audio

I wanted better audio from my laptop at work, so after reading a lot of reviews on head-fi.org and other places on the web I decided to dip my toe into the pool of USB DAC & Headphone amps. At first I had grandiose visions of spending a lot of money on a supposed really high quality setup, but...

If I buy a blu ray player, will the audio work with my existing environment? I have a Yamaha home theater receiver that is about 8 years old (read: no HDMI). It supports DD 5.1 and DTS which I connect my DVD player and xbox through an optical connection. Will I need to upgrade my receiver if...