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System Name | Nexus PC |
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Processor | Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3, 3600 MHz |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-H97-HD3 |
Cooling | Thermalright Macho V2 |
Memory | 24GB DDR3, 1400MHZ CL8 |
Video Card(s) | Sapphire Radeon R9 290 |
Storage | Samsung EVO 960 250gb, EVO 850 250gb, Vertex 3 128gb. 2 TB of Rotational. |
Display(s) | 1xAsus MX299, 2x Asus MX239, Oculus Rift CV1 |
Case | Sunflower Tower |
Audio Device(s) | C-Media CMI8738/C3DX |
Power Supply | Corsair TX850 |
Mouse | Cyborg R.A.T. 7 |
Software | Win7 64Bit Ultimate |
I think i already know what i need, but thanks youre trying to reprogram me thereYou don't need comparative charts. You only need to know the fact that multichannel over spdif is compressed, even if the original source is not.
And, while it may be fine for you, many people can clearly hear the difference, especially with good speakers and amps. It's blatantly obvious on both my PC setup, and my home theater setup. Spdif is the inferior connection in terms of sound quality vs my Forte's analog outs with uncompressed or higher bitrate (like Dolby Digital Plus) over multichannel sources. No difference for 2.0 or standard DD/DTS.
Just for reference, my test setups:
PC - X-Fi Forte > Onkyo TX-SR606 (busted HDMI, otherwise I'd use it, and just use the Forte for cans) > Polk TSi 200 fronts, Polk RM6750 surround set for center/side/rear/sub.
HT - GTX580 > Onkyo HT-RC270 (currently in shop due to lightning strike ) > Polk Tsi 300 fronts, Tsi CS10 center, Tsi 200 rear, Infinity PS28 sub (this need upgraded badly).
Didnt worked tho, i still would love some actual charts... everyone can throw statements in the air, whether its you, or me
Have you tested that with rightmark audio analyzer? do you still have the screens of the benches? And how does it differ? just in muddyness, or is there indeed much added range, and juicyness to the sound?
"Better sound quality" seems such a vague phrase
My Setup looks like this:
PC - SB850 > Yamaha RX-V357 > 5xYamaha NX E-130 (Center,Rear,Front)+ 2x MBquart QL C104 (in paralell with the left and right front out), SW-P130
(much too strong,despite it not even havin 100W.... on 50% its deeptone is so loud, it will drown out any other sound. I use it on 10% of the max)