So my laptop just has the standard onboard sound, no dedicated soundcard. Is it necessary to get an external sound card? Or if not necessary will it still make a big diff to sound quality?
What about connecting monitor speakers to the laptop. Should I get a DAC? DAC+amp? Or an Audio Interface? Is one or more of these even necessary or just desirable?
If so which ones would you recommend? don't need top of the range, just something that will get the job done.
Also does it matter what studio monitor you get as to whether you need an amp to power it or can just plug it directly into your laptop?
e.g. Yamaha HS7/HS5, Mackie MR8 mk3, M-Audio AV32, Adams T5V/T7V
Submitted April 29, 2018 at 06:17AM by 223am https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/8fqbg4/dac_dacamp_audio_interface_external_sound_card/?utm_source=ifttt