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  1. covertcode

    digital optical selector with remote?

    Hey there I am looking at buying some form of digital optical selector. something I can plug my xbox one ps4 and pc optical cables into and then have a single optical cable out into speakers / headphones and then have a remote to select what device I want to use. EG : optical cable 1 >...
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    SPDIF (optical) support 5.1?

    Okay, so this should be a reasonably easy question, my motherboard's (ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z) on board audio card/chip has an optical audio option. I recently saw a fairly good amplifier that supports 5.1 and optical, and I would like to use it for my pc setup. My question is, since I never...
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    Will Memtest run faster on a SSD compared to a CD?

    Memtest takes so many hours to finish. I was wondering if it would help things any to run it off a SSD drive instead of booting off a CD. Or maybe a USB 3.0 thumb drive?
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    Not entirely sure what I need.

    Hi, Over the years I've kept kept up when it comes to the video side of things (such as HDMI, S-Video and PC connections etc), however my knowledge of audio tech is extremely lacking. For some time I've had various consoles (PS2/3, XBOX etc) as well as my PC which have all used RCA stereo for...
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    Figuring out my best audio option.

    Ok I typed something out last time and it just erased it so tl:dwtrt Had a Gamecon 770 and the arch snapped, cord is fine Bought a Turtle Beach DPX21 used it through USB for headset and 3.5mm because my sound card didn't have optical Bought a usb sound card(device?) now I could use optical...