Which DAC ?

**CyberManiaK** · 07-07-2006, 03:31 PM

Hi well after a lot of reading i decide i will go with USB-DAC

and i found this ones

Silverstone EB01
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-eb01.htm

Maya EX7
http://www.audiotrak.net/mayaex7.htm

and the Gigaport AG
http://www.esi-pro.com/viewProduct.php?pid=12&page=1

My system will have this EQ . (alpine 3321) http://fukuhara.com/fukuhara/derek/c...21/default.htm. and 2 amps(1 amp 4ch. and the other a class D)

Which one would be better suit for my needs ?

Thanks in advance

**scott_fx** · 07-07-2006, 04:29 PM

only the silverstone is a dac, the others are usb soundcards

**kickercivic1** · 07-07-2006, 06:13 PM

Buy my silverstone EB01 dac. I want to upgraded min.

**scott_fx** · 07-07-2006, 06:42 PM

what are you upgrading yours too?

**kickercivic1** · 07-07-2006, 07:48 PM

I want to get something that has rear, front and Sub output built in.

**CyberManiaK** · 07-08-2006, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by scott_fx

only the silverstone is a dac, the others are usb soundcards

Scott.......> i though all of those were DAC. in this case what would be the difference between those. ? or which one of those is the one i need ? i will run just 2 amps.

if you can give me a link or post some pro's and con's between those pls.

kickercivic1....> How much you want ?

Thank you

**scott_fx** · 07-08-2006, 12:39 PM

well, even soundcards have dac's in them but the usb dac's sole purpose is the conversion (as i understand it). Generally the output is more dynamic and cleaner.
the usb dac's will be seen as a usb speaker, hence no additional driver is needed. the usb dac's are usually only 2 chan. though and you'll need an active x-over if you amps dont have internal x-overs and pre-outs. I don't have any links off hand but if you do a search you can read a lot of the reviews about the dacs and how they are generally much cleaner then soundcards. The silverstone is an entry level dac but for the price it's a great unit (based on the reviews i've read). You can do some searches for diy dac's and what not if you want better components and are willing to spend a little more