Which will sound better: Sound Card+7.1 Speaker VS Nvidia Card+Home Theater

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  • richerrich
    Junior Member
    • May 2014
    • 3

    Which will sound better: Sound Card+7.1 Speaker VS Nvidia Card+Home Theater

    Which do you think will sound better: Soundblaster Card+7.1Creative Speakers (via Stereo Cable) VS Nvidia Card+Home Theater (via HDMI)

    Thank you.
  • JonMarsh
    Mad Max Moderator
    • Aug 2000
    • 15261

    #2
    There's not really enough information the way you've presented your question- I'd normally expect it to come down to jitter, quality of the converters, and amplifiers and speakers- if the latter configuration is transmitting the audio by HDMI to a home theater setup and it's DAC (? receiver? what speakers?) I'd usually expect that might be the better choice for a variety of reasons- none really related to the digital audio stream per se. But without real facts or specs to work with, there isn't enough info to offer an informed opinion.
    the AudioWorx
    Natalie P
    M8ta
    Modula Neo DCC
    Modula MT XE
    Modula Xtreme
    Isiris
    Wavecor Ardent

    SMJ
    Minerva Monitor
    Calliope
    Ardent D

    In Development...
    Isiris Mk II updates- in final test stage!
    Obi-Wan
    Saint-Saëns Symphonique/AKA SMJ-40
    Modula PWB
    Calliope CC Supreme
    Natalie P Ultra
    Natalie P Supreme
    Janus BP1 Sub


    Resistance is not futile, it is Volts divided by Amperes...
    Just ask Mr. Ohm....

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    • richerrich
      Junior Member
      • May 2014
      • 3

      #3
      Hi Jon Marsh,

      Sorry if my post hadn't provided enough specs. I did post more details in Home Theater but I got no response for some time so I thought maybe I should just mention things in general, hoping others have similar specs.

      I would have mentioned: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 Value Sound Card + 7.1 Creative Inspire T7900 Speaker (via Stereo Cable)
      compared to
      Nvidia GTX660 + Onkyo HTS5600 Home Theater (via HDMI)

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      • JonMarsh
        Mad Max Moderator
        • Aug 2000
        • 15261

        #4
        What's your goal with the audio? Gaming? Video? Music? (what kind...?) The Creative speakers are not exactly high end- neither is the Onkyo, but it will do multi-channel- is that important to you? If so, that's likely the way to go.
        the AudioWorx
        Natalie P
        M8ta
        Modula Neo DCC
        Modula MT XE
        Modula Xtreme
        Isiris
        Wavecor Ardent

        SMJ
        Minerva Monitor
        Calliope
        Ardent D

        In Development...
        Isiris Mk II updates- in final test stage!
        Obi-Wan
        Saint-Saëns Symphonique/AKA SMJ-40
        Modula PWB
        Calliope CC Supreme
        Natalie P Ultra
        Natalie P Supreme
        Janus BP1 Sub


        Resistance is not futile, it is Volts divided by Amperes...
        Just ask Mr. Ohm....

        Comment

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