I'm looking into a external dac's for external speaker system not head phones

[jbander]

Most Dac's I look at , say they are for headphones, can these be used for a external hi fi system also.

[gordoncalder]

Hi,

Sure. You can run the analog out to an amp which powers the external speakers. I'm no expert on this. Is there a specific model you're looking at?

Gordon

[jbander]

Hi,

Sure. You can run the analog out to an amp which powers the external speakers. I'm no expert on this. Is there a specific model you're looking at?

Gordon

I've looked at the (Behringer U Control UCA202 or uca222 so far ,very inexpensive but there are good reviews. I'm at the end of my budget for putting a hi fi sound system for my computer. I listen to internet radio music.

[gordoncalder]

Those would work.. I'm not sure what you're asking. Any headphone out jack can be run to one of the inputs on your receiver or amp, etc. If you're only looking for a usb-two channel analog out type dac, then you could probably find cheaper models that would also work fine as well.

[marvin]

Some time ago Jeff Bagby recommended this one from PE: http://www.parts-express.com/topping...n-dac--310-332

[dynamo]

If you can swing it, the Musical Fidelity v90dac gets great marks and supposedly plays as well as units of a much higher price. Never personally heard it but have been interested in picking one up.

[djg]

I use the UCA202. It works fine for my 2.1 computer system. I connected it, it went to the internet, downloaded updates, and has worked fine since. If you're low on money, it's the way to go.

Using the speaker out mini plug with a mini to rca converter gave me all sorts of noise, mostly from the monitor. Now it's acceptably quiet.