I'm not so sure about number one. It seems that USB is all the rage these days, so I would suggest reading up on that a little more or, better yet, it's a cheap experiment to try both and see which works best.
Tweaking My Setup
Greetings,
Currently running the following PC Audio setup:
Windows XP/iTunes (Apple Lossless)/Monster Cable Coaxial/Cambridge Audio DacMagic/Generic RCA-RCA Cable/Nait 5i-2 integrated amp.
(1) Preferrable to use coaxial or optical input w/ the DacMagic, rather than the USB?
(2) Any sonic advantage between coaxial and optical?
(3) If I continue to use coaxial or optical, should I disable Kmixer? If so, I could use some clear instructions.
Thanks in advance.
Currently running the following PC Audio setup:
Windows XP/iTunes (Apple Lossless)/Monster Cable Coaxial/Cambridge Audio DacMagic/Generic RCA-RCA Cable/Nait 5i-2 integrated amp.
(1) Preferrable to use coaxial or optical input w/ the DacMagic, rather than the USB?
(2) Any sonic advantage between coaxial and optical?
(3) If I continue to use coaxial or optical, should I disable Kmixer? If so, I could use some clear instructions.
Thanks in advance.