Scratching head again . . . just ordered a new computer HP P6-2029. An unusually pleasant experience considering the amount of redies I parted with. Buying computers is hard work for me, I know in my way what I want, but putting it over to a sales assistant who knows little more than me apart from the blurb written on the sales ticket . . . I was lucky, I got a clued up salesman.
Anyway, I will be taking my downloads untampered with by the computer straight to the DAC. At present this is via a USB cable to the HRT DAC, and from there to the amplifier 'line in' via phono lead.
The computer has an 'optical output' . . . will this be any advantage, in to an appropriate DAC? or is this optical output using the computers on board DAC? I'm getting confused . . . any one point me in the right direction. . . . I did not buy the computer because of this optical output, it was something we noticed later.
CJSF
Anyway, I will be taking my downloads untampered with by the computer straight to the DAC. At present this is via a USB cable to the HRT DAC, and from there to the amplifier 'line in' via phono lead.
The computer has an 'optical output' . . . will this be any advantage, in to an appropriate DAC? or is this optical output using the computers on board DAC? I'm getting confused . . . any one point me in the right direction. . . . I did not buy the computer because of this optical output, it was something we noticed later.
CJSF