In Reply to: RE: what media player for older (XP) Dell computer? I just listen to internet radio with my Focal XS speakers posted by Jaundiced Ear on March 8, 2015 at 11:59:16:
...foobar on xp is awesome.
Some might disagree, but I think you go a long way improving sound by having a decent audio interface. Stock mobo sound codecs can be okay, but they're easily beaten, sometimes by sound cards as cheap as $100 or $150. You can get "entry level audiophile" stuff for $200 to $500 or prosumer stuff in that range that can beat out mobo sound quite easily. Once you have a good quality interface, THEN I would experiment with different players. IME, the players make a more subtle difference, but for me, the interface can be "day and night" - especially with background darkness and detail retrieval.
Cheers,
Presto
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- I second that... - Presto 16:15:47 03/08/15 (2)
- my Focal speaker system have a built in DAC (2008 Burr Brown) - PhilJ 18:38:38 03/08/15 (1)
- RE: my Focal speaker system have a built in DAC (2008 Burr Brown) - Presto 07:44:06 03/09/15 (0)