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Cheapest exterbal soundcard I can get, strictly for using the coax spdif out?
Hi Schonen, no, old laptop, no HDMI. Fact is that this old but sweet Acer Aspite 5520 is perfect for this use, no need for anything fancy to run foobar. I converted all my CD collection to flac many years ago and all my vinyl is 24/96 or higher, and it is all on a big fat external HD, so all...- wardww
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Cheapest exterbal soundcard I can get, strictly for using the coax spdif out?
Can you recommend something ROBSCIX ?- wardww
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Cheapest exterbal soundcard I can get, strictly for using the coax spdif out?
Thanks trog but I need coax out, not optical. My AK4396 DAC only supports coax in. I'm not actually looking for a DAC and I have a decent unit already, just something to let me play all my flac library out of a laptop, through my DAc and into my Marantz amp. Cheers- wardww
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Cheapest exterbal soundcard I can get, strictly for using the coax spdif out?
I'm using a cheap but very sweet coaxial Finished 2496 (AK4396) CS8416 DAC http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Finished-2496-AK4396-CS8416-DAC-With-Transformer-case-/110767440205?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160 connected to a high quality Asus mobo, and now I want to use it with a laptop that does not...- wardww
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Cheapest exterbal soundcard I can get, strictly for using the coax spdif out?
I'm using a cheap but very sweet coaxial Finished 2496 (AK4396) CS8416 DAC http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Finished-2496-AK4396-CS8416-DAC-With-Transformer-case-/110767440205?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160 connected to a high quality Asus mobo, and now I want to use it with a laptop that does not...- wardww
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