I am about to take delivery of a new monitor, a Dell Ultrasharp U2724D, and I have a question about the audio…

I know this sounds confusing, but hear me out…

I built my computer a few years ago, sadly the audio broke a few days later, I first the rear output stopped working, then I used the front output and a few days later the cable I used caught my chairs armrest and my computer fell on it’s side, during this the headphone jack broke.

I currently use the headphone out on my Philips monitor and run it to a generic noname analog amplifier to my Roth Audio OLi RA-1 speakers, this works fine, but there is an issue with the new monitor.

It does not have a headphone out, but a line out.

Would you expect a generic amp to work with that?

I bout the amp seven/eight years ago at the Swedish chain store Kjell & Company, it is labelled “Roxcore A32” and has two RCA inputs at the back.

I have no idea about this.

  • stoy@lemmy.zipOP
    1·
    21 days ago

    Thank you for the very detailed answer, the headphone jack in the front had it’s connector rings ripped out buy the cord that was connected at the time of the topple.

    The rear audio out just stopped working when I got it a nicer cable, the cable I tried to give it was a normal but better quallity 3,5mm -> RCA cable which worked fine in my old computer even after it stopped working on my current clmputer.

    I have a Gigabyte B550 motherboard with a Ryzen 5600x and 32GB ram.

    Currently I use Displayport to carry the signal from my computer to my monitor and my monitor acts as a DAC.

    Long term planning is to get a micro Hi-Fi unit from Denon and use TOSlink from my motherboard to get the signal to the Denon unit and power my speakers from that.

    EDIT, forgot this part:

    I have also thought about getting an Audioquest Dragonfly DAC, in general I dislike getting new USB devices ever since Logitech broke my trust and installed an unwanted program through Windows Update just by having a mouse connected.

    • maxAEnglish
      2·
      21 days ago

      If you’re feeling adventurous, you could cut your front panel audio wires and connect them to a new 3.5mm jack inside the case. It might be a lil janky but it would get the job done for <$10

      AudioQuest Dragonfly wouldn’t be a bad way to go. I have a Red on my PC because the onboard mobo audio picks up USB noise. I’ve also got a Cobalt for my phone/headphones. They have a firmware update utility for the Red/Black that you manually install and can uninstall afterwards, the Cobalt ships with current FW and hasn’t been updated yet. That said, they’re pretty expensive for what they are and I got both of mine 50+% off. If you’re considering a “proper” audio setup, I’d go straight to to the Denon unit you’re looking at