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VISTA users.

I just installed VISTA but little bit confused.

How are you connecting your PC to your Audio system?

I guess you still use the USB out to connect to your outboard DAC using devices such as HagUsb, U24?

If so, What kind of USB to SPDIF device are you using?

Do you need still need to install the driver that came with the device?

Vista automatically detects it or something without any additional drivers installed?

What's the KS: USB DAC?

Here's what I have:

Software: Windows VISTA Ultimate and Itunes 7.2
Hardware: M-Audio Transit (USB to Outbord DAC device), Meridian DAC.
eandylee
gmood1
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You really do not need extra drivers using Vista. I can connect mine two ways. One using the USB device output in the sound device menu or the Digital output device(spdif).

You can select kernel streaming as your output for the playback software you use(if it has this option).

It will probably be easier to use the WMP for playback as it is basically plug and play like Itunes is for MAC.The WMP is much better in Vista than it was in XP.
eandylee OP
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what do you mean by "the Digital output device(spdif) output"?

From an internal soundcard?
gmood1
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No not necessarily....well maybe. If you do not already have the Sigmatel High Definition CODEC in your sound device menu. You can go here and download the driver. That's if you have an integrated Intel Desktop Board with Sigmatel in your PC. The CODEC allows you to choose from 8 different sampling rates 16 and 24 bit from 44.1kHz , 48 kHz, 96 kHz up to 192 kHz.

Does your PC have a coax or optical output built in?
eandylee OP
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I see... Well, that's the onboard or internal soundcard you are talking about.

People have been saying that you get better sound with USB out to USB Device to outboard DAC.

My question is on that route...

Can you tell me little more about your "using the USB device output in the sound device menu"?

What device are you using? You still don't need a driver for the USB device? what's sound device menu?
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