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#90835 - 06/30/12 04:18 AM PC Audio to 990 Best Way?
Sniper Gunslinger Registered: 09/19/05 Posts: 41 Loc: Surf City, NC	Hey guys, I have lost touch with the digital world and need some help. I finally have time with no more deployments around the world so I would like to get back into home theater again and eventualy catch up on things. I bought my Outlaw 990 back in 2005 and have not done any firmware updates. I would like to know the best way to hook my new Dell XPS to my 990 for the best sound quality for all my music. Would it be thru the USB on the 990 or via a exteral DAC? Thanks _________________________ "One Shot, One Kill" Semper Fi
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#90836 - 06/30/12 04:01 PM Re: PC Audio to 990 Best Way? [Re: Sniper]
XenonMan Desperado Registered: 04/08/08 Posts: 2676 Loc: Columbus,North Carolina	What audio outputs are available on your XPS? If it has an optical out then I would go with that to get the best sound. The USB in to the 990 is also an excellent way to get the interface and can also be assigned to a channel if you want to watch movies off your PC. Adding another DAC to the stream isn't always going to result in a better signal. _________________________ Music system Model 990/7500/Magnepan 1.6 QRs/Technics SL1200 MK2/Aperion S-12 Subwoofer/OWA3/Sony NS75H DVD APC H15 Power Conditioner TV System Large Advent Loudspeakers/ Polk center/Monoprice surrounds/Panasonic Viera 42 inch/Onkyo HT-RC260/Sony BDP S590/Directv Home Theater System Onkyo PR-SC886/Outlaw 7125 Klipsch RF-82 L/R,RC-62 center, RB-35 SR/SL, BENQ HT1075, Outlaw LFM1-EX/OPPO BDP-83/Directv Harmony ONE Blue Jeans and Monoprice interconnects APC H15 Power Conditioner
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#90840 - 07/01/12 05:25 AM Re: PC Audio to 990 Best Way? [Re: XenonMan]
Sniper Gunslinger Registered: 09/19/05 Posts: 41 Loc: Surf City, NC	yes it does have a mini optical in the headphone output. Is that a better way to go vice an external DAC? _________________________ "One Shot, One Kill" Semper Fi
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#90841 - 07/01/12 09:03 AM Re: PC Audio to 990 Best Way? [Re: Sniper]
XenonMan Desperado Registered: 04/08/08 Posts: 2676 Loc: Columbus,North Carolina	I think you will like the optical input but the USB is also a good bet. You should try them before buying a DAC. _________________________ Music system Model 990/7500/Magnepan 1.6 QRs/Technics SL1200 MK2/Aperion S-12 Subwoofer/OWA3/Sony NS75H DVD APC H15 Power Conditioner TV System Large Advent Loudspeakers/ Polk center/Monoprice surrounds/Panasonic Viera 42 inch/Onkyo HT-RC260/Sony BDP S590/Directv Home Theater System Onkyo PR-SC886/Outlaw 7125 Klipsch RF-82 L/R,RC-62 center, RB-35 SR/SL, BENQ HT1075, Outlaw LFM1-EX/OPPO BDP-83/Directv Harmony ONE Blue Jeans and Monoprice interconnects APC H15 Power Conditioner
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#90843 - 07/01/12 09:57 AM Re: PC Audio to 990 Best Way? [Re: XenonMan]
KOYAAN Desperado Registered: 09/04/05 Posts: 358 Loc: Sanford NC	An external DAC will only help if its of higher quality than the DAC in the 990. The USB connection is stereo only, whereas the optical connection will carry amulti-channel signal. _________________________ HT: 990/770 Oppo BD83SE Pioneer Elite DV-47A Magnavox HDMR513h DVR/DVD-R Sony DVD megachangers-2 Sony CD megachangers-2 Monster power centers-2 Sony 48" rear projection SDTV Roku video player JVC AL-A158 Turntable Polk RT-2000s,CS-650,XS-650s,RT80s LFM-1EX Hsu VTF-1 12" Velodyne Family room: OPPO 970 Sony 32" direct view HDTV Denon 3801 Rolk RMs
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