probedb;151846 Wrote: > As far as I'm aware AC'97 requires that all signals are mixed to 16-bit > 48KHz? In windows it's possible to bypass kmixer which does this nasty > stuff but it maybe that your onboard sound does this as well...i.e. all > Creative cards do this in hardware. > > Unless you're doing things like bypassing kmixer I doubt your PC is > passing untouched digital signals to your DAC. > > I'd say the squeezebox will give better quality, but like everything > it's subjective as to whether or not you can actually tell the > difference.
I Agree, it is all subjective - in the ears of the beholder, so to speak. Computer and audio delivery technologies are inevitably merging, but discreet audio devices such as the squeezebox, still have the edge, IMHO. -- peejay After Silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music - Aldous Huxley. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ peejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7046 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29306 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
