My goal is to put together a high fi media system for the purpose of home theater, to play movies and music.
For this purpose, I currently obtained:
Dell XPS 420 desktop (no sound card)
HDTV
Sony AV Receiver model # STR-DA4400ES
5.1 Infinity Cascade speakers.
I've been debating getting a high-end sound card vs Benchmark DAC, but when I try to figure out how I would connect the Benchmark DAC to the AV Receiver, I can't find any info on the internet. Is this because AV Receivers already have built-in DACs? If so, then I am confused.
The get the highest quality sound possible, what components do I need from my PC to the AV Receiver and Infinity Cascade speakers?
sound card? (which one?)
or DAC (if so, what cables do I use to connect it to the AV receiver? XLR to coaxial converter?)
Sorry if I may be a bit clueless.
