Hook Your Computer to Your Stereo
June 13th 2009 03:47
I have been experimenting with hooking my PC to my stereo reciever. Why not, right? It makes sense: all my music is now digitial and it should be played on the best equipment, no? Computer speakers don't really cut it.
I had originally hooked the output of my USB audio recording interface (M-Audio MoiblePRE) to the RCA inputs in the reciever. Good, but not great. I had a lot of background hum that was bothersome. Not sure why, bu a quick google led me to believe it had to due with the cables picking up ambiant noise/signals.
My next step was to by a soundcard with an optical audio output. Hook this SPDIF to the receiver and voila! clean sound.
So if have been toying with the idea, let me suggest this approach. I did it all for under 15 bucks from ebay. I got a 7 dollar used Rocketfish soundcard and a few bucks for a 3 ft optical cable.
And sounds great! The days of the tower of components are over! Go digital and make it sound good.
I had originally hooked the output of my USB audio recording interface (M-Audio MoiblePRE) to the RCA inputs in the reciever. Good, but not great. I had a lot of background hum that was bothersome. Not sure why, bu a quick google led me to believe it had to due with the cables picking up ambiant noise/signals.
My next step was to by a soundcard with an optical audio output. Hook this SPDIF to the receiver and voila! clean sound.
So if have been toying with the idea, let me suggest this approach. I did it all for under 15 bucks from ebay. I got a 7 dollar used Rocketfish soundcard and a few bucks for a 3 ft optical cable.
And sounds great! The days of the tower of components are over! Go digital and make it sound good.
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