In Reply to: RE: PC audio IS mainstream audio. posted by Charles Hansen on January 31, 2009 at 11:12:55:
Even computers without fans have spinning hard drives. The power supplies create RF noise, but so do the digital circuits.
Computers are a line of demarcation between music lovers and audiophiles. While it might be possible to make a computer that did not limit the audio performance from its RF noise emissions, to my knowledge this has not been done.
Another problem with computers as audio servers is the rapid evolution of operating systems. As soon as one gets stable enough to be useful, the designers are hatching a new, improved one. Moore's Law has to crash before we can get OS designers to stop adding 'features.'
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Follow Ups
- There are no quiet computers. - Al Sekela 10:33:18 02/01/09 (2)
- RE: There are no quiet computers in Al's world ;-) - AbeCollins 12:30:24 02/01/09 (1)
- All digital circuits produce RF noise. - Al Sekela 10:11:44 02/02/09 (0)