325xi;189352 Wrote: > I do not think the very approach is correct: you liked more bass from > your particular PC configuration, which by no means should lead to a > conclusion that PC as a source is better then SB, or vice versa. The > only possible conclusion is that you liked sound of your soundcard in > your PC better. > > Each way has its advantages and disadvantages, even beyond sound > quality. Considering the conditions (EMI/RF) inside of PC case I'm > pretty sure the same soundcard may sound quite differently in various > setups. My understanding pro workstations do apply some special care on > in-box audio circuitry, so I'm not sure that mere getting an expensive > sound card and pushing it into home PC guarantees noise-free output. SB > is much easier to manage from that perspective.
I felt that the bass from that soundcard was better than the bass from the Squeezebox, it was more clean, more tight, got more weight and went down lower, in a word it was less "muddy". I have Onken bass speakers which can show the difference. It's not only a matter of taste and the Squeezebox is not the ultimate device, that's the reason why they made the Transporter. It's not the PC as a source that is better than the Squeezebox, the PC is the source of both the Squeezebox and the soundcard, and i can assure you that there are soundcards that are better than the Squeezebox, i can't see why you said that the approach was incorrect. Pros have been using PCs for many years, even John Atkinson of Stereophile. As for the EMI/RFI, it's the same song again and again by people who are sure, who suppose, but have not tested. A computer is bad, it's a prerequisite for any audiophile who wants to be taken seriously. I have no agenda, i bought a squeezebox an love it, i bought a pro soundcard (more expensive)and find it slightly better , and i'm using both. -- zano65 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ zano65's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3906 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33724 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
