Seeing as most of my music collection is in digital format on my server, I've been toying with the idea of putting together a PC for music player use.
I've got an unused and unloved P4 system, and an Asus Xonar D2 PCI sound card (with Burr-Brown PWM1796 output DAC's, rated 123dB SNR, 192KHz/24-bit)... I realize there's a lot of electric noise in PC - but the card seems well insulated, and I could also use a PCIe riser cable if need be.
Question being - would this be a worthwhile music player / DAC combo? Or am I better off setting up an old laptop with a USB-connected dedicated external DAC?
Thanks!
Bawb
I've got an unused and unloved P4 system, and an Asus Xonar D2 PCI sound card (with Burr-Brown PWM1796 output DAC's, rated 123dB SNR, 192KHz/24-bit)... I realize there's a lot of electric noise in PC - but the card seems well insulated, and I could also use a PCIe riser cable if need be.
Question being - would this be a worthwhile music player / DAC combo? Or am I better off setting up an old laptop with a USB-connected dedicated external DAC?
Thanks!
Bawb
