I am relatively new to the HTPC revolution so I'm not familiar with a lot of products out there. I recently upgraded my HTPC's sound card from Turtle Beach Santa Cruz to a Hercules Fortissimo w/ optical out. I have a Denon 3803 and my MP3's sound about 10X better. I've searched these threads quite and bit and discovered a company called M-Audio, their products seem pretty top-notch; my question is, are the M-Audio products THAT much better than the Hercules, I mean isn't all digital out inherently the same? It's all 1's and 0's right?
Also, would digital coax be better than toslink for a primarily music based HTPC?
Also, would digital coax be better than toslink for a primarily music based HTPC?