Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.shuttle (More info?)
Hi all
I'm using my Shuttle in the living room, as a Home Theatre PC (gives the
best picture to my projector, via DVI - blows RGB out the water), using it
mainly for DVD playback.
Anyway, bearing that in mind, I currently connect to my Amp via the SPDIF on
the front (why this wasn't put on the back I'll never know, but there you
are!).
Now I don't really care whether the on board sound can do any processing, or
whether it can playback in a bunch of different formats, all I really want
is the SPDIF to output whatever is playing on the DVD without any
interference, to let the £800 amp worry about formats and the like.
So, finally, the question is whether the SPDIF out from a better soundcard
(either a Audigy 2 or equivalent) would be any better than the SPDIF out on
the SN41G.
I get a little confused when all these soundcards boast about decoding DD EX
or DTS-ES or 5.1 and 7.1. I don't need the card to do any of that, I just
need it to output a pure digital signal to the amp so it can work that magic
instead, no doubt far better. The question is whether a 'better' soundcard
would do it any better (would the bass be deeper, or the treble purer
etc. ), or is the onboard sound perfectly capable of just sending the signal
on?
Cheers for listening, and any advice you can offer.
Paul
Hi all
I'm using my Shuttle in the living room, as a Home Theatre PC (gives the
best picture to my projector, via DVI - blows RGB out the water), using it
mainly for DVD playback.
Anyway, bearing that in mind, I currently connect to my Amp via the SPDIF on
the front (why this wasn't put on the back I'll never know, but there you
are!).
Now I don't really care whether the on board sound can do any processing, or
whether it can playback in a bunch of different formats, all I really want
is the SPDIF to output whatever is playing on the DVD without any
interference, to let the £800 amp worry about formats and the like.
So, finally, the question is whether the SPDIF out from a better soundcard
(either a Audigy 2 or equivalent) would be any better than the SPDIF out on
the SN41G.
I get a little confused when all these soundcards boast about decoding DD EX
or DTS-ES or 5.1 and 7.1. I don't need the card to do any of that, I just
need it to output a pure digital signal to the amp so it can work that magic
instead, no doubt far better. The question is whether a 'better' soundcard
would do it any better (would the bass be deeper, or the treble purer
etc. ), or is the onboard sound perfectly capable of just sending the signal
on?
Cheers for listening, and any advice you can offer.
Paul