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Rizlaw

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What is the difference between these ALSA device output options?
« on: June 24, 2017, 10:17:38 am »
With regard to the attached jpg image, what is the difference between the two ALSA digital output choices below:

Line 1: Direct hardware device without any conversions

Line 4: Digital Audio Output

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Re: What do these ALSA device output options mean?
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2017, 10:28:02 am »
Direct hardware device without any conversions means it's output bit-perfect without any conversions using ALSA. If you have these hw: outputs available, I HIGHLY recommend using them for your DAC/sound card.

Digital Audio Output means optical/spdif/toslink digital outputs.
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Re: What is the difference between these ALSA device output options?
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2017, 10:31:30 am »
Thanks Awesome Donkey for the explanation. I always use hw:   
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Re: What is the difference between these ALSA device output options?
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2017, 10:32:31 am »
Quote from: Rizlaw on June 24, 2017, 10:31:30 am
Thanks Awesome Donkey for the explanation. I always use hw:   

Same here, except on Arch Linux where they're not available (and I never got around to fixing it yet). :P
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