Hi,
I am posting in this forum since my question is not really about the DAC but rather about the AMP. Hope that's ok.
I have a 20-year-old Technics Stereo Integrated Amplifer SU-Z200 that I pulled up from the basement together with a couple of floorspeakers just as old. I hooked them up and was amazed at how well they sounded compared to my Euronics/Shoppingmall Sony Microsystem.
I am not an audiophile so I don't really know what to look for but to me they sound pretty good.
Only catch is that I have hooked them up to my computer's soundcard via headphone-out split into RCA connectors for the IN on the amplifier, like so:
So from what I understand both Windows7 is messing with my sound and then the headphone jack is not very appropriate either for music. I play lossless music from the computer to the amplifier by the way. Mostly classical single instrument, or opera, but of course also a fair share of avantgarde jazz.
From what I understand I should hook up a DAC and take the signal from the computer via USB instead into the DAC. But since my AMP and speakers are so old, I wonder if it is worth it?
Is it possible for anyone who has not heard my setup to advise whether it is useless or not to invest in e.g. a Dacmagic from Cambridge Audio? I don't have that much money to throw around so I prefer not to buy things that are of little use to me.
I don't really know much about hi-fi so all help will be greatly welcome.
Thanks!
Pierre
I am posting in this forum since my question is not really about the DAC but rather about the AMP. Hope that's ok.
I have a 20-year-old Technics Stereo Integrated Amplifer SU-Z200 that I pulled up from the basement together with a couple of floorspeakers just as old. I hooked them up and was amazed at how well they sounded compared to my Euronics/Shoppingmall Sony Microsystem.
I am not an audiophile so I don't really know what to look for but to me they sound pretty good.
Only catch is that I have hooked them up to my computer's soundcard via headphone-out split into RCA connectors for the IN on the amplifier, like so:
So from what I understand both Windows7 is messing with my sound and then the headphone jack is not very appropriate either for music. I play lossless music from the computer to the amplifier by the way. Mostly classical single instrument, or opera, but of course also a fair share of avantgarde jazz.
From what I understand I should hook up a DAC and take the signal from the computer via USB instead into the DAC. But since my AMP and speakers are so old, I wonder if it is worth it?
Is it possible for anyone who has not heard my setup to advise whether it is useless or not to invest in e.g. a Dacmagic from Cambridge Audio? I don't have that much money to throw around so I prefer not to buy things that are of little use to me.
I don't really know much about hi-fi so all help will be greatly welcome.
Thanks!
Pierre