Windows Playback Device

[jdo1288]

Probably a terrible question to ask, but I am wondering which playback device I should have selected in windows. Every playback device I have installed has two options to choose from, "Speakers" or "Digital Audio Interface" which should I be using? What is the difference?

[NewAndreas]

Speakers are either speakers on a laptop and a 3.5mm jack, or on a desktop just a 3.5mm jack.

The digital audio interface is an optical output, called toslink, that sends digital signals to a speaker or a DAC that converts it into analog signals that speakers can play.

Digital outputs:

[jdo1288]

That's odd. My headphones are connected to the 3.5mm jack, but if I switch to digital interface I still hear everything, only there is a slight tone change. Shouldn't I be getting no audio while using the digital interface if I am connected via 3.5mm jacks?

[ShearMe]

That's odd. My headphones are connected to the 3.5mm jack, but if I switch to digital interface I still hear everything, only there is a slight tone change. Shouldn't I be getting no audio while using the digital interface if I am connected via 3.5mm jacks?

 

That's... weird...

 

Can you take a screen cap of the windows sound settings for us?

[jdo1288]

At work currently. Will provide screen later.

[NewAndreas]

That's odd. My headphones are connected to the 3.5mm jack, but if I switch to digital interface I still hear everything, only there is a slight tone change. Shouldn't I be getting no audio while using the digital interface if I am connected via 3.5mm jacks?

It may be the audio drivers just playing sound trough all the outputs.

[BoredErica]

That's... weird...

 

Can you take a screen cap of the windows sound settings for us?

Same thing happened when I used to own my STX.