Desktop optical speaker

[Habakkuk]

Are there any desktop speakers you've seen with optical in?

I'm trying to avoid an audio hum from speakers.

No luck so far.

 

[Marsman]

There aren't many. Depending on what speakers you have already or what you may be considering spending on new ones, it would be easier and cheaper to get a DAC separately. Even if you are considering new speakers, you won't be limited to a very small handful.

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You can get a USB cable with them rather than a mains power plug, but it's better to use mains because USB can transmit electrical noise. You want no electrical wires connecting the DAC or speakers to the PC.

 

[Habakkuk]

Yeah, the optical connections I've seen have been adapters rather than integrated speakers.

I guess it's a pretty niche connection for desktops - more of a home cinema system thing

(but then why do some desktops have optical out? )