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In Reply to: RE: Can I Get Audiophile Quality Audio From My PC? posted by Presto on November 19, 2014 at 22:40:34
Agree with Presto. It is not easy to get real audiophile quality from PC systems; one needs to accumulate knowledge and spend quite a lot of time. Those who say they can for $1000 have not included the time, effort, and cost of accessories.
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$1,000? This is a hobby, I don't count the time. DAC was $60, p/s will be under $50 for it, the switching PS that came with was noise city. Upgraded opamp $15. Total $125. Sound card $30
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001H4ZCS8/ref=gp_aw_ybh_l_1?pi=SL500_SR500%2C357&refRID=0XTCNMSDK3EMJ2M4THRD
Cable less than $50 for sure, I think I paid less than $20. Stick a fork in it unless you want a remote, that might cost a couple hundred, I went crazy here bought a NOS remote and paid near list for it, something like $300 I think, but that is hardly necessary. I also bought a 2T hard drive for $70? I could have used spares but I wanted everything audio on one drive.
Bottom line, for less than $130 you are in the door, if you want really high end sound and can DIY, you are at $200. If you want a street ready DAC, I hate to think what that would cost!
Best Regards,
Lou
I maintain that you cannot get audiophile quality for what you said you would pay
Digital is digital, 0's and 1's. That DAC is 24/96. It can do SACD, clean up the PS so it's quiet, to get your black background, swap out the dark BB opamp, and you have high end analogue. $30 sound card with bit perfect drivers gets you to the DAC. What more do you need? I'd prefer a tube output, but 2 AD825's on a Brown Dog adapter biased into class a smokes any brand name DAC I'be heard to date. I'd be surprised if there aren't technically more impressive DACs out there, but I'd be shocked to hear one that smoked it. Frankly I had big name DACs and Sony ES players with tweaked analogue outputs sounded better. I have been out of the loop for a few years, but you are not going to much better IMO.
Best Regards,
Lou
Edits: 11/20/14
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