------------------------------------------------------------------------ A poll associated with this post was created, to vote and see the results, please visit http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48430 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Question: Does a dedicated PC/music server sound better than a PC used for other duties? - Yes it does. - No it doesn't make any difference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nuuk;308661 Wrote: > So are you saying Ron that sound quality could be affected when using a > PC that is used for 'other tasks'? > > I don't think that was the case here because the sound now appears to > be the same on both PCs after replacing Squeezecenter 7.0 with 7.1. Of > course, as Phil pointed out, I may have had something like the Bitrate > setting in 7.0 set wrong. I was not talking, or even thinking about sound quality. I was talking primarily about reliability of your music source. -- Ron F. *Squeezebox setup:* wireless SB3 -> CI Audio VDA.2 DAC + VAC.1 PSU *Main rig:* NAD 7600 + NAD 2600A -> Phase Tech PC-6.5 speakers *Headphone rig:* Headroom Max -> Sennheiser 650s *Music Server:* Nano-ITX computer running SlimCD + 750 GByte HDD -> Netgear wireless router *Other stuff:* NAD C542 CDP, NAD 6300 Tape, Monster 5100 Power conditioner, Outlaw Audio cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron F.'s Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5616 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48430 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
