Combining Optical

[AustinJ]

So my interesting setup, I have a linux install that has a windows vm that is used for gaming. The linux install is using on board audio for the output and the windows vm has a pci-e sound card passed through to it. The on board audio has an toslink output and the the sound card has a mini-toslink output. My dac has a toslink input. Basically I am looking to combine these two sources into one so I can supply it to my dac. Is there such a thing?

[Rmusic10891]

You mean like this? http://www.amazon.com/Panlong-Digital-Optical-Control-Toslink/dp/B00HTYBPPY

[ShearMe]

So my interesting setup, I have a linux install that has a windows vm that is used for gaming. The linux install is using on board audio for the output and the windows vm has a pci-e sound card passed through to it. The on board audio has an toslink output and the the sound card has a mini-toslink output. My dac has a toslink input. Basically I am looking to combine these two sources into one so I can supply it to my dac. Is there such a thing?

 

Do you need both playing audio at the same time? If yes, you're out of luck. An optical S/PDIF mixer would be prohibitively expensive (ie, optical mixers use non-S/PDIF formats for professional use).

 

You mean like this? http://www.amazon.com/Panlong-Digital-Optical-Control-Toslink/dp/B00HTYBPPY

 

This is a switch, not a mixer, FYI.

[AustinJ]

Do you need both playing audio at the same time? If yes, you're out of luck. An optical S/PDIF mixer would be prohibitively expensive (ie, optical mixers use non-S/PDIF formats for professional use).

 

 

This is a switch, not a mixer, FYI.

 

I think that I am going to have to buy another dac and combine them to send them to the amp.

[ShearMe]

I think that I am going to have to buy another dac and combine them to send them to the amp.

That is the proper way to do it.

[AustinJ]

That is the proper way to do it.

 

Do the dacs need to have the same impedance for the output? So I have my Schiit Bifrost for my one dac, could I get a cheaper dac to combine with?

[ShearMe]

Do the dacs need to have the same impedance for the output? So I have my Schiit Bifrost for my one dac, could I get a cheaper dac to combine with?

Impedances won't matter. Cheap DACs are what we mostly recommend around here.

[AustinJ]

Impedances won't matter. Cheap DACs are what we mostly recommend around here.

 

Ok I'll see if I can get something like a used modi to use.

[ShearMe]

Ok I'll see if I can get something like a used modi to use.

I'd go cheaper than that. FiiO D3 is like 30 or 40 bucks

[AustinJ]

I'd go cheaper than that. FiiO D3 is like 30 or 40 bucks

 

Well it is solved now, lol, clicked the wrong button. Yeah I find something, it will just be for the audio for games and such so it doesn't need to be super high quality.