For Good Quality - HDMI or USB DAC?

[Oeb]

I'm considering what to use for my desktop entry-level speakers, Swan m200mkIII which is on the way. Which would give a better quality? Is a USB DAC better (I can only afford upto Rs7k, is HRT Music Streamer available in India? A remote control, I'm assuming they have one since they work through USB, would be nice) or instead of splurging such money on dAC, I should just get HDMI to RCA cable with the converter box? IS the sound quality comparable? Do the cables just work or is a special device needed?

 

[venkatcr]

You seem confused with a lot of terminologies and your requirement. I have not been able to understand what you are looking for.

If you are looking for music, you should look for a 2 channel out/input system. HDMI is a multichannel system that is used for AV, not music. Using that and converting for music is a baaaad idea.

Cheers

 

[manoj.p]

Both would do fine. Interface does not matter, its how the DAC handles incoming signal that matters. HDMI interface won't think, "hey its music signal. I have to treat it differently"

 

[hemantwaghe]

Both would do fine. Interface does not matter, its how the DAC handles incoming signal that matters. HDMI interface won't think, "hey its music signal. I have to treat it differently"

@oeb & @ Manoj .P - what is "HDMI to RCA cable with the converter box?"

 

[Santy]

@oeb & @ Manoj .P - what is "HDMI to RCA cable with the converter box?"

May be something like this

Amazon.com : J-Tech Digital Premium Quality Hdmi To Hdmi + Audio (Spdif + RCA Stereo) Audio Extractor Converter (Latest 2014 Year Model) : Audio Video Selectors : Electronics

or this

Amazon.com : HDMI Audio Extractor Digital to Analog Converter De-Embedder Dolby Decoder Optical / Stereo RCA : Video Converters : Electronics

Oeb
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