Posts by zachary80

Most interesting beers in the last week:   Hoppin Frog - Doris. Amazing, enourmous american imperial stout, pick it up without hesitation Goose Island - Lolita. Huge let down for me. Overly thin, raspberries were weak, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by ROBSCIX  You would have to check the specifications on the cards features.  If your receiver does do the decoding as not all HDMI based receivers decode audio, then you could...

My motherboard is pretty basic, only analog audio out.   Here is another question: How well do the ATI Radeon cards pass audio over HDMI? If my receiver is decoding the signal anyway then a soundcard might be redundant

Quote: Originally Posted by daigo  Ah, I've seen the coffee sediment in some bottles while in the store.  I just make sure I pick up a bottle that doesn't have anything in the bottom, though I don't really...

I've had probably 4 months of Hulu+ total, but do not have it now.   Hulu+ has never been worth the monthly fee for me. The shows I like have gradually been decreasingly available on hulu, and often they are on the non-plus...

Quote: Originally Posted by daigo    I like Founders Porter more than Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald as it has the nice medium roasted malt flavors that bring on semi sweet chocolate and medium roast...

Quote: Originally Posted by daigo  I like the Beer Geek Brunch Weasel more for sweeter fruitier roasted coffee flavor, as I found the regular Breakfast coffee flavor a bit over roasted and astringently...

Quote: Originally Posted by PurpleAngel  The Asus Xonar DG ($30, PCI, Dolby Digital) does come with S/PDIF digital optical output, I'm not sure if the DG could power the Senn HD580 (300-Ohm), but I'm assuming...

Quote: Originally Posted by ROBSCIX  For budget priced unit check the entry level Xonars, they should have the features you are looking for.  The cheapest one, is the Xonar DS..IIRC and it has DTS-C encoder so...

I've been out of the loop for a while and am looking for help upgrading at least my desktop HTPC sound card. Right now I'm thinking a soundcard with solid optical out would be most beneficial to my setup. I'd like it to be able to...