Hello, I have a general question about DACs' line-out connections. Is a mini plug different from RCA outs? This is for connecting to powered speakers that accepts 2V RCAs. I hope this is a simply yes/no question, or does it depends on circuit designs (things I don't understand) ? Thank you.

Simple question but I've heard different answers. I'm wondering if I want to pass signals through S/PDIF to an external DAC, is there a difference between using the onboard card v.s. a dedicated sound card? What about when re-sampling is required? Thank you.

Hi guys, Last week I purchased an Xonar DX card along with a set of KRK RP5 G2s. I like the sound a lot. But one thing that bothers me is the lack of headphone jacks with the setup. I've been reading up on the STX card. I'm wondering if anyone have had both cards to compare? Is the...

Hi all, I just purchased a Xonar DX sound card and a set of M-Audio AV-40 speakers. They sound a lot better than my previous RealTek AC888 and Logitech Z2300 btw Question, the AV-40 accepts TRS input and I'm wondering if the DX card's output is balanced? Would I get better sound using TRS...

Hi my computer recently fried and I'm in the process of building a new one. One thing I'm not sure of is the sound card, I thought why bother ask elsewhere I'm looking for something decent that will work well with my Z2300 speakers and ATH-ES7 headphones, it'll be mostly for music and some...