fatnjuicy 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2006 i own an old aego 2.1 and im planning to get a USB Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External DAC/ADC. i viewed the creative website and the 9-pin Speaker DIN is required (correct me if im wrong please) between DACtoSpeaker. does this mean i have to upgrade my aego to another set with this "9-pin Speaker DIN Cable" thing? if there is a way to convert the plugs, is there a loss in quality? are there any other solutions to this problem not involving the upgrade of my speakers? ok. about the USB interface. ive read in forums that the USB interface screws with the sound quality in a way. can anyone explain this to me? true of false. thanks a lot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xErTiNi 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 True, the usb 1 i heard it b4... i can say it sux... i rather use the on board sound board... really its true... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pegasus21 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Maybe you need an external DAC with op-amp rolling capability. Those that taps into USB. Using USB for audio transfer shouldn't screw your quality since it's digital. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonhanjk 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 True, the usb 1 i heard it b4... i can say it sux... i rather use the on board sound board... really its true... A good onboard sound have a Creative or other branded chip in it. So far I prefer EMU0404 to onboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluemoon39 0 Report post Posted October 1, 2006 Check out tis Link ...was given by scanfiend regarding fubar which uses USB ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viix 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2006 i own an old aego 2.1 and im planning to get a USB Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit External DAC/ADC. i viewed the creative website and the 9-pin Speaker DIN is required (correct me if im wrong please) between DACtoSpeaker. does this mean i have to upgrade my aego to another set with this "9-pin Speaker DIN Cable" thing? if there is a way to convert the plugs, is there a loss in quality? are there any other solutions to this problem not involving the upgrade of my speakers? ok. about the USB interface. ive read in forums that the USB interface screws with the sound quality in a way. can anyone explain this to me? true of false. thanks a lot You are better off running the aego2.1 off the onboard sound than an external Soundcard. Any external din conversion won't be sound any better than off the onboard. and usb interface CAN ONLY sound better only through a whole new dac amp and speaker combo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
