[perdomot]

Which would be the better connection if I wanted to connect a pc with this sound card to a home stereo: Using the optical output or the Wolfson DAC on the 7/8 plug?

 

[AzNwiLD0]

Depends. What is the optical out going to be hooked up to? If the receiver is decent, using the receiver's DAC would be better.

 

[perdomot]

My receiver is a Yamaha HTR-5540 with an optical input. Does that help? Does the Wolfson DAC work through the optical as well as the 7/8 alt plug?

 

[splodinjoe]

No, the DAC converts digital signals to analog ones. If you want to use the the optical out, the soundcard will send a digital signal out of the optical port to the optical input of your receiver. the receiver will take that signal and convert it to an analog signal with its own DAC. The Wolfston DACs only job is to convert digital signals to analog ones to be outputted as line level audio from the 7/8 outputs.

 

[spyder187]

Hey, I would just go ahead and use the digital TOSlink out to your reciever. Don't bother with using the Wolfson DAC on the AV710.

 

[sgrossklass]

I'd say it depends. If the amp is close to the comp, so that you wouldn't need more than 1.5 m or so of cable, then give the Wolfson DAC a try. For longer distances, like 5 m or greater, I'd better use the optical out with decent glass fiber core optical cable.

 

[perdomot]

My receiver is about 2 feet from my PC so that could work. Would I be able to hook up both the TOSlink and the 7/8 alt using the same settings? I followed the guide for setting up the card with foobar and my new Klipsch speakers sound awesome but I would like to be able to use my home stereo without having to change settings.