I'm searching for a good sounding DAC for my mediacenter pc that outputs 2.1 channels and where the outputs are balanced.
I do not mind if it is a diy.
It must be supported by Linux (ALSA).
I guess USB is the "natural" interface here, but others will be concidered as well.
I appriciate any suggestions. Thanks!
I do not mind if it is a diy.
It must be supported by Linux (ALSA).
I guess USB is the "natural" interface here, but others will be concidered as well.
I appriciate any suggestions. Thanks!
To be a bit more specific regarding the 2.1 requirement: What I'm looking for is a setup for a 2.1 system. It does not have to be a 2.1 DAC. However, I'm not sure what my choices regarding a 2.1 setup actually are.. Btw, 2+2 setup (2 woofers) is also an alternative.
You may have to DIY, you could mod a normal DAC to have an op-amp based XO to convert 2.0 into 2.1
Thanks, but I'm looking for a Monica diy like USB DAC that has balanced outputs.
How about the "good old" diydac project by Lars Nielsen http://www.diyhifi.dk/DA_A1.pdf and some more documents Index of /.
I built one and am very happy with it, connected to my mediapc by SPDIF. It has balanced outputs, reasonable to build. I think there is a company in DK still selling PCBs.
All you need is a soundcard that is capable of outputting 44.1khz (or whatever you are using) without nasty resampling (lots of USB ones available cheap), and possibly an optical-to-coax converter (you can DIY that too).
/cdl
I built one and am very happy with it, connected to my mediapc by SPDIF. It has balanced outputs, reasonable to build. I think there is a company in DK still selling PCBs.
All you need is a soundcard that is capable of outputting 44.1khz (or whatever you are using) without nasty resampling (lots of USB ones available cheap), and possibly an optical-to-coax converter (you can DIY that too).
/cdl
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