Okay. So here is the low-low. I just got done building a $2,000 gaming PC in which I turned around and added another thousand in a custom watercooling loop I am build. This is all the Jolly-Rodger and all except I don't know a good sound card if I see one.   For audio I have the Astro Mix...

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Hi guys, Can anybody explain what 'Temp Gain' and 'Output Gain' is and how it works in an audio compressor? I'm using a preset with 5 bands and bands 2, 4, & 5 use 'Temp Gain'. I purchased the Melda MmultiBandDynamics Compressor and am experimenting. It's a wonderful piece of software!  ...

I plan on using a laptop as a source unit running to a amp/DAC combo,if i adjust the audio before it is sent to the amp/dac will it be flat or equalized? Or should i just get a good soundcard (do they make them for laptops?) a run an analog signal to an amp?

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Posted in another forum but might help to post here too.   I've been using my Fiio E17 + L7 as my DAC and my E17 just died a week ago. It's going to China for repair so I'm trying to figure out if there' s a cheap alternative that I can buy to have as a DAC sufficient for my Audioengine...

I updated drivers on my MUSILAND Monitor 01 US 24bit/192khz sound card/DAC and to my suprise Win 7 lets me choose 32 bit playback bit depth? Is this correct? It has to be a trick haha. any help would be appreciated.

I have a lot of cd's that I have put on I tunes and Google music. I also use Pandora and Sirius. Both Pandora and Sirius seem to play the same music. If you listen to Pandora long enough on the same channel it will repeat itself. Sirius plays a lot of stuff day after day. So onto my cd's. I have...

Hello,     I play a fair amount of games, and listen to music secondly, but not a whole lot. I was thinking about just getting an external dac but because I mostly play games I would prefer to keep my soundcard, unless anyone thinks otherwise?   I have a Titanium HD that I sometimes...

In my pc I have an Asus Xonar Essence STX, and I recently bought a macbook pro to use for video editing and stuff, but the audio sounds terrible.    Is there any way to get audio output with the quality of the Xonar Essence STX on my macbook pro?

Hey guys so I decided to test out my Grado SR80's through these speakers because the headphone jack is amped, and when i plug them in I noticed that even with the headphones plugged in there was some sound coming from the speakers. I thought it might be the headphone cable being to thick and...

I've been using foobar2000 for a couple of years now, and something has caught my attention.   I generally play my music shuffled. Sometimes, apparently randomly, within 1 second of the start of a track the volume level seems to change. I think it only decreases. Even if I play the previous...

Pardon me if this is not the correct place to post this question.  If not, I would appreciate direction.  Recently I have been unable to rip CDs in iTunes orWwindows Media Player. Both will play the CD but not rip.  This happens with internal and external DVD/CD drives.   I get a corrupt and...

Let alone 256 and 320. Is it because my current set-up doesn't allow ALAC to be reproduced correctly? I just have an iPod Classic and M-Audio Studiophile Q40's by the way. Would an amp allow me to tell a difference?

This may be a 'dumb' question but I can't seem to find an answer for it, should be quick answers so thanks for the help!   I'm trying to make DAC plans - my PC motherboard has SPDIF built in (optical & coax). Does any sort of 'processing' go on in my motherboard on the data that travels...

I just bought a RX-773 NEWCASTLE SHERWOOD Receiver. Do you know what DAC it uses? 96Khz or 192Khz? 24 or 32 bit? I looked everywhere. I heard that my model is better than the cheaper RX-772 bc its 400W and has high specs. I really am confused and just want a good 2 channel stereo receiver with...

If you can call it a "setup"; heres what I have:   Dell Latitude E6400 Sound Card? (I have no clue, in device manager all it says is Intel High Def Audio HDMI and USB Audio) Am using an Audio Advantage Micro Grado HF-1   Im sure there is quite a bit I can do with regard to...

I'm wondering what the best bang for the buck way to connect my computer to my Hi-Fi system.   Options to explore: USB-DAC High End PCI-E audiocard Studio audio interface Optical into external DAC Looking to spend up to $600 for this.   My Hi-Fi system consists: Wharfedale...

I am trying to figure out the best way or setting connecting my HTPC (Foobar) to an external DAC (w/ ASRC upsampling). Currently, the DAC is connected to onboard S/PDIF via toslink cable. Under Windows 7's audio control panel, the output can be set from 16bit / 44.1hz to 24bit / 192hz. My music...

Hi i just spend some time reading about DACs for MacBooks here in Head-fi and others sites , and still I'm confused if there is some real audible improvement compare to use the integrated  audio jack 3.5mm of my macbook air and if there is a difference, which DAC should i get ( $150 max) ...

Hello,   I like WMP but I often want to multi-task with it, e.g. listening to music, creating playists and ripping a CD all at once, and WMP doesn't handle all that multi-tasking very well.   I want another media player that can do the following: find and display my WAVs allow me to...

Hi,   I'm new here. I just bought a pair of KRK RP5 G2. Did some search and find out I need to get an audio interface in order to take advantage of balanced outputs. Currently I only plan to use them to listening music, not recording.   My initial thought is M-audio 192, but itseems this...

Okay. So here is the low-low. I just got done building a $2,000 gaming PC in which I turned around and added another thousand in a custom watercooling loop I am build. This is all the Jolly-Rodger and all except I don't know a good sound card if I see one.   For audio I have the Astro Mix...

I have a 5.1 speaker system attached to an analog receiver (onkyo tx-nr509, to be specific), that I have it plugged into my asus stx essence soundcard. Now, when I open the xonar audio center, the analog out option only lets me choose between headphones or 2 speakers. So, only my front 2...

Hi all,   E-MU will not release drivers for Lion. Are there any unofficial drivers on another way to get it to work on Lion?   Thanks, mgmz