Re: $3000? - mls-stl - Computer Audio Asylum

Re: $3000?

Posted by mls-stl on December 26, 2006 at 13:06:12

In Reply to: Re: $3000? posted by laznos on December 26, 2006 at 11:25:13:

I agree that it is easy to get into having too much computer for an audio playback system. CDs require a data speed of a bit over 1Mb/sec. Run-of-the-mill hard drives, motherboards, memory chips, CPUs, ethernet and wireless connections are all easily capable of transfer speeds that are tens to hundreds of times faster than what CD audio requires. This even covers the needs of DVD-A or SACD when that media is demanding all it can.

At the computer level, data is data and the goal is to get it to where it needs to be faster than the decoder requires it. Any basic computer you buy new these days can do that, especially if you're not burdening the machine with other simultaneous tasks. You don't need a $3,000 machine and constant upgrades to do this.

The focus is on the audio end, from the DAC forward. But now you're in the same boat whether the data was delivered straight from a CD transport or a hard drive.

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Topic - Ever Feel Guilty That Your PC based System Sounds So Good? - Dynaudio_Rules 16:03:23 12/25/06 (20)

What portable are you using? - Robert Joe 22:19:20 12/26/06 (0)

I don't know if it's better or not - Mark Tinordi 20:20:45 12/25/06 (1)

Re: I don't know if it's better or not - Adriel 20:50:01 12/25/06 (0)

opposite ends, opposite opinion? - Adriel 16:45:20 12/25/06 (0)

PC cost? - Adriel 16:31:22 12/25/06 (15)

$3000? - Presto 11:16:49 12/26/06 (4)

Re: $3000? - laznos 11:25:13 12/26/06 (3)

Re: $3000? - mls-stl 13:06:12 12/26/06 (2)

Re: $3000? - laznos 00:46:11 12/27/06 (0)

Re: $3000? - Presto 23:01:56 12/26/06 (0)

Re: PC cost?...3,000 totally unrealistic your post is dismissed as fake.nt - Dynaudio_Rules 09:44:53 12/26/06 (2)

Do the math. - Adriel 21:58:29 12/29/06 (1)

Okay...sure. - Dynaudio_Rules 03:21:54 01/03/07 (0)

What PC cost? - kjg 17:58:47 12/25/06 (1)

I'm with you - I usually spend $800 to $1000 per box and run them for years ( not including sound card) - Triodeuser 08:49:26 12/26/06 (0)

why - Jon L 16:47:14 12/25/06 (4)

Re: why - Adriel 17:46:57 12/25/06 (3)

Re: why - Adriel 20:41:33 12/25/06 (2)

Re: PC location - mls-stl 12:04:07 12/26/06 (0)

Re: why - hawaiidude 21:15:54 12/25/06 (0)

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Re: $3000? - mls-stl 13:06:12 12/26/06 (2)

Re: $3000? - laznos 00:46:11 12/27/06 (0)

Re: $3000? - Presto 23:01:56 12/26/06 (0)

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