I have a Realtek sound card, the kind that comes with every laptop...., the sound that comes out of is not that good, as expected.   I'm not familiar with the whole digital path inside sound cards and optical interfaces in general, how clean is the signal coming out from the mini 3.5mm...

So I'm in the process of converting my CD collection to flac. I've lost so many in the past that I don't want to risk it anymore, and I still buy CD's.   I started using EAC, then dbpoweramp, just to try a different program. I've also used 2 different external DVD drives as well.   So...

Hi, this is my first post here, I've been reading dozens of post but can't really find the answer, but did learn a lot of stuff. :o I have a 5 year old ATH-Pro700 (the fake leather is completely peeled) , and just ordered a Fiio E07K, so I was wondering what is the purpose of pairing it with a...