erozsolt
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Hi,
I just finished DIY modding my IBM Thinkpad T40 to be capable of fanless music playing, and using external USB hard drive it is finally a no-moving-part-totally-silent notebook, and I would like to ask you about todays computer DAC solutions.
a.) use USB > SPDIF > DAC
b.) use USB-DAC (like AQVOX DAC)
c.) buy a VIA EPIA board and with a decent PCI card (EMU-1212) (optionally mod the PSU) for DAC purpose
d.) buy a VIA EPIA board with a cheap PCI card (AV-710) for SPDIF out purpose > DAC
Which of the above solutions provide the best value for money? I am collecting money for a Stax 4040 setup (after I heard a 3030, I do not want to go dynamic), and I would not want to spend more than 500 EUR for a DAC.
Is there any good quality USB-DAC avaible or it is not a popular solution yet? I mean native USB-DAC, not a SPDIF DAC with a USB-SPDIF converter built in. If you advice using this board, could it produce better results than EPIA + AV-710.
I just finished DIY modding my IBM Thinkpad T40 to be capable of fanless music playing, and using external USB hard drive it is finally a no-moving-part-totally-silent notebook, and I would like to ask you about todays computer DAC solutions.
a.) use USB > SPDIF > DAC
b.) use USB-DAC (like AQVOX DAC)
c.) buy a VIA EPIA board and with a decent PCI card (EMU-1212) (optionally mod the PSU) for DAC purpose
d.) buy a VIA EPIA board with a cheap PCI card (AV-710) for SPDIF out purpose > DAC
Which of the above solutions provide the best value for money? I am collecting money for a Stax 4040 setup (after I heard a 3030, I do not want to go dynamic), and I would not want to spend more than 500 EUR for a DAC.
Is there any good quality USB-DAC avaible or it is not a popular solution yet? I mean native USB-DAC, not a SPDIF DAC with a USB-SPDIF converter built in. If you advice using this board, could it produce better results than EPIA + AV-710.