All the Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 cards have coax digital out through the black port on the back of the PCI card. You need a 1/8" to RCA adapter to convert it to the normal connection for digital coax.
Hope that helps!
Bryan
Hope that helps!
Bryan
Add soundcard with digital out?
I have a PC sourced system as follows:
Windows XP > JRiver Jukebox > Soundblaster Live! 5.1(unmapped)> USB out to Giga Lab Moon NOS DAC > RCAs out to pre-amp.
The Moon DAC will sample up to 48kHz on its USB input, but it will do 96kHz on its coax and optical inputs. The Soundblaster has no digital outs (which is why I got a USB DAC in ther first place).
In order to take advantage of the 96 capability of the Moon DAC, should I replace the Soundblaster card with one that has coax or optical out (like the M Audio Audiophile 2496 or the ASUS Xonar DX)?
BTW, at present I use this system for just internet radio and MP3 downloads from Amazon and WalMart (oy!). So, all I need is 44.1kHz. But, if I can ever get my butt in gear, I have over 200 CDs from which I want to copy selected tracks onto my PC.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Windows XP > JRiver Jukebox > Soundblaster Live! 5.1(unmapped)> USB out to Giga Lab Moon NOS DAC > RCAs out to pre-amp.
The Moon DAC will sample up to 48kHz on its USB input, but it will do 96kHz on its coax and optical inputs. The Soundblaster has no digital outs (which is why I got a USB DAC in ther first place).
In order to take advantage of the 96 capability of the Moon DAC, should I replace the Soundblaster card with one that has coax or optical out (like the M Audio Audiophile 2496 or the ASUS Xonar DX)?
BTW, at present I use this system for just internet radio and MP3 downloads from Amazon and WalMart (oy!). So, all I need is 44.1kHz. But, if I can ever get my butt in gear, I have over 200 CDs from which I want to copy selected tracks onto my PC.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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