On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 02:35:46 +0530, Joshua N Pritikin wrote: > > You can get monitors that accept SPDIF, but your choice will be limited. > > If you get decent active monitors that take balanced analogue you wont > > have any noise problems. > > Sorry for being a complete newbie, but "active" monitors? What > does "active" mean in this context? Active means that the amplifiers are in the monitor chasis, so you run a line level balanced signal to a socket on the back and from then on the signal paths are all short. - Steve