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    So, uh, my sound card is doomed. How would you replace it?

    So today the D1 came in. First impressions are rather good. First and foremost, the PC feedback noise I'd been putting up with all this time with a sound card is finally gone. Second, using this D1 I've been able to get rid of the RCA to 3.5mm splitter I'd been forced to use between the amp and...
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    So, uh, my sound card is doomed. How would you replace it?

    I suppose I'll be honest. I'm not a fan of Ebay and the like in this instance because I'm not OK with taking a risk on condition in that money range, particularly since I can't judge that myself. For example, I have looked on E-bay and I see a $350 set of old pioneers that have a few dents in...
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    So, uh, my sound card is doomed. How would you replace it?

    OK. With failure of my sound looming more imminent, I jumped on ordering the Audioengine D1. It seems to have all the features I want and the price is just fine. Though it seems I have to clarify that my budget for a receiver wasn't $200. The $200 was for a DAC because it didn't make any sense...
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    So, uh, my sound card is doomed. How would you replace it?

    Very useful input so far, though I need to narrow the field some. I'm told that I should stay with optical input over USB, particularly since my PC has it with the on-board sound anyhow. I'm having difficulty navigating the field because I've never heard of most of the people who make this...
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    So, uh, my sound card is doomed. How would you replace it?

    Hi there! A bit over a year ago I outfitted my PC with an Asus Xonar DX and used it to feed an analog signal to a stereo amp and speakers for music. Now it seems the sound card is in the unsettling ominous rumbling prior to explosion phase. It's a countdown to destruction I don't think I can...
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    So...Who Knows Powered Subs?

    In the effort to consider all options, I suppose I should ask this: If I were to try and get some bigger speakers with lower bass response instead of a sub as suggested...could my little a-100 run them? For those unfamiliar it puts out 40-50 Watts per channel on 8 ohm impedance. Works just fine...
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    So...Who Knows Powered Subs?

    An interesting battery of questions I may not be prepared to actually answer, but here goes. I've never actually ever had a proper sub. Ideally it would go with what I already have. I'd rather not have something that was necessarily only limited to my PC. Although I don't have a proper DAC, I...
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    So...Who Knows Powered Subs?

    Hi there! I presently have a simple 2.1 stereo setup for my PC, which was limited by available space. Now I think I have broken free of space problems and I am looking for more. My setup consists of a pair of Polk Monitor 30 bookshelf speakers connected to an Emotiva a-100 mini-amp. It...
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    OK, so I've come to the conclusion I'm doing it all wrong

    OK, the replacement amp arrives and everything is working. I spent quite a while testing and I think we have arrived at better sound, though the quest is not over. This little system has quite a lot of power, however I have a resonance problem. Having the source of the bass on my desk is...
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    OK, so I've come to the conclusion I'm doing it all wrong

    Despite offering a reply within 48 hours, Emotiva tech support responded mid-morning today a couple hours after their office opened. There wasn't even a discussion on the query. They're shipping me a new amp with a label to repack the current one and send it back at no expense to me. No idea...
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    OK, so I've come to the conclusion I'm doing it all wrong

    As of today the amp and the speakers turned up. I spent quite a while setting it up. However there's a problem. It...doesn't work. Nothing seems to have been damaged in shipping, but the A-100 mini amp isn't working. Even with nothing connected to it, it's little status light is blinking...
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    OK, so I've come to the conclusion I'm doing it all wrong

    If you hadn't mentioned ASIO I never would have known anything about it. It was just some little control panel I didn't understand. Figured it was for some device I didn't have. Doing a little research there's a plugin for windows media player as well, but I went ahead and tested it. It...
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    OK, so I've come to the conclusion I'm doing it all wrong

    Concerning the equipment ordered, I could have probably made some more efficient choices if space were unlimited. Spending an extra 50 bucks on speakers wouldn't have been a big deal except that the options in that price range weren't going to fit and I personally don't know enough about...
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    OK, so I've come to the conclusion I'm doing it all wrong

    Ok folks, I pushed the commit button. Ordered the Emotiva mini-amp and a pair of Polk monitor 30's. It broke the budget but not by much, coming in just shy of $300 since everything had free shipping. The speakers were a challenge as I measured that I only had a space 11-1/4" tall to fit these...
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    OK, so I've come to the conclusion I'm doing it all wrong

    OK, it seems I'm on the right track here. Thanks for the continued input folks. I have learned through a few painful experiences that it never pays to go the cheap road. I am not used to fine audio equipment so honestly I probably wouldn't appreciate a $3000 setup, but if getting the right...
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