Solved AUDIRVĀNA (and other audio related chitchat)

Dru2 said:

Don't have any Harry Connick, Jr. Can't even say I've heard much of his music. I know of him though as I've seen his stuff.

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It's alright..., traditional Big Band/Swing/Jazz, whatever you wanna call it! I gotta be in the mode for it though.

Switched it up a bit, brought the Laptop closer, handier that way..., turntable went to the laptop desk...

Edwin said:

It's alright..., traditional Big Band/Swing/Jazz, whatever you wanna call it! I gotta be in the mode for it though.

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I know who he is, I'm just not into him. And I'm with you on being in the mood for certain types of music. I'm the same way

Anyway, it appears I found the culprit causing my GPU/constant game crashes. It turned out to be a failing Power Supply. Checking the BIOS, I found my +5V and 3.3V voltages were off.

Installing the Power Supply from my backup system seems to have solved that and other nagging issues like the BIOS not remembering it's settings if the system was completely powered off. The main thing though is no more GPU/hard lock issues, so....

Beautiful album from the Yes boys, circa 2001...

External Sound Card/DAC question...

Mobo: ASRock B450m/ac
Onboard Sound: Realtek ALC892
Headphones: Razer Blackshark v2 X

I would like to get something better than onboard. An external is my best solution for the foreseeable future, so I'd like some ideas/suggestions. If possible, I'd like to get something under $100-125.

Thanks for ideas/advise...

DACs can come in many forms, including incorporation into the soundcards. They also come in many shapes and sizes with many features.

You can get when I call a pen DAC, which is simply a flash drive size DAC with a simple USB input and mini-RCA output. Or you can get a dedicated outboard (external) DAC with incorporating multiple inputs and output features. To also include a built-in headphone amp.


With that my suggestion is to determine why you feel you want a DAC and how you want to use it in your system. That said, for the budget you set, you aren't going to get a feature rich DAC.

Also this - 9 Best DACs Under $500 – Get High-Quality Sound on a Budget

Honestly, I never thought I'd have all this stuff interconnected but, the NAD is doing a good job of it..., sounds good too!
All pumped into the Mirage Sub/Edifier Speakers.

I thought about adding my Rotel RSP-1066 DSP/Pre-amp to my desktop system, but it's redundant since I already have a DAC with a volume control and multiple inputs.


(Image courtesy of eBay).

But yeah, I'm good with my current setup.

Dru2 said:

I thought about adding my Rotel RSP-1066 DSP/Pre-amp to my desktop system, but it's redundant since I already have a DAC with a volume control and multiple inputs.

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Dru2 said:

But yeah, I'm good with my current setup.

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Mine's not the most ideal setup, the way it's daisy-chained together, but, it sounds fine and, it beats fumbling around with multi, separate component systems.

Edwin said:

Mine's not the most ideal setup, the way it's daisy-chained together, but, it sounds fine and, it beats fumbling around with multi, separate component systems.

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We have different setups, so I understand you have to do things differently

Anyway, I still want to maintain a small footprint. Wish I would have gotten the like sized TEAC CD player PD-501 to match my DAC...



Could have stacked them and kept them the same cubbyhole.

Dru2 said:

We have different setups, so I understand you have to do things differently.

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Yeah, I often Jerry-rig stuff just to make it work, but, it's all good.
To be honest, I'm ecstatic to finally have a well organized and productive office environment..., compared to the -hole it was 6 months ago!

Yeah, I'm definitely loving my office setup. Just need to find a new computer desk and it'll be heaven

Dru2 said:

Just need to find a new computer desk and it'll be heaven

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Your stuff always looks great..., not to mention the fact that you always take immaculate photographs!

Edwin said:

Your stuff always looks great..., not to mention the fact that you always take immaculate photographs!

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I'm just a neat freak who takes photographs

That said, the more I see that picture, the more I realize I need a desk

@Edwin , took this shot today....

badrobot said:

... took this shot today....

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... with your 2000MP S23 Ultra, no doubt!
Gorgeous weather today!

Edwin said:

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... with your 2000MP S23 Ultra, no doubt!
Gorgeous weather today!

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Haha... actually I had to resize the photos. Otherwise, it won't upload.

Handy-dandy touch sensitive usb lights...

K..., this is weird!
On W10, my Sub ceases to pass-through to my Edifier's when the PC goes into Sleep state..., and it's when I'm listening to FM radio through the NAD, of all things!
Can't sort it...

Well that's weird. The funny thing is I was just about to post here to see if this thread was still going... and to ask how things are going.

Anyway, the only thing I can think of is sound settings.