been reading about jitter, clocks and dacs etc etc. so i think i have a reasonable dac in the denon ok its a few years old now or maybe you disagree?
would i see any realworld improvement by going for
1. a newer/better sound card? xonar or audiophile
2. would using usb out to a dac then to denon be a better way?
3. would a dedicated good music media player be a better option
should i be bothered about jitter and clocks? i might get a sep amp in the future or newer avr, but for now i only have a denon 3802 so digital inputs are coax n optical only.
i was initially thinking on a xonar dx pcei x1 but i can use pci if i swap pcs around. but i got to thiking is it worth it for digital output. then i saw n read about dedicated music streamers that are about these days, then threads about usb to dacs and usb to usb/spdif converters etc.
if the card was eliminated it would free up space in the small shuttle sn25p old model where the card is right next to the graphics card so not ideal for cooling or i can swap hardware to a diff older shuttle all run win 7
which way would u guys go about it
hope this was all legible
many thanks