xant14
17th May, 2010, 10:15 AM
Can you get proper digital sound, 5.1 from USB?
I know a few products claim to be able to, but can the USB part actually carry the 5.1 out? or is it a stereo signal converted to a 5.1 effect?
One product I have looked at is this... M-AUDIO - Transit - Hi-Resolution Mobile Audio Interface (http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Transit.html)
I am a natural sceptic.
it is for a small media centre pc with no digital sound output, apart from HDMI. And my Amp a Sony 1200ES will only pass thru the HDMI signal without splitting it in the Amp to sound and video.
I know a few products claim to be able to, but can the USB part actually carry the 5.1 out? or is it a stereo signal converted to a 5.1 effect?
One product I have looked at is this... M-AUDIO - Transit - Hi-Resolution Mobile Audio Interface (http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Transit.html)
I am a natural sceptic.
it is for a small media centre pc with no digital sound output, apart from HDMI. And my Amp a Sony 1200ES will only pass thru the HDMI signal without splitting it in the Amp to sound and video.