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spdif from win 7 laptop to rega dac. No sound.

Not sure if this is the right forum for this. Anyway. Laptop running win 7 running spdif out (mini toslink) to optical on Rega dac. I'm not getting any sound. If I use the Rega dac's usb input I'm fine. I'm aware of Hiface or v-link--that's my next step if this doesn't work. Anyone troubleshooted this problem?
vincent25
mihaitaa
111 posts
 
Check the audio settings, in Control Panel, could be that S/PDIF output is disabled.
robbob
273 posts
 
Sounds like the issue is a setting on your laptop. Look at the settings.

Good luck,

Rob
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horseface
222 posts
 
Hello,

On my PC I can ether have the analog out as default OR the digital out ... to switch from one to the other, I open up the sound application in control panel and in the playback tab I have 2 options - "Speakers" or "Digital Output" since I use both I switch back and forth. Right click and select (SET AS DEFAULT) on the desired output. To further complicate things, when either output is selected I can control the output volume or mute the output entirely, so check those options as well.

Good luck ... every sound card driver is a bit different but if you poke around you should be able to find your settings. It's worth your while to be familiar with them.
vincent25 OP
6 posts
 
Thanks! I had 'show disabled devices' deselected so I didn't see it as an option. What surprised me was that light shined through the cable even while spdif was disabled, but produced no sound. Is the light a transport medium for data or is light the data? I have no idea how that works.
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