In Reply to: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. posted by fmak on July 5, 2014 at 09:00:44:
Curious if you attempted to keep emissions down by building this PC out of all class B parts, whether EN55022-1 or FCC part 15? Are you running your DAC with the PC's cover installed? Obviously you wouldn't have had your self assembled PC tested for compliance since it would be to expensive but sum of class B parts integrations probably should get you close if you at least run with the cover installed. I've noticed that it is easy to find low cost gear only meeting class A levels which you probably wouldn't want to use if noise is a concern.
I find it interesting to note that many solutions providers seem to get away with various class B compliance without shielded sata cables. One might argue that if a specific DAC can't perform to spec in the presence of class B gear then it hasn't been done well. Though maybe class B isn't enough for the ultra highend?
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- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 10:20:02 07/05/14 (83)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - fmak 10:30:56 07/05/14 (82)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 11:21:06 07/05/14 (81)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - AbeCollins 11:53:27 07/05/14 (80)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Bob_C 12:07:00 07/06/14 (9)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - AbeCollins 14:59:58 07/06/14 (8)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Bob_C 16:20:09 07/06/14 (7)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - AbeCollins 16:26:59 07/06/14 (6)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Bob_C 16:43:18 07/06/14 (5)
- slapping - fmak 22:11:42 07/06/14 (1)
- RE: slapping - Bob_C 22:20:15 07/06/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - AbeCollins 16:48:38 07/06/14 (2)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Bob_C 16:58:28 07/06/14 (1)
- In the meantime - fmak 10:26:50 07/10/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 13:36:04 07/05/14 (69)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - fmak 22:14:28 07/05/14 (67)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Tony Lauck 20:11:06 07/07/14 (3)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 20:58:51 07/07/14 (2)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Tony Lauck 21:49:21 07/07/14 (1)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 23:24:56 07/07/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 22:59:50 07/05/14 (62)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - fmak 23:36:08 07/05/14 (59)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 00:14:47 07/06/14 (58)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Bob_C 12:13:04 07/06/14 (31)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 13:57:07 07/06/14 (30)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Bob_C 14:43:45 07/06/14 (29)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 15:56:41 07/06/14 (28)
- Testing? - fmak 03:32:29 07/07/14 (27)
- RE: Testing? - Ugly 07:26:14 07/07/14 (26)
- I'm skeptical that is the best place to start - fmak 22:08:01 07/07/14 (1)
- RE: I'm skeptical that is the best place to start - Ugly 23:46:49 07/07/14 (0)
- What are you calling minutae, and why? - Sordidman 13:13:18 07/07/14 (17)
- RE: What are you calling minutae, and why? - Ugly 20:22:34 07/07/14 (4)
- ""Not to accuse anyone"" - Sordidman 09:42:13 07/08/14 (0)
- grounding of multi component systems - fmak 22:11:18 07/07/14 (2)
- RE: grounding of multi component systems - Ugly 00:15:36 07/08/14 (1)
- When you don't know - fmak 01:04:11 07/08/14 (0)
- RE: What are you calling minutae, and why? - AbeCollins 14:20:06 07/07/14 (11)
- RE: What are you calling minutae, and why? - racerxnet 16:06:27 07/07/14 (10)
- Your strong, and largely unfounded, dislike for fmak is well-documented. - carcass93 18:23:56 07/07/14 (9)
- RE: Your strong, and largely unfounded, dislike for fmak is well-documented. - Tony Lauck 20:45:40 07/07/14 (8)
- Your more objectionable points were dealt with by Bob; let me tackle something agreeable. - carcass93 09:05:39 07/08/14 (0)
- RE: Your strong, and largely unfounded, dislike for fmak is well-documented. - Bob_C 21:42:30 07/07/14 (6)
- good SATA cable but probably long - fmak 22:14:44 07/07/14 (4)
- RE: good SATA cable but probably long - Bob_C 22:21:58 07/07/14 (3)
- Split and Twist - fmak 22:46:52 07/07/14 (2)
- RE: Split and Twist - Bob_C 23:21:37 07/07/14 (1)
- RE: Split and Twist-I use - fmak 23:27:47 07/07/14 (0)
- RE: Your strong, and largely unfounded, dislike for fmak is well-documented. - Tony Lauck 22:11:45 07/07/14 (0)
- RE: Testing?You - fmak 08:45:01 07/07/14 (4)
- RE: Testing?You - Ugly 19:47:31 07/07/14 (2)
- I was just being critical - fmak 22:18:24 07/07/14 (1)
- RE: I was just being critical - Ugly 23:35:55 07/07/14 (0)
- RE: Testing?You - Ugly 19:30:06 07/07/14 (0)
- +1 /n - Ivan303 08:09:19 07/07/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - fmak 01:40:56 07/06/14 (25)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 09:06:42 07/06/14 (18)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Tony Lauck 20:23:37 07/07/14 (17)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 20:36:56 07/07/14 (16)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Tony Lauck 21:02:05 07/07/14 (15)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 21:34:16 07/07/14 (14)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - fmak 22:42:22 07/07/14 (13)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Bob_C 13:32:06 07/08/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Tony Lauck 09:30:04 07/08/14 (8)
- It is laughable for anyone - fmak 04:46:45 07/09/14 (7)
- RE: It is laughable for anyone - Tony Lauck 07:02:19 07/09/14 (6)
- Another - fmak 08:11:07 07/09/14 (5)
- RE: Another - Tony Lauck 09:05:43 07/09/14 (4)
- As - fmak 09:25:33 07/09/14 (3)
- RE: As - Tony Lauck 12:40:28 07/09/14 (2)
- I think - fmak 13:54:44 07/09/14 (1)
- RE: I think - Tony Lauck 16:10:09 07/09/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 00:18:23 07/08/14 (2)
- Some who regard audio as a serious hobby - fmak 01:12:04 07/08/14 (1)
- You will see from the post above - fmak 04:48:13 07/09/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - rick_m 08:33:06 07/06/14 (5)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - Ugly 09:51:49 07/06/14 (3)
- noise at ~1-100's of GHz manifest itself audibly - fmak 02:20:01 07/07/14 (1)
- RE: noise at ~1-100's of GHz manifest itself audibly - Ugly 07:37:17 07/07/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - rick_m 11:16:04 07/06/14 (0)
- This discussion reminds me of - fmak 09:30:04 07/06/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - audiofanatic 23:34:31 07/05/14 (1)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - fmak 01:32:49 07/06/14 (0)
- RE: Sound Quality Changes caused by Sata cables. - AbeCollins 15:27:08 07/05/14 (0)