Have a home built XP pc with the above soundcard (integrated) on a Gigabyte main board. I already stream lossless to the lounge via twonky media and a wdtvlive player. I also want to improve the quality of the music when I am working on the computer.
The Mobo has a digital out (coax & toslink) and can be activated in the realtek sound manager software. My question is, does this digital out by-pass all the windows mixer rubbish so i can connect to external DAC, amp and for better SQ or do i have to do something else to avoid windows' interference. If I have to do something else, can anyone enlighten me as I'm old and don't understand much about software / kernel streaming / ASIO ?????????
The Mobo has a digital out (coax & toslink) and can be activated in the realtek sound manager software. My question is, does this digital out by-pass all the windows mixer rubbish so i can connect to external DAC, amp and for better SQ or do i have to do something else to avoid windows' interference. If I have to do something else, can anyone enlighten me as I'm old and don't understand much about software / kernel streaming / ASIO ?????????