RampantAndroid
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Hi all,
Just got my Darkvoice 336SE amp and plugged it into my Zune first, and enjoyed good audio - when nothing was playing, I got silence. Finally plugged it into my X-Fi's audio out on the back of the card...and I get noise. Lots of it - when nothing is playing. I muted everything in Windows, and still got the noise. It just sounds like interference.
First off: is this normal, especially for a tube amp?
Second off: If this is normal, should I just look at a Xonar Essence STX since it seems to be well thought of, or just jump at a USB DAC? Or, would I do well to just use a DAC that uses the SP/DIF output of my X-Fi?
Thanks!
Just got my Darkvoice 336SE amp and plugged it into my Zune first, and enjoyed good audio - when nothing was playing, I got silence. Finally plugged it into my X-Fi's audio out on the back of the card...and I get noise. Lots of it - when nothing is playing. I muted everything in Windows, and still got the noise. It just sounds like interference.
First off: is this normal, especially for a tube amp?
Second off: If this is normal, should I just look at a Xonar Essence STX since it seems to be well thought of, or just jump at a USB DAC? Or, would I do well to just use a DAC that uses the SP/DIF output of my X-Fi?
Thanks!