NewBuyer;257820 Wrote: > > GuyDebord you certainly can still enjoy a great soundcard - especially > a 2-channel one - without setting up a pro studio! :) The sound quality > of this particular Lynx card is phenomenal, and so far I'm finding it to > work very well with an SB3.
NewBuyer, I dont disagree with the glorious joys a soundcard can bring or any decent playing device. My point is that for any studio, the soundcard is just a piece of the system, just as for most hifi enthusiast a cd-player is a component of a system, the thing is that both systems follow very different steps to achieve the goal of a satisfying reproduction (or recording). In my "HiFi" system I use different devices and technics to gradually pursue my goals: I use a power conditioner and distributor made specifically for component audio reproduction, I buy components that are precisely isolated, with good power supplies and made to play music and function in synergy with my other components, The equipment I use permits me to use carefully selected analogue and digital connectors (interlinks) as well as power cables, the audio rack I plan to buy in the near future is made to better isolate the equipment, all of this and more to get the best I can from my SYSTEM. The soundcard also needs systematic treatment. Typical computer power supplies are not really made for audio reproduction nor any of its internal components (i.e. no vibration and power isolation...). This wouldnt be much of an issue if the D/A conversion and clocking was done outboard, but if you only use a regular computer and soundcard combo (as you plan to), all the critical phases of digital conversion will be affected by the poor (in audio terms) assemblage of the computer. All professional studios that I know utilize outboard clocks, buffers and converters with specific built qualities for their purpose, cabling, pro racks, expensive grounding and vibration isolation systems, etc. that are very different than our comparatively simple Hi-Fi systems. All that Im trying to say is that a computer-soundcard combo wont do the trick as well as a good Hi-Fi d/a converter and player (i.e. Transporter). Good luck with your hybrid experiments..... -- GuyDebord Reference 3A Royal Master monitors biwired with van den Hul Inspiration, REL Strata 5 sub. AMP: Pathos Classic One MKIII. ANALOGUE: Michell Gyro SE, Technoarm & Lyra Helikon SL cartridge, ASR Mini Basis SQ phono preamp, link: WireWorld Silver Eclipse 5.2. DIGITAL: MacMini, SlimDevices Transporter, link: van den Hul The Second XLRs. POWER: Isotek MiniSub GII, Isotek Elite cables (MiniSub, Rel), Siltech SPX30 MKII (Transporter), van den Hul Mainstream (Pathos) & van den Hul Mainserver (ASR). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GuyDebord's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14587 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=42020
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