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I was thinking about getting into the high resolution audio fray using my PC. I was doing some research and found that it's recommended to buy some sort of USB DAC unit that supports high res audio. These range from less than 50 bucks to hundreds... I'm kind of not sure where to begin.Can someone explain to me why I need a fancy external DAC, if most modern PCs are equipped with integrated audio chips adhering to the Intel High Definition Audio standard which supports sample rates of up to 192 kHz and 32 bit depth?
If I plug decent headphones into my PC's headphone jack (which is a current generation Mac Mini) and play 24/96 FLAC files using VLC, should I be able to hear an improvement over standard 16/44? If not, why not, and why is an external DAC better?
Also, I have an Onkyo TX-8255 audio receiver (it's completely analog). Would I hear an improvement if I ran the signal from my PC's headphone jack through the receiver? (it doesn't have a line out). Sorry if these are stupid questions.
Edits: 09/26/23
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Topic - High resolution audio on a PC questions - LiamEvans210 00:36:59 02/21/23 (58)
- J.River Mac Version Sonic Comparison - MRMB 12:10:09 05/04/23 (0)
- RE: IMD - LtMandella 22:13:04 02/22/23 (0)
- Poke around here - G Squared 17:42:25 02/22/23 (0)
- RE: Spend your money slowly! - Whell 06:30:30 02/22/23 (0)
- High resolution does not matter - Jon L 15:27:16 02/21/23 (49)
- While I don't disagree overall... - E-Stat 14:49:27 02/23/23 (44)
- Why the same file ? - AbeCollins 11:01:17 02/26/23 (1)
- Good question - E-Stat 11:06:47 02/26/23 (0)
- RE: While I don't disagree overall... - tketcham 05:36:00 02/25/23 (39)
- RE: While I don't disagree overall... - E-Stat 06:43:58 02/25/23 (38)
- RE: While I don't disagree overall... - AbeCollins 10:11:37 02/25/23 (37)
- Here are details - E-Stat 10:17:01 02/25/23 (36)
- I beg to differ... - tketcham 08:24:36 02/26/23 (5)
- Ok - E-Stat 08:48:34 02/26/23 (4)
- RE: Here are details - AbeCollins 10:29:48 02/25/23 (29)
- Answers - E-Stat 10:45:41 02/25/23 (28)
- Not really answered - AbeCollins 15:55:09 02/25/23 (27)
- Sure it was - two posts ago! - E-Stat 06:17:03 02/26/23 (26)
- RE: Sure it was - two posts ago! - AbeCollins 11:14:09 02/26/23 (25)
- Wide dynamic range - E-Stat 11:49:05 02/26/23 (24)
- RE: Wide dynamic range - AbeCollins 12:09:29 02/26/23 (23)
- RE: Wide dynamic range - tketcham 07:02:01 02/27/23 (22)
- You continue to assume - E-Stat 16:15:00 03/01/23 (20)
- RE: You continue to assume - tketcham 07:03:20 03/05/23 (15)
- RE: You continue to assume - E-Stat 07:15:56 03/05/23 (14)
- RE: You continue to assume - tketcham 09:53:18 03/05/23 (13)
- RE: You continue to assume - E-Stat 12:06:01 03/05/23 (12)
- RE: You continue to assume - tketcham 13:24:39 03/05/23 (11)
- This is tedious - E-Stat 14:04:27 03/05/23 (10)
- Yes, it is. - tketcham 05:43:28 03/06/23 (9)
- Very well - E-Stat 05:53:04 03/06/23 (8)
- RE: Very well - tketcham 06:10:14 03/06/23 (7)
- Nine days later.. - E-Stat 06:14:42 03/06/23 (6)
- RE: Nine days later.. - tketcham 06:40:25 03/06/23 (5)
- RE: Nine days later.. - E-Stat 06:50:58 03/06/23 (4)
- RE: You're right! But please explain... - tketcham 07:13:11 03/06/23 (3)
- Certainly - E-Stat 07:50:14 03/06/23 (2)
- RE: Certainly - tketcham 08:53:11 03/06/23 (1)
- Do you think you've beaten this dead horse enough? - E-Stat 09:23:34 03/06/23 (0)
- RE: You continue to assume - AbeCollins 05:16:01 03/02/23 (3)
- Which has - E-Stat 05:39:12 03/02/23 (2)
- You start somewhere.... - AbeCollins 06:43:36 03/02/23 (1)
- I'm waaaayyy past that - into what you find on the market -nt - E-Stat 06:49:52 03/02/23 (0)
- RE: Wide dynamic range - AbeCollins 07:49:10 02/28/23 (0)
- RE: While I don't disagree overall... - mlsstl 19:29:03 02/23/23 (1)
- It's the usual answer... - E-Stat 20:21:45 02/23/23 (0)
- +1 For the most part it does not.... - AbeCollins 19:24:00 02/21/23 (3)
- A quick story... - mlsstl 13:18:31 02/22/23 (1)
- RE: A quick story... - AbeCollins 14:01:49 02/24/23 (0)
- RE: "Oh, audiophiles do! " - Ivan303 05:48:38 02/22/23 (0)
- RE: High resolution audio on a PC questions - AbeCollins 15:16:59 02/21/23 (0)
- RE: High resolution audio on a PC questions - chocolate_lover 09:25:57 02/21/23 (0)
- RE: High resolution audio on a PC questions - Cut-Throat 03:13:52 02/21/23 (0)
- sample rates of up to 192 kHz and 32 bit depth - Roseval 02:55:15 02/21/23 (0)
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