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<blockquote data-quote="BugsBunny" data-source="post: 214648" data-attributes="member: 19983"><p>Digital out ≠digital out! Not only the DA converters matter, the sound card as well.</p><p>I've got an external DA / AD converter that displays the sample frequency of the digital signal. Did some testing with onbloard digital out and soundblasters (Audigy 2) and some pro sound cards (RME, ESI ...)</p><p>The problem with the onboard & consumer cards is, that they resample the digital signal before they put it out on coax or SP/DIF. When listening to an audio CD that got a sample freq. of 44,1kHz my external DA converter always displayed 48kHz using onboard digital out or eg. audigy 2. The pro cards, like the ESI Juli@ I use, always put out the correct sample frequency (CD - 44,1 kHz / DVD - 48 kHz).</p><p>Often the resample process is of poor quality, so if you're an HIFI enthusiast it's probably worth spend a bit on a pro soundcard (~120€).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BugsBunny, post: 214648, member: 19983"] Digital out ≠digital out! Not only the DA converters matter, the sound card as well. I've got an external DA / AD converter that displays the sample frequency of the digital signal. Did some testing with onbloard digital out and soundblasters (Audigy 2) and some pro sound cards (RME, ESI ...) The problem with the onboard & consumer cards is, that they resample the digital signal before they put it out on coax or SP/DIF. When listening to an audio CD that got a sample freq. of 44,1kHz my external DA converter always displayed 48kHz using onboard digital out or eg. audigy 2. The pro cards, like the ESI Juli@ I use, always put out the correct sample frequency (CD - 44,1 kHz / DVD - 48 kHz). Often the resample process is of poor quality, so if you're an HIFI enthusiast it's probably worth spend a bit on a pro soundcard (~120€). [/QUOTE]
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