Hi folks. a couple of months back my PC had a power supply problem and also required a new mother board. Trying to find out the trouble took a bit of time as my computer guy ordered the parts and they went missing and he had to re-order. The whole thing took around 5 weeks before I could get my PC up and running again. When I did and played some music through my hi-Fi I was astonished to hear the sound reproduction had dramatically improved, and I don't just mean a little, it is a huge improvement. My computer guy was here this morning for another matter not concerning my PC but another computer I have but I asked his opinion on the improved sound quality. He noticed it right away and felt that although I was playing mp3 tracks at 320kbs, he said it sounded identical to the hd sound on his music tracks, he buys hd definition tracks. I was wondering just why the difference from before and now? Everything is the same, my sound set up has not changed in any way. The only thing that has changed is the power supply and the motherboard. I can't see the power supply impacting on sound quality but the mother board is different. The old one was a Gigabite but the new one is Msi? or is it IMS, I really can't remember but whereas the old motherboard had usb 3 ports, this one has usb 3.1. I'm wondering if this is what is making the difference. Do any of you use usb3.1 ports and if so, has it made a difference to your sound quality? That is the only thing I can think of that would make a difference. Opinions welcome. Walter.
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