Hi Yage,   Firstly, thank you for responding.   I'm posting a link to the newegg website where there is an image of the back panel. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882117402   Now, I connected a standard RCA cable from my receiver (which has a monaural output...

I just bought a Pioneer SW-8 receiver from Newegg to go with my STR-DE697, after asking Pioneer's tech support and Sony's tech support if they would be compatible. I was told by both that it would, but I see that the STR has a monaural out and the SW-8 has 2-channel input. Now, what do I need to...

Quote:   Thank you for taking the time to respond to my questions. So, if I understand you correctly, if I use an optical cable, I can do without a sound card (assuming receiver quality> sound card quality). Is that correct?

I've been noticing that my current setup (laptop and JVC HA-NC100s) are not quite up to snuff and aren't very satisfying when I want to listen to music. While I do not have hundreds of dollars to throw away on headphones at the moment, I do have some questions that, hopefully, someone more...

I typed a post, and I could have sworn I clicked submit. Yet, I don't see it. Now either I didn't click submit, or the posts go into moderation and I don't know about it, or there is a bug. Can someone tell me which one of those it is?   Thank you TheDoormat