[piper78]

So I'm just about ready to order a Darkvoice 336i on EBay to amp my AKG 701's that I just recently acquired, and I noticed the input jack is an RCA jack

Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...m=170059869979


I'm not very techno-savvy here so my question is, what cable will I need to connect to my computer?

My plan was to use them both at work and at home. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[piper78]

bump!

 

[denisavu]

Computers with built-in sound provisions generally have a mini-plug. You can buy a mini-to-RCA adapter cable to connect your computer to the 336i.

 

[piper78]

That sounds easy enough, a mini to RCA cable, got it! Thanks a bunch!

 

[DennyL]

Quote:

Originally Posted by denisavu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Computers with built-in sound provisions generally have a mini-plug. You can buy a mini-to-RCA adapter cable to connect your computer to the 336i.

This will work and produce sound, but you will be using the computer's built in sound subsystem. These are usually very poor. To achieve sound worthy of your 336i and K701s you need a DAC with a USB input, such as the Headroom Micro DAC, the April Music Stello DA100, or the Benchmark DAC1 with USB, or even something like the E-MU 0404.

If your computer has a FireWire interface you could use that with something like the Apogee Mini-DAC.

All these options mean spending money, but it doesn't make sense to buy the DarkVoice and the top-of-the-range AKGs and use them with a regular computer sound output.

 

[piper78]

I was wondering if I needed a DAC at first, (I'm using a Mac G5 tower at home and at work}, however, I was told on another forum that the DAC coming out of a Mac is very good so I could do without.