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RE: DAC / external soundcard under 100$

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In Reply to: RE: DAC / external soundcard under 100$ posted by Docom on May 04, 2008 at 05:10:22

"A few of these interfaces are 16 bit / 48 khz, and not 24/96. Should I be deterred by it?"

YES. You definitely want 24 bits. This will allow you to play hi-res recordings and/or use a digital volume control while retaining good sound.

A higher sampling rate is less important, coming into play with higher sampling rate recordings which you may not have. However, a higher sampling rate allows experimenting with computer based upsampling. While there is no theoretical reason why computer based upsampling will produce better sound, there is a lot of horsepower in most PCs and this may allow for better sound than relying on the limited DSP in an inexpensive DAC. (If your high frequency hearing suffers from the effects of age, higher sample rates may be of little use.)

Tony Lauck

"Perception, inference and authority are the valid sources of knowledge" - P.R. Sarkar

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Thanks to all of the repliers! - Docom 05:52:15 05/05/08 (0)

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