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In Reply to: There are no quiet computers. posted by Al Sekela on February 1, 2009 at 10:33:18:
"There are no quiet computers. The power supplies create RF noise, but so do the digital circuits."
And are the digital circuits in your CDP or DAC somehow so magically different that they produce no digital noise? Come on!
There are people in the Computer Audio forum using fanless computers that run off linear (non-switching) power supplies and 100% quiet solid-state disk. If you choose to use noisy spinning hard drives, they do not have to be located near the computer and the computer system itself doesn't even have to be located in your listening room, so the point is moot.
We can discuss all the "theoretical nasties" of a computer based music system until we're blue in the face but the proof is in the listening. I am happy to report that my simple music server is sounding pretty darn good compared to my traditional non-computer based setup.
So while you and others ponder all the theoretical reasons to sit on your hands and poo poo computer based systems, some of us are breaking new ground and having a blast along the way.
Enjoy your theorizing (hopefully in your Faraday cage), while I enjoy my computer based music!
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Follow Ups
- 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)
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