Multi-Channel Audio using DACs

praedet
praedet Posts: 314
edited March 2009 in Electronics
So if you have multi-channel audio on your computer, what is your best option for a DAC? Do you just use the DACs in each channel of your PreAmp/Receiver?

Is there a high-end multi-channelDAC out there?
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited March 2009
    There are a couple of DACs that have a digital in and out.

    Run the digital coax/optical from your computer to the DAC, then run the Analog outs to your receiver or 2 channel setup AND the digital out to your receiver for HT/Multi-Channel.

    As far as I know, Cambridge's DacMagic, 740C, and 840C have this feature.
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