probedb;151846 Wrote: > As far as I'm aware AC'97 requires that all signals are mixed to 16-bit > 48KHz? In windows it's possible to bypass kmixer which does this nasty > stuff but it maybe that your onboard sound does this as well...i.e. all > Creative cards do this in hardware. > > Unless you're doing things like bypassing kmixer I doubt your PC is > passing untouched digital signals to your DAC. > > I'd say the squeezebox will give better quality, but like everything > it's subjective as to whether or not you can actually tell the > difference.
As I replied to tomsi42, I seem to be bypassing kmixer, at least for WAV files. (I didn't know it until I saw your postings and checked.) Of course, that doesn't apply to Pandora. -- DirectViewer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DirectViewer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=8278 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=29306 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
