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Audiophile sound quality off a hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="gbyleveldt" data-source="post: 12882" data-attributes="member: 122"><p>From what I have read, it seems that an external unit is preferred as the unit is physically removed from the PC. It is understood that less noise is induced if the card is further away from the source of noise. While it is believed to be easier to filter out the noise source of a known entity (say, noise on the Firewire cable) it would be impossible to filter out the noise internal to the PC, especially with the myriad of configurations that can exist in each PC. What the actual dB value of improvement is, I do not know. I'm not for one moment suggesting that an internal card is a problem, just for kicks do a loopback test with RMAA on that card and judge for yourself. The M-audio stuff is really good so I wouldn't worry too much if I was you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gbyleveldt, post: 12882, member: 122"] From what I have read, it seems that an external unit is preferred as the unit is physically removed from the PC. It is understood that less noise is induced if the card is further away from the source of noise. While it is believed to be easier to filter out the noise source of a known entity (say, noise on the Firewire cable) it would be impossible to filter out the noise internal to the PC, especially with the myriad of configurations that can exist in each PC. What the actual dB value of improvement is, I do not know. I'm not for one moment suggesting that an internal card is a problem, just for kicks do a loopback test with RMAA on that card and judge for yourself. The M-audio stuff is really good so I wouldn't worry too much if I was you. [/QUOTE]
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