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MB digital out vs Soundcard digital out: Is Sound Quality the Same?
Probably a stupid question. My old soundcard [M-Audio Delta 2496] still works with Win7, but all I use it for is to send spdif coax signal to my Benchmark DAC. Motherboard [Asus M5A97 Evo] has integrated sound with toslink out. Is the quality of the output signal identical via either MB or soundcard to Benchmark DAC?
Does using the soundcard coax out bypass all card circuitry or does the card provide essential conversion that may be superior to what the MB does? The answer may be obvious . . . or not . Help appreciated.
Last edited by rontokyo; 08 Feb 2016 at 17:24. Reason: Remove confusion re: Optical vs. Coax