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In Reply to: Is there any way to get audiophile playback from WAV files off a hard drive? posted by daveemac on February 7, 2003 at 16:20:10:
I use a PC for my main audio front end, supplying on disk Wav/MP2/MP3, CD & DVD transports, Analog & digital television & radio interfaces.The PC connects via optical coupler to DacMagic - passive preamp - JLH Class A DIY amplifier - Lowther speakers.
TOSLink coupling ensures noise isolation, and removes the need for a top-end sound card (although I still use a Terratec 24/96).
The biggest hassle is PC fan and disk noise. My PC is limited to 866Mhz so that I can use a fanless Via Ezra processor, I have one 40Gb 5400 rpm Fujitsu hard drive that is virtually silent (other drive - a 60Gb 5400 Maxtor is only inserted for backup due to high-pitched whistle), and a recent upgrade to a Radeon A-I-W graphics card with fan is currently driving me crazy. All this despite having built a sound-deadening enclosure for the PC base unit.
Having said all that though, my PC is considerably quieter than a typical VCR, and my listening room has very low ambient sound level.
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- Re: Is there any way to get audiophile playback from WAV files off a hard drive? - KeithC 13:26:13 02/09/03 (2)
- Re: Is there any way to get audiophile playback from WAV files off a hard drive? - DannyR 14:21:34 02/09/03 (1)
- Re: Is there any way to get audiophile playback from WAV files off a hard drive? - KeithC 15:09:54 02/09/03 (0)
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