Hi Guys,
I am hoping to use powered monitors (Genelec 8030) for my PC audio as well as turntables and if possible also my cassette player and some analog synthesizers. What is the best way to achieve this? It seems every way I can think of has one side, analog or digital, that always has a downside in my methods.
A DAC such as a Cambridge DACMagic Plus seems perfect for the digital side as I have no soundcard in my PC so I need a DAC/soundcard and the ability to bluetooth audio to my speakers would be amazing. Also XLR-XLR inputs for the speakers. But no way to get analog stuff into them.
Audio Interface - Focusrite 18i8. People have mentioned that there may be a degradation in sound quality on the analog side doing things this way. Also sound quality probably not up to par with a DAC such as the above. Can you get balanced XLR - 1/2" cables? Also I don't want to have to buy Ableton to properly manage my setup (saw a video on youtube of someone using it to properly setup a turntable for playback). Other than that it seems ideal for me to be able to play anything analog or digital through the same speakers with ease.
Stereo pre-amp of some kind...the Schiit Sys is the closest thing I have found, but only 2 inputs which is not perfect for me. Or just put the speakers right into my DJ mixer and have my PC as the other input. Is using RCA cables limiting in comparison to XLR - 1/2"/XLR?
TL;DR What's the best method to use powered monitors with both my PC and turntables?
Thank you!
I am hoping to use powered monitors (Genelec 8030) for my PC audio as well as turntables and if possible also my cassette player and some analog synthesizers. What is the best way to achieve this? It seems every way I can think of has one side, analog or digital, that always has a downside in my methods.
A DAC such as a Cambridge DACMagic Plus seems perfect for the digital side as I have no soundcard in my PC so I need a DAC/soundcard and the ability to bluetooth audio to my speakers would be amazing. Also XLR-XLR inputs for the speakers. But no way to get analog stuff into them.
Audio Interface - Focusrite 18i8. People have mentioned that there may be a degradation in sound quality on the analog side doing things this way. Also sound quality probably not up to par with a DAC such as the above. Can you get balanced XLR - 1/2" cables? Also I don't want to have to buy Ableton to properly manage my setup (saw a video on youtube of someone using it to properly setup a turntable for playback). Other than that it seems ideal for me to be able to play anything analog or digital through the same speakers with ease.
Stereo pre-amp of some kind...the Schiit Sys is the closest thing I have found, but only 2 inputs which is not perfect for me. Or just put the speakers right into my DJ mixer and have my PC as the other input. Is using RCA cables limiting in comparison to XLR - 1/2"/XLR?
TL;DR What's the best method to use powered monitors with both my PC and turntables?
Thank you!