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Re:Ask HN: Is onboard audio still good enough compared to de... by chaz6 on Monday February 03, 2025 @07:28AM (#42917505)
That is surprising. If anything, I would expect the toslink signal to be superior as it is completely galvanically isolated. Is it possible that there is dirt affecting the signal, either in the sockets or on the plugs?
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Re:Ask HN: Is onboard audio still good enough compared to de... by monkburger on Monday February 03, 2025 @05:05PM (#42923915)
Possibly. Another thing that could be is that I damaged the cable (somehow) when disconnecting it. Or, the Realtek TOSLINK has some design/implementation flaws.

Another possibility? could be placebo

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