Thanks Ralf. I always learn something from your posts. And my knowledge of the state of the available hardware is probably as out-of-date as my receiver. I certainly did not know that "usb audio interface" was a standard term for a piece of hardware that is widely available, so i appreciate being told by you, and earlier Len, about it. So we'll see what we can do! :) dan On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 2:44 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 20:23:03 -0700, Dan Hitt wrote: >>My ignorance of the world is really unbounded, did not realize that >>MBs could have spdif > > I doubt that it's easy to get a mobo with an integrated audio > device without S/PDIF out. You need a S/PDIF bracket, but I > suspect you could it simply DIY with a RCA connector, a 75 Ohm cable and > a Dupon connector. > >>A 'USB audio interface'? I have a pair of usb logitech speakers, but >>i'd like to be able to send the samples through good speakers (but >>maybe that's not at all what you mean?). > > Instead of digital I/Os a lot of us still prefer analog I/Os to > connect to speakers. There are many USB pro-sumer and professional audio > interfaces available. Len's point is, that it's better to spend > relatively less money for an USB audio interface and an analog > amplifier, but to spend more money for the speakers, then to buy an > expensive digital consumer receiver. The quality of the amplifier is > important, too, but unlikely such a digital consumer receiver sounds > better, than a much cheaper consumer analog amp. The sound won't be > less good than of an analog consumer amp, but you need to pay much > more money for the receiver, than for the amp. The audio quality might > be better if you connect a television set by it's digital output to the > receiver, simply because the television set's analog outputs are likely > crap, but if you connect with a pro-sumer, let alone a professional USB > audio interface's analog outs, you get excellent audio quality. IOW > in this case digital connections gain you absolutely nothing. > > If you want good sound consider not to spend the money on the wrong part > of the audio chain. An analog connection is not the weak point of an > audio chain from source to speakers. > > Regards, > Ralf > _______________________________________________ > Linux-audio-user mailing list > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
