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Please provid guidance on PC Sound Configuration

I have bitten-off on a new PC that is purposely a Photography-first machine, but I've tried to configure it in a way that will support at least a glimpse of HTPC capability.

Specs:
Intel i7-920 Quad Core Processor (2.66 GHz)
8GB RAM
1 TB HD
Creative Sound Blaster Titanium Sound Card (24-bit, 96kHz output to 7.1)
1 GB ATI Radeon HD 4650 Video Card (DVI, HDMI, VGA)

Please give me some guidance on how to best set this up. Anyone with specific soundcard experience would be tremendously helpful.

Thanks,

Mark
mwilliford

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johnss
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I would suggest you opt for the LynxStudio audio card ; PCI or PCIe. It has all the pro and consumer digital outputs on it, and will also convert D to A itself. for a DAC, Look at the berkeley audio DAC or the new Bryston.

Both will do Redbook CD as well as high res. tracks you may download in the future.

When you rip your CDs stick with WAV, dont use any CODECs. Even Flac can cause issues with some decoders.

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