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Old PC and Asus Xonar D2 soundcard - any good?
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<blockquote data-quote="BillyBawb" data-source="post: 420039" data-attributes="member: 13475"><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p><p></p><p>Bawb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillyBawb, post: 420039, member: 13475"] 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 [/QUOTE]
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