Hey guys. This is undoubtably the biggest newbie question ever. But I've asked around and nobody can give me a clear answer.
What I want to do is hook my computer up to my home theatre receiver, because I think it would sound better than my computer speakers. I've got a pretty pimp receiver. My question is, do I need to buy a better sound card to get the best audio quality? I know sound cards like SoundBlaster Audigy 2 have digital line outs, which would be nice... but would it be any better than just plugging a (stereo mini to RCA) cable into my integrated sound jack, and hooking that up to the receiver?
Will the reciever do the sound card's job (encoding or whatever) for me?
I have a suspicion that good sound cards are only necessary if you want to use computer speakers. I want to save the money if I can. Thanks in advance.
What I want to do is hook my computer up to my home theatre receiver, because I think it would sound better than my computer speakers. I've got a pretty pimp receiver. My question is, do I need to buy a better sound card to get the best audio quality? I know sound cards like SoundBlaster Audigy 2 have digital line outs, which would be nice... but would it be any better than just plugging a (stereo mini to RCA) cable into my integrated sound jack, and hooking that up to the receiver?
Will the reciever do the sound card's job (encoding or whatever) for me?
I have a suspicion that good sound cards are only necessary if you want to use computer speakers. I want to save the money if I can. Thanks in advance.