Tooleater
New Head-Fier
Hello,
I'm just starting out in my journey to improve my audio setup. Please go easy on me if I've made silly choices in terms of equipment / approach!
I have recently purchased an upgraded Audio gd Sparrow to drive my AKG 702's. I have connected it to the SPDIF port on my MoBo (Asus TUF GAMING X570 PLUS).
In the Windows 10 Advanced sound properties, I'm unable to set above 24 bit 96 KHz but I understand both the MoBo and the Sparrow can support 24 bit 192 Khz (no sound is played when I use the windows Test button at that sample rate).
I have done the following to troubleshoot:
It will play at 24 bit 192 Khz using the Sparrow's USB interface but I was hoping to use TosLink for it's benefits (no chance of EMI, RFI or ground related issues).
Does anyone have any ideas please? Is it possibly the Forrest TosLink cable - do i need to go for a glass one as opposed to polymer?
Thanks in advance
Al
I'm just starting out in my journey to improve my audio setup. Please go easy on me if I've made silly choices in terms of equipment / approach!
I have recently purchased an upgraded Audio gd Sparrow to drive my AKG 702's. I have connected it to the SPDIF port on my MoBo (Asus TUF GAMING X570 PLUS).
In the Windows 10 Advanced sound properties, I'm unable to set above 24 bit 96 KHz but I understand both the MoBo and the Sparrow can support 24 bit 192 Khz (no sound is played when I use the windows Test button at that sample rate).
I have done the following to troubleshoot:
- Upgraded to a "fairly decent" TosLink cable (Audioquest Forest 1.5m)
- Upgrade to the latest BIOS (ASUS-2407)
- Ensured the latest RealTek audio drivers have been installed
It will play at 24 bit 192 Khz using the Sparrow's USB interface but I was hoping to use TosLink for it's benefits (no chance of EMI, RFI or ground related issues).
Does anyone have any ideas please? Is it possibly the Forrest TosLink cable - do i need to go for a glass one as opposed to polymer?
Thanks in advance
Al
