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In Reply to: RE: PC or...... Pono posted by Tony Lauck on April 07, 2014 at 08:48:21
You might post foolishness like you just did Tony.
Really it is not a problem that your system sounds "good". But... You cannot fault people who have different a perspective. You tend too when you become extremely technical. One might think that a person espouses extreme tech might be a bit more curious.
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What ever gave you the impression that I'm not curious? I seem to be in trouble with some inmates because of my belief (well founded based on my experience) that DACs make a bigger difference in sound quality than computer tweaks. It's not that I don't use computer tweaks, some of the times at least, but I don't believe that extreme measures to cripple the system are really needed because, again in my experience, there are other ways of getting good results. I would probably have a different opinion if I were using my computer just to listen to music in a dedicated listening room.
I also believe that tweaking software (and hardware, also) without a fair amount of technical understanding is likely to be extremely frustrating, except for people with lots of patience and/or luck. Of course if you enjoy playing with this equipment and consider them "toys" then, fine. For me my audio equipment is more of a "tool" to listen to music and to transfer, edit and remaster recordings.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
"(well founded based on my experience) that DACs make a bigger difference in sound quality than computer tweaks."
Bigger is a relative term. Bigger than what? If you are saying less significant... I will disagree...
For this discussion most of us are pretty much using a similar level of DAC. So why keep bring up this theoretical DAC? It does not exist. Even if it did I am not totally sure the theory "THE" DAC will fix whatever you send to it is correct. I feel that the source is sill important. The better the bits are to start, the better they will be in the end.
"It's not that I don't use computer tweaks, some of the times at least, but I don't believe that extreme measures to cripple the system are really needed because, again in my experience, there are other ways of getting good results."
I do not use "tweaks" I use a dedicated PC with a server OS and a professional application, the Audiophile Optimizer which configures the OS for best sound.
" I would probably have a different opinion if I were using my computer just to listen to music in a dedicated listening room."
You can have more than one computer. :) How about a NUC if space is an issue.
"For me my audio equipment is more of a "tool" to listen to music and to transfer, edit and remaster recordings."
You can have more than one tool in your box. :)
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