I moved my system to a bigger room and it looks like my Xonar U7's paltry 1V output voltage is now unable to drive my Genelec 8030As to loud enough levels, given how much headroom is lost to the somewhat extensive software EQ and volume normalization stuff I'm doing.
So I'm looking for a USB DAC with the following:
Looks like I should probably be looking for some kind of pro audio interface, but I get the impression I'll face an uphill battle getting the interface to behave as a single Windows 5.1 audio device (as opposed to, say, a bunch of stereo outputs). Thoughts?
So I'm looking for a USB DAC with the following:
- At least 6 balanced analog outputs.
- Capable of outputting at least 10 Vrms (between cold and hot) on said outputs.
- Usable as a single standard Windows WDM 5.1 device. I won't be using ASIO. Standard USB Audio Class would be ideal to avoid potential driver issues.
- I don't really have a budget, but I also have zero interest in paying crazy sums of money just to enter some kind of silly SINAD competition.
Looks like I should probably be looking for some kind of pro audio interface, but I get the impression I'll face an uphill battle getting the interface to behave as a single Windows 5.1 audio device (as opposed to, say, a bunch of stereo outputs). Thoughts?
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