PC sound card vs AV amp

**anthony james** · February 15th 04, 05:41 PM posted to uk.rec.audio

If I take the optical out from a PC sound card to an AV amp that does
the DAC work is there any point in having anything other than the most
basic sound card or on-board sound in the PC?

**Ian Molton** · February 15th 04, 05:45 PM posted to uk.rec.audio

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:41:13 +0000
Anthony James wrote:

If I take the optical out from a PC sound card to an AV amp that does
the DAC work is there any point in having anything other than the most
basic sound card or on-board sound in the PC?

Use the cheapest you can get. itll be fine

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**Laurence Payne** · February 15th 04, 08:15 PM posted to uk.rec.audio

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 17:41:13 +0000, Anthony James
wrote:

If I take the optical out from a PC sound card to an AV amp that does
the DAC work is there any point in having anything other than the most
basic sound card or on-board sound in the PC?

As long as it does the digital optical conversion adequately, it
would seem not. If you're using the system purely for media playback.