Optical vs digi coax

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

There's even cheap soundcards that have optical out.
You can't transfer computer surround sound via any type of spdif output, tho.

It will transfer DTS/DOLBY DIGITAL out if you're watching a DVD or a video file with AC3 audio if you have everything set-up correctly, but any sound generated by the pc itself will only be transferred as 2-channel stereo PCM stream.

AKA, DVD's and AC3 (rare) video downloads in surround sound: yes

anything else (games, surround sound wma's): nope, still need the 5/6/7/9 channel analog outputs from your sound card to transfer this, b/c no sound cards have realtime AC3/Dolby digital/DTS encoding, and it'll just send stereo out

i am runnin a carputer...

i intend on purchasin that h701 or h700. the processor will be mounted in the trunk. only wires running all the way to front will be controller wire and optic or rca cable from carputer. but my huge concern is any interfierance in the signal while having a great sound.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

that'll work nice for that

optical out bypasses the computer's volume, too

don't know if that's a good or a bad thing for you

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

that'll work nice for that
optical out bypasses the computer's volume, too

don't know if that's a good or a bad thing for you

thats good for me IMHO, so i dont have worry about volume level for distortion on the computer

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

also, when no song is being played, there's 0 data crossing the cable, so the receiver basically switches to 'off' which drastically improves background noise during silence, but cheap converters make an audible 'click' or 'pop' when data is switched on/off

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

also, when no song is being played, there's 0 data crossing the cable, so the receiver basically switches to 'off' which drastically improves background noise during silence, but cheap converters make an audible 'click' or 'pop' when data is switched on/off

any suggestions for a good optic cable?...and a good cheap sound card?

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

lots of newer motherboards have some sort of digital out onboard already, ESPECIALLY mini-towers

are you sure you're even gonna need one?

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

lots of newer motherboards have some sort of digital out onboard already
are you sure you're even gonna need one?

im runnin an epia VIA m10000 i ont see any optic...atleast i dont think so

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

bummer, THREE video outs, but no SP/DIF

you could get a hollywood@home 7.1

any soundcard will do, the digital output totally bypasses the card

it's basically a direct output, so don't waste a ton of money getting something great

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

bummer, THREE video outs, but no SP/DIF
you could get a hollywood@home 7.1

any soundcard will do, the digital output totally bypasses the card

it's basically a direct output, so don't waste a ton of money getting something great

coolz, iam goin to do a little search //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

i've seen ones that can do 48khz PCM for under $30

and they're ALL capable of AC-3 output, which is basically 96khz compressed, you'll just need a reciever that can decode Ac-3 (DTS/ DD capable) and that's only if you plan on watching dvd's

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

the optic cables on KNu...do they make a differance between the KHX & EKs?

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

more expensive cables just have stronger insulation to keep them from bending too far, and snapping

in a car, your biggest problem's going to be finding a route to install it where it wont get pinched, but once it's in, there's gonna be 0 chance of overstressing it, since it will never move

i'd buy the cheaper one, cause it'll be thinner, and easier to install it

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

more expensive cables just have stronger insulation to keep them from bending too far, and snapping
in a car, your biggest problem's going to be finding a route to install it where it wont get pinched, but once it's in, there's gonna be 0 chance of overstressing it, since it will never move

my intentions are to run straight down from dash all the way under carpets to trunk...loomed with tehflex clean cut secured to floor every 6"

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

should be a non-issue, then

i use the cheap cables, and have never had one go bad yet, and they're just strewn all willy-nilly behind my entertainment center

my roomates even used to trip over them last year

single-stranded glass is some robust stuff

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

what about digital coaxableS? can they just plug into an amp?