[LAU] surround sound with stereo usb DACs?

[Bearcat M. Şandor]

> Have you thought of buying a decent pci sound card? A PCI solution
> would mostly likely be better in almost every way.
> You can choose a level of price quality, and > 8 channel out is easy
> to find. My echo 3g does that fine, with no arseing around and i would
> suspect superior sound quality, if not put and DAC you like on the
> ADAT out... ;)
>
> Loki
I have actually.  I'm thinking that i could get *fantastic* quality out of a 
RME MADI and that multichannel converter they have. However, the inputs and 64 
channels ^o.0^ is overkill.

If i get a good pci card and are therefore doing the D/A conversion in the box 
how much do i need to worry about electrical isolation and noise and all that?

Frankly i think we audiophiles can be full of it.  I have a ultra quiet system 
(scythe brand fans) and even using the on board sound, putting my ear right 
against the tweeter  (a micro-thin cylinder tweeter) and turning up the amp 
and  sound mixer to max  i can't hear a *thing*. No fan noise, no hum. 
Nothing.

Thanks folks.


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