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RE: Sound quality cd vs. computer.

I use a simple computer audio setup. A hard drive containing my music library to a PC ( Win 10) with JRiver 22 as a server and then to my DAC. I use JRiver Gizmo to control it from a tablet at my listening position.

Actually to complicate it a bit, the path to the DAC is via an upsampling device that is used solely to turn 16 into 24 bits on the fly (no actual additional information is added ).

The sound quality is equal to , or superior to, the same upsampler to DAC fed by my CD/SACD transport.

To get quality sound from a PC you either need a DAC or a quality sound card. An external DAC is preferable due to the EMI/RF noise in the computer. Sorry but unavoidable.

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