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Which (make) computer sounds best with an external DAC?
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<blockquote data-quote="blizzard" data-source="post: 804000" data-attributes="member: 17567"><p>@ChrisC</p><p></p><p>I can share my findings but you may disagree. First things first. USB was never designed to carry HQ audio signal. I have yet to find a computer / laptop (talking + 50 here) that can compete with SPDIF.</p><p>And contrary to popular belief that bits and bites are bits and bites, it get's even more interesting. I have not found one PC / LAPTOP who's standard SPDIF can compete with dedicated sound card coax outputs.</p><p>Therefore I run my digital out from undoubtly the best computer sound card on the market today, the Asus xonar STX .</p><p>The nice thing is I can use the sound cards rca analogue out and/or headphone jack from it's own dac for other things (movies tv etc) or even as a back to back against the outboard dac doing duties. You will be pleasantly suprised to find that not all outboard dacs are created equal and many get a hiding from the Asus STX <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite27" alt=":giggle:" title="Giggle :giggle:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":giggle:" /></p><p>Without starting world war three :whistler:, it's all about keeping the jitter at bay. The dedicated sound card has far better clocking than std motherboard spdif and USB and so, much less jitter. So this makes the question of which make /model computer mute as the soundcard ticks all the right boxes :groovy:</p><p>Give it a go and I promise you will never use USB for your music again. All my testing was done with Jriver 18 through to 23</p><p>Blizzard </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blizzard, post: 804000, member: 17567"] @ChrisC I can share my findings but you may disagree. First things first. USB was never designed to carry HQ audio signal. I have yet to find a computer / laptop (talking + 50 here) that can compete with SPDIF. And contrary to popular belief that bits and bites are bits and bites, it get's even more interesting. I have not found one PC / LAPTOP who's standard SPDIF can compete with dedicated sound card coax outputs. Therefore I run my digital out from undoubtly the best computer sound card on the market today, the Asus xonar STX . The nice thing is I can use the sound cards rca analogue out and/or headphone jack from it's own dac for other things (movies tv etc) or even as a back to back against the outboard dac doing duties. You will be pleasantly suprised to find that not all outboard dacs are created equal and many get a hiding from the Asus STX :giggle: Without starting world war three :whistler:, it's all about keeping the jitter at bay. The dedicated sound card has far better clocking than std motherboard spdif and USB and so, much less jitter. So this makes the question of which make /model computer mute as the soundcard ticks all the right boxes :groovy: Give it a go and I promise you will never use USB for your music again. All my testing was done with Jriver 18 through to 23 Blizzard [/QUOTE]
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