> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:21:34 +0800 > From: CP Reyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] Best Sound card for the Dollars 9600 OS 9 ? > > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:03:37 -0500 Fluxstringer wrote: > >> Hi Listers! >> >> Happy Ground Hog Day ! Hope someone has the sense to block his hole >> so he can't get back in this time ! >> >> Anyway I would like your opinions about the best ( yet affordable >> used ) Audio card for a PCI PowerMac. >> >> Who makes it,what model(s), approximate cost and a little bit about >> why you like it and think it compares to other mocels. >> >> I am starting to get serious with audio and want a little more than >> the stock system can produce. >> > > I'm afraid there isn't much of a choice of PCI soundcards for Macs as there > are for Windows. Connecting the built-in sound output to a set of good > speakers (like Harman Kardon or Bose) might give you the audio "boost" some > people seek. I am thinking of connecting my Quadra 840AV's (sampling rate > set to 48 KHz.) output to an old surviving AR Amplifier (Cambridge, Mass) > and a set of AR4a speakers if I can find matching line transformers - to > match the Mac's low impedance output to the amp's high impedance input. > (You might consider the 840AV the best substitute for a soundcard). > > There are also important factors - the room's acoustic properties and the > limitations of the human ear. After age 7 we gradually lose perception in > the 10,000 - 20,000 Hz audio range (where there is not much verbal or audio > content). Before we blame equipment have an audiogram to see if your ear's > high frequency response is still adequate (not greater than 40 dB > thresholds at 4000 - 8000 Hz). Which is why it is good practice to setup > your sound system using a sound level meter like that sold by Radio Shack. > > But with all the ads for mind-blowing sound, speaker systems still come 2nd > best to good set of earphones that do away with room acoustics and deliver > the purest signals thru a very short pathway to the eardrums. > > Charlie > > ---- > J. Carlos P. Reyes, M.D. Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology > Otology & Neuro-Otology Faculty of Medicine & Surgery > Otomed Center University of St. Thomas (Est. 1611) > Ear, Vertigo, & Tinnitus Clinic Manila 1008 > 54 N. Domingo St. Philippines > Horseshoe Village Phone: (632) 749-9724 > Quezon City 1112 > Metro Manila > Philippines > Phone (632) 724-4998, Fax: (632) 415-2996 > eMail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I once used headphones to answer phone, left me with Tinnitus (mild I think), what can come thru is a bit unpredicable like fax screeches and stuff. Been shy of head phones ever since. Sure, if they are set up well, and nothing goes wrong as you listen, but the short pathway is also the riskiest feature. Just thought I would add my 2 cents worth, Prof. (I don't want any of my young impressionable lammikans on this fine Mac list to suffer this awful thing... David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
