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Audiophile sound quality off a hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="gbyleveldt" data-source="post: 12872" data-attributes="member: 122"><p>Hi Alan,</p><p></p><p>1) Yes, actually called an audio interface though</p><p>2) Yes</p><p>3) Yes, the memory buffer is managed by whatever software is used to play the audio. I've heard good things about Foobar, plus there are a lot of plugins that you can use for the required functionality. Because you don't have any hardware interaction in your buffer management it is a simple matter of sticking to the played audio protocol and to make sure that you feed the buffer quick enough without it running empty. It's not like with a CDP where you can introduce jitter due to timing errors or interference into the SPDif cable. It is possible to have jitter introduced as the signal breaks out of the PC, but that is a different matter altogether.</p><p></p><p>If you want a really nice card, go look at the M-Audio Firewire 410. It has 2 analogue ins and 8 analogue outs. Perfect for what you need. If you shop around they can be had for under R4k.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gbyleveldt, post: 12872, member: 122"] Hi Alan, 1) Yes, actually called an audio interface though 2) Yes 3) Yes, the memory buffer is managed by whatever software is used to play the audio. I've heard good things about Foobar, plus there are a lot of plugins that you can use for the required functionality. Because you don't have any hardware interaction in your buffer management it is a simple matter of sticking to the played audio protocol and to make sure that you feed the buffer quick enough without it running empty. It's not like with a CDP where you can introduce jitter due to timing errors or interference into the SPDif cable. It is possible to have jitter introduced as the signal breaks out of the PC, but that is a different matter altogether. If you want a really nice card, go look at the M-Audio Firewire 410. It has 2 analogue ins and 8 analogue outs. Perfect for what you need. If you shop around they can be had for under R4k. [/QUOTE]
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