- Jul 28, 2015
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Hullo lads!
I've been getting EMI from my hard drives and GPU for a long while now, when using my soundcard's analog output. The optical output is nice 'n' clean, which goes straight to my Edirol MA-15D's.
However, my set up is that I use my Edirol's as a sort of DIY stereo subwoofer, with my Studiospares SN10's taking care of the treble. Boy does it sound good, but my amplifier only takes analog input.
What I want to do, is take the optical output, split it in two, with one of the ends going to my MA-15D's, and the other being converted to analog, giving my amp a clean input with no EMI.
Took a look at Amazon, and there are loads of cheap ass, generic £10 Chinese doodads that could do the trick, but I'm not exactly confident in those things being much use. What's a good wee device to convert me optical sound to analog? Budget is around £50 tops; I'd prefer to spend less, but if that's what a quality bit of gear costs, I ain't got no other choice.
I've been getting EMI from my hard drives and GPU for a long while now, when using my soundcard's analog output. The optical output is nice 'n' clean, which goes straight to my Edirol MA-15D's.
However, my set up is that I use my Edirol's as a sort of DIY stereo subwoofer, with my Studiospares SN10's taking care of the treble. Boy does it sound good, but my amplifier only takes analog input.
What I want to do, is take the optical output, split it in two, with one of the ends going to my MA-15D's, and the other being converted to analog, giving my amp a clean input with no EMI.
Took a look at Amazon, and there are loads of cheap ass, generic £10 Chinese doodads that could do the trick, but I'm not exactly confident in those things being much use. What's a good wee device to convert me optical sound to analog? Budget is around £50 tops; I'd prefer to spend less, but if that's what a quality bit of gear costs, I ain't got no other choice.