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    Posted: March 14 2006 at 06:04

Similar to the private audiophile room, I created this thread for discussion about hardware and related info on how to enjoy listening to music using a computer.

Audiophiles are free to post here, as long as they don't question or ridicule listening on a computer in general.

I'm busy at work right now, but I'll post my current and planned setup tonight!



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Great thread Mike!
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Listening on music on your Pc is fine but far from ideal
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Did you ever get that Soundblaster F-Xi?

I'm still too content with my DSP24
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Originally posted by cobb cobb wrote:

Did you ever get that Soundblaster F-Xi?

I'm still too content with my DSP24

No but im bound too soon...onboard soundcards is teh crap

Ah sorry thought you meant me...im also ordering a X-fi sooner or later



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Originally posted by cobb cobb wrote:

Did you ever get that Soundblaster F-Xi?

I'm still too content with my DSP24

No, not yet ... I'm still happy with my Audigy 2. I think I'll try to get a X-Fi this year though, when I upgrade my computer. It could take some time though, because I am waiting for new graphics cards with HDMI/HDCP interfaces.
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Originally posted by Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan wrote:

Listening on music on your Pc is fine but far from ideal

It is ideal if its convenient. For me it is convenient and i listen to most of my music at the PC.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan wrote:

Listening on music on your Pc is fine but far from ideal


It is ideal if its convenient. For me it is convenient and i listen to most of my music at the PC.



Can't get near the sound system in my house- its connected to the TV and I gave up fighting the wife and kids for music time years ago.

[edit] We're just ahead of our time anyway- even the audiophiles will be using a Media Centre to control their sound in the future.

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I'm on a Mac, and I use a MotU 828 for computer audio. I've got the Mk I, which is audio only (no MIDI). It's got fairly high quality A/D and D/A. I'm in an apartment building, so I'll have to be content with decent headphones for the time being. When I move, however, I plan on pickin up a pair of these, and crankin' em! 
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Originally posted by cobb cobb wrote:



[edit] We're just ahead of our time anyway- even the audiophiles will be using a Media Centre to control their sound in the future.


Oof. Let's hope you're wrong there. , indeed!
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Points: 1823 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2006 at 09:56

 Funny thread Mike.

I would love to have the best possible equipment - who wouldn't. The thing is that we are restricted by money. Another thing is that big hi-fi systems restrict you to one room and I can't just sit in one room for hours on end. Portability is essential.

If I can listen to music that's the important thing. Equipment always takes second place.


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Originally posted by Bob Greece Bob Greece wrote:

 Funny thread Mike.

I would love to have the best possible equipment - who wouldn't. The thing is that we are restricted by money. Another thing is that big hi-fi systems restrict you to one room and I can't just sit in one room for hours on end. Portability is essential.

If I can listen to music that's the important thing. Equipment always takes second place.

Exactly. I just decided to buy the following hardware to replace my current setup (Creative Audigy 2 ZS + Harman-Kardon hifi amp + Elac speakers):

  • Creative X-Fi sound card (smallest version) (109 EUR)
  • Logitech X-530 5.1 sound system (64 EUR)

I'll let you know how it sounds!

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A few hours ago I bought the X-Fi and installed it ... the Logitech speakers have been ordered and should arrive before the weekend.

So far I'm amazed with the X-Fi - their "Crystallizer" really enhances the signal. It sounds very musical ... I don't have a musical player here so I cannot compare it directly, but I think it comes very close - and several reviewers share that point of view.
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It's very easy to plug in to your hi-fi system from the computer soundcard, with sometimes amazing results! some tracks i have downloaded or directly streamed from the internet (especially PRUD!) sound almost as good as an original cd.
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Originally posted by cobb cobb wrote:

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[edit] We're just ahead of our time anyway- even the audiophiles will be using a Media Centre to control their sound in the future.

I doubt it! audiophiles are a conservative lot, latest thing they are raving about is tubes (valves) in their amps. they've only just accepted cd players (as long as they're fitted with tubes/valves!).
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Originally posted by mystic fred mystic fred wrote:

Originally posted by cobb cobb wrote:

[QUOTE=Snow Dog]

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[edit] We're just ahead of our time anyway- even the audiophiles will be using a Media Centre to control their sound in the future.

I doubt it! audiophiles are a conservative lot, latest thing they are raving about is tubes (valves) in their amps. they've only just accepted cd players (as long as they're fitted with tubes/valves!).

Ok, then the manufacturers simply attach some tubes on the top of the computer and sell it for $5000 instead of $500.
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I daresay I'm not the only one who spends a lot of time on computer and a fair percentage of that time is at home. The only way I can keep sane is to have continuous music streaming out of my klipsch 2.1 speakers connected to an ST audio card. Thankfully I don't have to sacrifice that much quality because the hardware is available- at a far more realistic price. Maybe its the price that gets audiophiles off, not the quality....
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Hm who came up with that silly idea of connecting tubes to amp modeling processors Now THATS what i call unnecessary

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Originally posted by Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan wrote:

Hm who came up with that silly idea of connecting tubes to amp modeling processors Now THATS what i call unnecessary

Do you even know how it works (Valvetronix)?
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan wrote:

Hm who came up with that silly idea of connecting tubes to amp modeling processors Now THATS what i call unnecessary

Do you even know how it works (Valvetronix)?

Well explain to me why that will sound so much better with tubes when normal amps with tubes will not sound better.

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