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schapman

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Since I'm kinda wanting to buy a new soundcard right now, I was wondering if you guys could help me decide what the best choice is for me to have processing my audio.

I have:
Abit nf7-s mother board with an optical out I'm using right now (Soundstorm) that goes to my Kenwood VR-506 receiver to handle the decoding.

I'm wondering if the analog outs of the M-audio rev 7.1 or audigy2 zs would do a better job of processing my audio?


btw.. the manual with the specs for that receiver is here:
ftp://docs.kenwoodusa.com/manuals/O...6-2001-KUSA.pdf
 
You'll probably have better results putting your money into better speakers. What speakers are you using right now?
 
the speakers are fine :) I've already dumped about 1400cdn on those. I'm just looking to upgrade the processing of the audio
 
The Sounstorm solution is elegant and simple; but with a reciever that has clean amps and nice speakers attached, either of the souncards mentioned would be an improvement, provided the source is higher quality than standard CD Audio. Now, for games, the Audigy is of course preferred; but if you want good music, go Revo. Either will work for games, really, read some reviews to make a decision there.
 
thats the choice.. games or music :)

have any of you ever used one of those optical -> coax converters before btw? I was wondering about quality loss
 
schapman said:
thats the choice.. games or music :)

have any of you ever used one of those optical -> coax converters before btw? I was wondering about quality loss
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Well considering the signal would still be in digital form I doubt you would notice an audible difference in sound quality after the conversion.
 
the responses I've had from the guys on head-fi so far lead me to think that converting will probably be ok. I'm not a hardcore audiophile, but I don't want huge noticeable quality drop. Of course.. being head-fi, they had to link me to http://www.monarchyaudio.com/DIP.htm
 
GodsMadClown said:
Ever heard of jitter?
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I really don't think jitter would be relevant here. Even in high-end audio setups jitter is not always noticeable. I don't think jitter would be a problem with a $250 Kenwood receiver and an Nforce 2 motherboards encoded digital output. Head-fi is a great resource but you don't need a Monarchy DIP for your Nforce's digital output, I promise!
 
aww.. but its so sexy.. and another box to put on the shelf. Damn I'm a consumer whore :p
 
schapman said:
aww.. but its so sexy.. and another box to put on the shelf. Damn I'm a consumer whore :p
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Totally. :) If you are really worried about losing any quality just try the converter and see if you can notice a difference. I'm guessing you won't, especially in games.
 
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