Quoting pablolie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Shredder;245838 Wrote: > > OK. Makes sense re: the sound card. > > > > Perhaps, I should change the scenario. Other than the ability to use a > > NAS, why do I need a Slim Devices product if I can stream music > > directly from my PC to a DAC? > > The quality you'll get from such a setup will reach from horrible (with > a standard sound card) to very good (with a sound card that will set you > back just as much as the SB and will come loaded with features you'll > never need and a clumsy user interface).
Speaking as someone who used to do just this (run a computer soundcard out to a stereo) you also have to deal with all of the beep-boop noises a PC normally makes - new mail, instant messages, errors, etc - amplified through your stereo. You can go through and turn that off but you won't get all of them, and certainly no one else can use the pc while you are listening to music as this is likely to introduce dropouts as the cpu spikes and more extraneous noises. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
