Wolfson WM8728

Bajas · Jul 21, 2004, 06:18 PM

While browsing through the document section of the kX website, I noticed this documentation for the Wolfson WM8728 DAC. I've heard that this DAC is what makes the Chaintech AV-710 soundcard sound superior to SB Live! and Audigy cards. At the same time, the Chaintech drivers are rumoured to be the weak point of the card.

So I was wondering, since I found this DAC on the kX website, is it possible to find a Soundblaster with this DAC?

**dj_stick** · Jul 21, 2004, 09:26 PM

i doubt it… afaik creative uses sigmatel and philips codecs
but you *can* use any DAC you want IF you want to build you own digital to analogue converter… using the AUD_EXT pinout for the digital outputs

Bajas · Jul 22, 2004, 01:04 AM

I don't have much experience at building electronic devices such as DACs, but I could give it a try. This would also in effect give me an extra output from the card.

Thanks for the help.

**dj_stick** · Jul 22, 2004, 03:17 AM

you can get upto 6 extra outputs using s/pdif, and possibly 2 or 4 using i2s… www.electricstart.de has some electronics - mainly inputs - but if you contact the site owner (a member of the forum here - travelrec, a regular poster in the kX forum) i'm sure he can modify the designs slightly to help you

running the card with the kX drivers gives you better control of each output - with a 5.1 soundcard with these mods you can send a different signal to each speaker set

Bajas · Jul 22, 2004, 01:26 PM

Thanks Dj Stick. I actually found a great deal of useful stuff on the site you linked to, especially concerning the Aud_Ext Connector.

**dj_stick** · Jul 22, 2004, 10:50 PM

no worries, and if you ever use an audigy 2 card in the future, this thread will help you

Jul 21, 2004, 06:18 PM	#1
Bajas DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	Wolfson WM8728 While browsing through the document section of the kX website, I noticed this documentation for the Wolfson WM8728 DAC. I've heard that this DAC is what makes the Chaintech AV-710 soundcard sound superior to SB Live! and Audigy cards. At the same time, the Chaintech drivers are rumoured to be the weak point of the card. So I was wondering, since I found this DAC on the kX website, is it possible to find a Soundblaster with this DAC?

Jul 22, 2004, 01:04 AM	Thread Starter #3
Bajas DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	I don't have much experience at building electronic devices such as DACs, but I could give it a try. This would also in effect give me an extra output from the card. Thanks for the help.

Jul 22, 2004, 01:26 PM	Thread Starter #5
Bajas DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Dj Stick. I actually found a great deal of useful stuff on the site you linked to, especially concerning the Aud_Ext Connector.