Soulkeeper wrote: > There are two conceivable ways in which the computer can affect sound > quality. In tha vast majority of cases, both are negligible. > > The ethernet cable can in theory transmit noise from the computer's > network interface card. But ethernet is designed not to do that (using > galvanic isolation and whatnot). Anyway, a switch or other component > between the computer and the Squeezebox would isolate the SB further > from the computer. Using wireless would eliminate that potential problem > altogether. > > The power supply unit of the PC may be bad and noisy, and inject noise > into the mains (or not). Such noise could be picked up via the mains > cable of the amp or other analog component in the analog sound signal > chain. If they're on the same fuse. But then again, your house is > probably full of electronic equimpent with the potential to do the same > thing, so it doesn't necessarily make sense to focus on the PC in this > regard. > > You'll probably gain a lot more, with much less effort, by focusing on > the acoustic properties of the room, and your speakers. And/or consider > digital room correction.
1. The room and your speaker placement are vastly more important (as above.) 2. Any argument that involves "noise" is by definition incorrect because the TCP part of TCP/IP makes sure the "haul" over the network is flawless and the NIC hardware/firmware does the same for the data to hardware interface <in both the sending and receiving network "card."> Anyone who claims TCP/IP does not deliver bit perfect just does not understand the way it works. P ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pski's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15574 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94603 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
