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<blockquote data-quote="powermarcel10" data-source="post: 823306" data-attributes="member: 108759"><p>Hi Mike,</p><p></p><p>let me ask you a couple of questions before I can give you some advice..</p><p></p><p>What's your situation at this moment.. </p><p></p><p>-Are you using an external amplifier and if you are, how did you connect it to your HTPC</p><p>-What kind of speakers are you using (kind of speakers, stereo, 5.1, etc..)</p><p>-What is you budget?</p><p></p><p>Let me say this: If you have an external amplifier with Spdif (coaxial or optical audio-in) than you don't need an new soundcard.. Just use the spdif on you motherboard.. (and when your motherboard doesn't have one, buy yourself the cheapest soundcard there is with spdif) A lot of people are buying an expensive soundcard, while they connect it to an digital ampliefier.. That is really stuppid to do.. The emplifier is doing all the work.. (decoding and stuff) so the sondqualluty is exactly the same.. </p><p></p><p>An expensive soundcard is only for people that are using pc speakers (like me, a Logitsch Z-5500) ,a headphone, and connect it with the 3,5mm jack plug or people with a anolog amplifier. </p><p></p><p>In all other cases: Don't buy a expensive card..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="powermarcel10, post: 823306, member: 108759"] Hi Mike, let me ask you a couple of questions before I can give you some advice.. What's your situation at this moment.. -Are you using an external amplifier and if you are, how did you connect it to your HTPC -What kind of speakers are you using (kind of speakers, stereo, 5.1, etc..) -What is you budget? Let me say this: If you have an external amplifier with Spdif (coaxial or optical audio-in) than you don't need an new soundcard.. Just use the spdif on you motherboard.. (and when your motherboard doesn't have one, buy yourself the cheapest soundcard there is with spdif) A lot of people are buying an expensive soundcard, while they connect it to an digital ampliefier.. That is really stuppid to do.. The emplifier is doing all the work.. (decoding and stuff) so the sondqualluty is exactly the same.. An expensive soundcard is only for people that are using pc speakers (like me, a Logitsch Z-5500) ,a headphone, and connect it with the 3,5mm jack plug or people with a anolog amplifier. In all other cases: Don't buy a expensive card.. [/QUOTE]
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