I was wondering about the pros and cons of a dac vs an audio interface.  Lets say your goal is to simply bypass onboard audio built into the motherboard; which option would give you better sound quality considering both units fall in the same price range?  ...

They have good reviews I was actually thinking about getting those myself but I ended up getting bookshelf speakers which I have no clue how to connect to my pc....   There are a lot of options on the market. Check all of these out:  ...

You guys I am so lost and confused right I'm about to cry.... :( I cancelled all of my orders and I am where I began with new polk 40's sitting right next to me serving as decorative ornaments.   Thanks for a detailed explanation obobskivich and headfi, but my audio knowledge is so...

Quote: I am a bit confused about that statement. Are you saying that 10-20W amp would be more than enough to power the polks?   Just to let you all know I'm upgrading from cheap dell speakers that came with the desktop, so the polks will be a foot or two away from me.  As far as music...

Hey thank you all for your responses I'm probably going to go with one of those tripath amps from ebay.   All I need now is a dac.... I was thinking about buying one of those Fiio dac/headphone amp units. How are they?

Thank you all for your replies and thanks trog for providing images.   I'm still a bit confused about the amp though. Could someone please tell me the minimum specs of an amplifier that the Polks have to have?   Also based on the replies could I just get the topping tp30 and use that...

Quote: 1. Mainly for PC audio, possibly some use in the living room if I understand your question 2. 2 channel only, just a pair of speakers   Thanks    

Hello,   I apologize in advance for such a basic question but all the articles I've read go into sooo much detail that I simply get lost.   Could someone please explain to me how to pair speakers with an amplifier?  From what I understand the wattage range of the speakers has to match...

Also, could I use an audio interface as a dac/amp to power the speakers or is that something completely different?

Good day to all!   I'm new to these boards just registered yesterday. I am clueless when it comes to audio equipment and I'd appreciate all the help I can get. :)   I have a set of Polk Audio Monitor40's sitting in my room right now...

I could be wrong but from what I read you do not want to max out any volume controls including those that are managed by your operating system.  You could try by setting your windows 7 volume to 80%-90% and then increase your other sources of volume control to your preferred liking.   My...