This may be a yet another one of those novice questions, but I have not been able to find a straightforward answer in my research. Long story short, I used to use the coaxial/optical S/PDIF out of an Asus Xonar Essence STX card, until adding a second video card made this an impossibility.
I have the following motherboard: Asus p8z68 Deluxe, which has an "Absolute Pitch 192kHz/24-bit True BD Lossless Sound" audio feature and has a coaxial and optical S/PDIF out ports at the back of the panel.
I've read some very conflicting material regarding on-board audio, and sadly many of them are outdated, and I do not believe reflect the nature of today's high end motherboards. As I am awaiting the construction of an amplifier to go along with my Vioelectric V800 DAC which I intend to connect to my PC, I am left wondering if I should be scrambling for a better sound card that can be connected to my computer via USB? Keep in mind that V800's USB connection does not allow for 24 bit 192 kHz input and because I do intend to watch some DVD/Blu-Rays on my computer, this is not the most ideal path for me to take.
In summary, I am wondering if my onboard sound card is good/sufficient enough to output digital signal to the my DAC?
Edited by Jh8cw - 10/21/11 at 9:02pm
