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<blockquote data-quote="6pack" data-source="post: 1010015" data-attributes="member: 1119"><p>Seeing the general increase in people interested in wanting to know what a DAC (Digital-Analog Converter) is I have started this thread for more discussion from our inhouse audio experts.</p><p></p><p>Even I am a noob when it comes to audio and its related terminology. So sorry for any mistakes from my side. </p><p></p><p><strong>What is DAC</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></p><p></p><p>Why use a DAC when the audio devices already have their own inbuilt dac?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Source: <a href="http://www.audionotekits.com/DACsExplained1.html" target="_blank">Audio Note Kits - What is a DAC and how can my hi-fi benefit from having one?</a></p><p></p><p>Now that we know what a DAC is and why it is important if you want to hear good sound, lets get started with the discussions. </p><p></p><p>First, since I'm a complete noob in these matters, I would like to know how do I use for example a usb DAC correctly. What I know is that I will be using the usb output from computer to power the DAC. Where do I take the output from the comp to the DAC? </p><p></p><p>Let's take for ex. the NuForce uDAC on this <a href="http://www.nuforce.com/hp/products/iconudac/index.php" target="_blank">page</a>.</p><p></p><p>I believe a DAC is used as an alternative soundcard for the comp?</p><p></p><p>If so, how can I be sure that anything I hear from a cd does not go thru any transformation before it reaches this device? As I see there is no direct connection from the cd digital out to this device. If I have not connected the cd digital out to mainboard [strike](there is no such provision on my mobo for now)[/strike]*, will I get double converted audio? Then will it mean that the sound I hear will be less good than if the DAC was connected directly to the cd player?</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Gray">* Edit: Oops! There is a spdif connection on the mobo, but there is no spdif output jack.</span></p><p></p><p>Another question is: I want the output of a DAC to come from computer speakers. Do the computer speakers we get have their own cheapo DAC's? </p><p></p><p>If yes then if a discrete DAC such as this is used, won't its good output be destroyed by the speakers DAC before being played on the speakers?</p><p></p><p>So then if that's the case what's the point in buying a discrete DAC?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6pack, post: 1010015, member: 1119"] Seeing the general increase in people interested in wanting to know what a DAC (Digital-Analog Converter) is I have started this thread for more discussion from our inhouse audio experts. Even I am a noob when it comes to audio and its related terminology. So sorry for any mistakes from my side. [B]What is DAC[/B] Source: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converter"]Wikipedia[/URL] Why use a DAC when the audio devices already have their own inbuilt dac? Source: [url=http://www.audionotekits.com/DACsExplained1.html]Audio Note Kits - What is a DAC and how can my hi-fi benefit from having one?[/url] Now that we know what a DAC is and why it is important if you want to hear good sound, lets get started with the discussions. First, since I'm a complete noob in these matters, I would like to know how do I use for example a usb DAC correctly. What I know is that I will be using the usb output from computer to power the DAC. Where do I take the output from the comp to the DAC? Let's take for ex. the NuForce uDAC on this [URL="http://www.nuforce.com/hp/products/iconudac/index.php"]page[/URL]. I believe a DAC is used as an alternative soundcard for the comp? If so, how can I be sure that anything I hear from a cd does not go thru any transformation before it reaches this device? As I see there is no direct connection from the cd digital out to this device. If I have not connected the cd digital out to mainboard [strike](there is no such provision on my mobo for now)[/strike]*, will I get double converted audio? Then will it mean that the sound I hear will be less good than if the DAC was connected directly to the cd player? [COLOR="Gray"]* Edit: Oops! There is a spdif connection on the mobo, but there is no spdif output jack.[/COLOR] Another question is: I want the output of a DAC to come from computer speakers. Do the computer speakers we get have their own cheapo DAC's? If yes then if a discrete DAC such as this is used, won't its good output be destroyed by the speakers DAC before being played on the speakers? So then if that's the case what's the point in buying a discrete DAC? [/QUOTE]
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