[Jonmx]

The Hoontech SD DB III card was designed for the SB Live cards, but will the Hoontech also work with an Audigy card? Has anyone tried it yet?

 

[Jonmx]

Or an even stupider question, can you connect the mini-digital output from the Audigity card to the coax digital input on the reciever, or is the voltage wrong? Soundblaster documentation and on-line info absolutely SUCKS!

 

[Jonmx]

Is this too simple of a question?

 

[pham]

I have read on this forum that the voltage is incorrect off the card but if you get the line drive add-on box, the voltage is correct. The Audigy is compatible with my Hoontech DB-1 adapter, I suspect it should work with the DB-3 as well.

 

[Lucky]

most recievers dont seem to mind, i have my digital out from my sblive going right into my oknyo 484

 

[Jonmx]

Thanks Pham. I haven't bought the Hoontech card yet, so the DB-1 may be the better way to go.

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Originally posted by Lucky most recievers dont seem to mind, i have my digital out from my sblive going right into my oknyo 484

Cool. Does radio shack carry such cables? I may try this first before the Hoontech. What is it, just a mini-RCA cable?

 

[pham]

Radio Shack and probably even Best Buy or Circuit City would carry it. It's just a mono female mini-to-RCA adapter. By the way, I wouldn't recommend the Audigy at this point because I haven't heard of anyone (including myself) getting DTS output to work yet.

 

[Vasim Pathan]

No DTS on Audigy as far as I can tell. I measured the output of the audigy and read 1.5V. I am not sure of the SPDIF spec but I believe it should be .5V. I have the hoontech on order and will post results.