Difference between on board audio and gpu audio?

[OngHuatHuat]

may I know which one you all using?

I tried connect my tv soundbar to motherboard via optical cable but my motherboard din support optical cable, so at the end, I am using audio cable to connect to my monitor which is using gpu audio.

My questions:
1. Is there any difference between on board audio and gpu audio?
2. How can I improve the sound quality produced from my computer without buying additional sound card?
3. Should I use a device to convert digital sound output to analog sound output?

Thanks in advance

 

[Elijahonli]

may I know which one you all using?

I tried connect my tv soundbar to motherboard via optical cable but my motherboard din support optical cable, so at the end, I am using audio cable to connect to my monitor which is using gpu audio.

My questions:
1. Is there any difference between on board audio and gpu audio?
2. How can I improve the sound quality produced from my computer without buying additional sound card?
3. Should I use a device to convert digital sound output to analog sound output?

Thanks in advance

1. since u are using a digital connection. there should be no difference where it comes from.

2. then only way is to change ur soundbar to another speaker setup 2.0/2.1/5.1/7.1

3. if u are willing to spend >200 on a DAC, it does help to improve the sound abit, but then again it contradicts 2nd point of not getting a soundcard/dac

 

[OngHuatHuat]

1. since u are using a digital connection. there should be no difference where it comes from.

2. then only way is to change ur soundbar to another speaker setup 2.0/2.1/5.1/7.1

3. if u are willing to spend >200 on a DAC, it does help to improve the sound abit, but then again it contradicts 2nd point of not getting a soundcard/dac

1. The first question was actually about a comparison between Realtek audio on my motherboard versus nvidia audio by GPU, I don really know which one do a better job. But I suspect they are about the same.

2. My current soundbar is 5.1. Phillips htl2153. So I should expect it to produce a decent sound quality? Not so bad but not so good either

3. Thanks. Not going for the converter option.

 

[Koenig168]

1. The first question was actually about a comparison between Realtek audio on my motherboard versus nvidia audio by GPU, I don really know which one do a better job. But I suspect they are about the same.

2. My current soundbar is 5.1. Phillips htl2153. So I should expect it to produce a decent sound quality? Not so bad but not so good either

3. Thanks. Not going for the converter option.

I'm currently using the onboard audio which is quite good. I have a Razer Barracuda sound card lying around and will probably pop it in, though I don't expect much difference in audio quality.

Using Monitor Audio Gold studio speakers with Pioneer amp.

 

[enenyi]

1. The first question was actually about a comparison between Realtek audio on my motherboard versus nvidia audio by GPU, I don really know which one do a better job. But I suspect they are about the same.

2. My current soundbar is 5.1. Phillips htl2153. So I should expect it to produce a decent sound quality? Not so bad but not so good either

3. Thanks. Not going for the converter option.

There is no difference whether ur optical out is connected from motherboard out or GPU audio out or soundcard audio out. All will act as digital signal passthrough. The one quipment that matters is the DAC at the receiving end of the optical cable, be it a DAC within the soundbar itself or a separate AV receiver unit. That equipment does the actual work of decoding digital signals (chains of '1's and '0's) into continuous analog signal, and it almost single-handedly determines the final audio output quality, the other determinant being the quality of the speakers in the soundbar.

 

[OngHuatHuat]

There is no difference whether ur optical out is connected from motherboard out or GPU audio out or soundcard audio out. All will act as digital signal passthrough. The one quipment that matters is the DAC at the receiving end of the optical cable, be it a DAC within the soundbar itself or a separate AV receiver unit. That equipment does the actual work of decoding digital signals (chains of '1's and '0's) into continuous analog signal, and it almost single-handedly determines the final audio output quality, the other determinant being the quality of the speakers in the soundbar.

Thank you for your reply. Now I understand already. My consideration is quite redundant.

Some people argue that motherboard audio got interference from other component, so gpu audio is somewhat cleaner.
Then some argue Realtek drive can handle audio better than nvidia drive, which makes me feel very confused.

Thanks for the input.

 

[OngHuatHuat]

1. The first question was actually about a comparison between Realtek audio on my motherboard versus nvidia audio by GPU, I don really know which one do a better job. But I suspect they are about the same.

2. My current soundbar is 5.1. Phillips htl2153. So I should expect it to produce a decent sound quality? Not so bad but not so good either

3. Thanks. Not going for the converter option.

Realize I made a mistake. My soundbar system is 2.1, not 5.1

http://www.usa.philips.com/c-p/HTL2153B_F7/soundbar-speaker/specifications