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The full name of S / PDIF is Sony / Philips Digital Interconnect Format, which is a civilian digital audio interface protocol developed by Sony in cooperation with Philips. As it is widely adopted, it has become the de facto standard for digital audio formats for civilian use. A large number of consumer audio digital products such as civilian CD players, DAT, MD players, and computer sound card digital ports support S / PDIF. There are also interfaces to this standard.

S / PDIF

S / PDIF is

We will briefly introduce the S / PDIF interface.

In addition to the S / PDIF In interface function, the S / PDIF Out interface is also worthy of attention. There are three main applications for the sound card's S / PDIF Out interface:

1.Output audio source to MD

We can connect the MD player to the S / PDIF Out interface through an optical fiber cable. With this interface, we are much more convenient. We must know that the music resources on the computer and the Internet are almost unlimited.

2.Digital speaker playback

With regard to digital speaker playback, it is because the sound card is worried that the sound quality of the computer will be deteriorated due to electromagnetic interference inside the computer.

So what kind of sound card supports S / PDIF interface? The CMI 8738 chip does not fully support this interface. The sound processing chip CMI 8738 / PCI-6CH it launches includes several models: CMI 8738 / PCI-6CH, MI8738 / PCI-6CH-MX and CMI8738 / PCI-6CH-LX . The former two provide support for the S / PDIF interface, but the latter omits this interface (please pay attention when purchasing the CMI 8738 sound card). The sound cards of SB Live! 5.1, Audigy and FM801 chips also provide support for S / PDIF interface, and the innovation is even better in this regard.

For users who have high requirements for sound quality, sound cards with S / PDIF interface should be a wise choice.