Is this a good audio setup for my computer ?

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Originally Posted by CyberTheo /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sure, the AudioTrak seems quite tweakable; it can be fun. If you don't care for game and movie sound, you may want to consider a pair of real music speakers. You own it to yourself to find a local Infinity dealer and get them to demo one of these pairs for $200-300. Hooking up to an inexpensive T-Amp, you will get a sonic surprise. Infinity P162 Infinity 150

By T-amp do you mean a home theatre amp ???
I have a very nice Denon sitting in my closet...Probaly 10yrs old, no HDMI so it had to go...That and the cooling fan is going out making all kinds of racket.

I also have some very nice Polk Audio bookshelf speakers...6 or 7 years old but they were some of the more expensive bookshelf speakers Polk offered at the time...Kinda big to be sitting on my desk...Well they are really big to be sitting on my desk...I guess I really do not want that type setup.

I guess it is set in stone now...I really appreciate you guys input.

I guess I was hoping for Computer Audio (Computer as Source Components)

Thanks again for the feeback and suggestions.

 

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By T-amp do you mean a home theatre amp ???

T-amp is short for a class T amp, a technology patented by a company called Tripath. Class T is similar in function to traditional class D digital so it's very efficient but offers quality that is closer to class AB, SQ factor is high.

The only down side is the Tripath chips are bit limited in terms of output. About 10-14 watts depending on the impedance load, not good if your trying to fill a large room but not a problem for nearfeild listening with fairly efficient speakers.

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It just seems for the money I cannot go wrong with the Audiotrak Prodigy HD2...I dont give a damn about gaming or watching movies on my computer...Just want to move on from the Creative, Klipsch, Logitech world of audio for my computer.

If you don't care about multichannel sound then I would suggest looking at DACs over soundcards. DACs are designed exclusively for music playback where as soundcards are designed to various audio tasks, for strictly two channel playback quality your money will go further with a DAC (generally speaking).

 

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Sonic Impact Technologies

 

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And the schooling continues.

The Sonic PCI sound card/T amp seems like a good option for running efficent bookshelf speakers...35watts RMS should work great for desktop applications...Which is exactly what I am looking at.

And the price is right...Time to do some googling.

What are DAC options ??? I googled around and not much to look at...My search skills are not that great.

Any DAC's that dont fall into the 1k plus price range ??? Really dont want to spend more than about 200 if possible.

Really do not want to spend a bunch of money.

Hench the AudioEngine 5 speakers paired with the AudioTrak Prodigy HD2.

But since I do already own a nice pair of Polk Audio speakers that are just collecting dust looking at DAC/Tamp solutions sounds like it would provide me with better sound versus the AE/AT setup I am looking at.

Thanks for the replys...I like options and learning stuff aint a bad thing either.

Thanks again !!!!!!

 

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The Sonic PCI sound card/T amp seems like a good option for running efficent bookshelf speakers...35watts RMS should work great for desktop applications...Which is exactly what I am looking at.

Since they all use the same chip T-amps top out at around 8 watts into 8ohms which is most speakers, and 12 watts into 4ohms. The only exception that I know of is an amp by by Winsome Labs that uses two chips in a bridged configuration but its around $300-$400.

Having said that 8 watts can still go a long way, you'll just want to make sure the speakers are fairly efficient, around 86dba or higher. I would probably opt for something like the Trends Audio or Firestone Big Joe over the plastic cheapie Sonic Impact.

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Any DAC's that dont fall into the 1k plus price range ??? Really dont want to spend more than about 200 if possible.

Check this thread out. The Firestone Fubar II would be a good place to start, King Rex also makes a nice T-amp with a built in USB DAC you might want to check out.

 

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I have Audioengine 5 with Ibasso D1 from my PC's USB and I think it's a great set-up. I don't know much about Samson's speakers but Audioengine are great for mp3's!!! And Ibasso D1 has both USB and Digital inputs depends on your taste. I was looking for the Chainteck card and thanks a lot for the info.