Best, but cost effective, sound card for a music server
jtpryan
sound. I want to come out of this to my receiver and use the PC as a
music server. However, it seems to me that the quality would be
better with a dedicated sound card. Now, all I'm gonna do is listen
to music on this, no fancy mixing or anything. Would something like
the Audigy SE do it? Or should I find a solution with optical out?
Is it worth it?
-Jim
Arny Krueger
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Low cost? Better than your typical onboard audio interface?
SB Live! 24 bit PCI - about $30
Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz):+0.07 dB, -0.18 dB
Noise level, dB (A):-97.1 dB
Dynamic range, dB (A):93.5 dB
THD, %:0.0066
IMD, %:0.014
Stereo crosstalk, dB:-95.
IMD at 10 kHz, %:0.013
In comparison:
Current Realtek AC97 on a motherboard:
Frequency response (from 40 Hz to 15 kHz): +0.08 dB, -0.56 dB
Noise level, dB (A):-85.0 dB
Dynamic range, dB (A):84.8 dB
THD, %:0.018
IMD + Noise, %: 2.703
Stereo crosstalk, dB: -67.
IMD at 10 kHz, %:0.088
jtpryan
> "jtpryan" <jtpr...@gmail.com> wrote in message
Thank you for the response. However, I'm really not too good with
specs. Is this good or bad?
-Jim
Laurence Payne
>Thank you for the response. However, I'm really not too good with
>specs. Is this good or bad?
Unless you listen to acoustic recordings, on good/very good speakers,
you won't notice any improvement over the onboard sound card. If you
listen to MP3s you DEFINITELY won't notice the difference :)
Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
I can tell you that any X-Fi sounds better than the Audigy.
However, that's playing uncompressed (or lossless compressed) CDs on
speakers costing several thousand.
If you're talking MP3 then forget it.
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justin david
<dirk....@gmail.com> wrote:
>jtpryan wrote:
>> I'm putting all of my CD's (~800) on a PC that currently has onboard
>> sound. I want to come out of this to my receiver and use the PC as a
>> music server. However, it seems to me that the quality would be
>> better with a dedicated sound card. Now, all I'm gonna do is listen
>> to music on this, no fancy mixing or anything. Would something like
>> the Audigy SE do it? Or should I find a solution with optical out?
>> Is it worth it?
>>
>> -Jim
>>
>
>I can tell you that any X-Fi sounds better than the Audigy.
>However, that's playing uncompressed (or lossless compressed) CDs on
>speakers costing several thousand.
>
>If you're talking MP3 then forget it.
How would one of the Turtle Beach cards do, specifically the Santa
Cruz? I've seen it on ebay for about $20.
Geoff
Your music server pc presumably only needs a soundcard for 'rough checking'
purposes. Only the client computer/s would need a high quality card. But
not if you are MP3ing the music at anything less that 256kbps - just use any
old junk for either soundcard.
geoff
Mr.T
"justin david" <ustin...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How would one of the Turtle Beach cards do, specifically the Santa
> Cruz? I've seen it on ebay for about $20.
Perfectly adequate for the purpose IME.
MrT.
Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
On an obviously related topic, which is the best soundcard for playback?
Esp wrt s/n figures?
Mr.T
"Dirk Bruere at NeoPax" <dirk....@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On an obviously related topic, which is the best soundcard for playback?
> Esp wrt s/n figures?
Pretty hard to beat the Lynx or DAL cards if that's what you are after.
The M-Audio Audiophile 192 is hard to beat for value though.
MrT.
curds&whey
Anyone with a sensitive and musically trained ear can tell the different
between standard quality onboard sound and the higher quality available
from some soundcards and external boxes. Generally this applies to
those who are old enough or interested enough to know what really good
live and analog sound is.