[juni0r]

Given a short amount of time and the lack of resources to purchase a better source at the moment, I will soon be needing a method of hooking my computer to my receiver. The receiver only accepts L-R RCA, no digital/optical/etc. by nature of it being extremely old. Should I use the SPDIF RCA out on the front Platinum deck and use a single-to-dual RCA y-cable, or use the 1/8" main speaker out on the PCI card and use a 1/8" stereo to dual RCA y-cable?

 

[soupnazi]

According to your post, you don't have digital inputs on the receiver so you'll have to use the analog outs on your Platinum.

If the Plat outputs are in the form of 1/8" headphone jacks, you'll need this.
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=42%2D2551

If the outputs are rca, a dual rca cable will do.

 

[soupnazi]

double post

 

[juni0r]

Yeah, that was one of my options. Would the front SPDIF on the Platinum sound better though?

 

[soupnazi]

It depends on the quality of the dacs in the receiver or soundcard. If you use Spdif, the receiver's dacs are used and if you use analog, the soundcard's dacs are used. The A2 Plat's dacs are probably better than ones you would find in a cheap receiver.

Didn't you say your receiver doesn't have digital inputs?

If so, you cannot use the front spdif jack on the Plat. You can't use a digital output with an analog input and vice versa. It has to be digital to digital or analog to analog. There's only one option for hookup with that particular receiver. (with the above cable via analog)

 

[juni0r]

The receiver is a JVC RX-709V. It's about 10-15 years old. I think saying it isn't digital was an error on my part, I meant just optical. Or who knows. Well, I think I'll manage with using that connection

Thanks

 

[Mr.Radar]

If there's anything on it that says COAX or SPDIF then it can use the digital signal, but it most likely can't.

 

[soupnazi]

Anytime!

Let us know if you have any problems.