Fiber optic (toslink) input?

gaspain · 16th November 2006, 07:40 PM

HI, all.

Is there a fiber optic (toslink) DAC available on the cheap? All I want to do is hook up my PC's audigy card to the amp via digial fiber.

I want to add one to a t-amp or to a Hypez UcD amp.

thanks!

dddac · 17th November 2006, 09:55 AM

why not use a USB dac ?? your sound card would be out of the way than.

theAnonymous1 · 17th November 2006, 10:21 AM

Yes, a USB DAC would be the ideal way to go. You wouldn't even need a sound card then.

However, if you plan on using your Audigy card with kxdrivers like I am, I recommend an Entech 203.2 DAC. They are relatively inexpensive and they sound wonderful for the price. I have 4 of them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/MONSTER-CABLE-EN...QQcmdZViewItem

gaspain · 22nd November 2006, 07:03 AM

That Entech is 20 bits?

hmm...my Audigy 2zs is 24 bits. And I use PAX audigy 4 hacked drivers(which sound very good)

I had a Headroom TotalBithead headphone amp that was USB 16bits. I couldnt stand the thing. The difference in the 8 bits was immense.

16th November 2006, 07:40 PM	#1
gaspain diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006	Fiber optic (toslink) input? HI, all. Is there a fiber optic (toslink) DAC available on the cheap? All I want to do is hook up my PC's audigy card to the amp via digial fiber. I want to add one to a t-amp or to a Hypez UcD amp. thanks!

17th November 2006, 09:55 AM	#2
dddac diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Wiesbaden	why not use a USB dac ?? your sound card would be out of the way than. __________________ www.dddac.de Happy listening and building

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17th November 2006, 10:21 AM	#3
theAnonymous1 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Anonymityville	Yes, a USB DAC would be the ideal way to go. You wouldn't even need a sound card then. However, if you plan on using your Audigy card with kxdrivers like I am, I recommend an Entech 203.2 DAC. They are relatively inexpensive and they sound wonderful for the price. I have 4 of them. http://cgi.ebay.com/MONSTER-CABLE-EN...QQcmdZViewItem

22nd November 2006, 07:03 AM	#4
gaspain diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2006	That Entech is 20 bits? hmm...my Audigy 2zs is 24 bits. And I use PAX audigy 4 hacked drivers(which sound very good) I had a Headroom TotalBithead headphone amp that was USB 16bits. I couldnt stand the thing. The difference in the 8 bits was immense.

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