Bump. I ended up purchasing the speakers to test if I can indeed connect them to the VSX-521 and unfortunately I cannot. The only Pre-Outs are for Front Height Speakers or Back Surround as part of a surround setup. Short story there is no possible way for my to pre-out stereo with that AV...

Hi everyone, I plan to purchase a pair of Edifier R2750DB active speakers for my TV setup. At the moment I use a Pioneer VSX-521 with a bunch of passive speakers + sub. Can I still use the VSX-521 with my active speakers? how would I go about connecting them together? I've copied the IO...

Hey! So I'm about purchase an Asgard 3 + AK4490 DAC combo but before I do so I was hoping to garner some opinion around these neck of the woods. So my current set up is: Amp: Magni 2 Uber + Motherboard Texas Instruments RC4580 op-amp (set to minimum) DAC: Motherboard Sound - SupremeFX S1220...

Hey, sorry mate bit confused on how you phrased it. So would you recommend I stay with the Xonar or that the difference between the STX and ZXR is "barely audible"?

Thanks STV, in the big scheme of things are the differences minor? That is, will I be able to notice it with the DT880s (250 ohm).     I have an STX however I'm considering swapping for an ZXR for the SBX audio engine (Dolby Headphone has a bit too much reverb) - only thing is I don't see...

Hi guys,   Can anyone comment on the voltage out put of the Asus Xonar STX vs the Sound Blaster ZXR.   Planning to get the DT880 headphones and I'd like to know which of the two cards are more suited to driving it.   Both cards have an amp however I've heard that the STX outputs...