Hi,
I'm currently having a HiFi only system, with some gound sounding parts: Primare i22 amplifier with Dac and JMR EMP Nano speakers.
I want to upgrade it to multi-channel, but keeps it simple and waf.
So having 2 amplifiers is not an option, neither having amplifier, pre-amp, dac...
My only source is my HTPC, so I was thinking to add an audiophile sound card, and plugg it directly to class-D power amplifier (rotel 1565 for example).
But is a sound card really good in stereo ?
I'm afraid it will be a big downgrade from my current configuration.
And how to manage volume control ? I read some posts about dynamic loss if using windows mixer, but using an analog volume controller is a worst for others.
I'm not looking for the high-end or perfect Hifi, just a good sounding system.
Thanls for your help.