just my 2c
why not an optical link / sp/dif connection mac to stereo
some macs have optical out hidden in the headphone socket eg
powerbook/ macbook
James
On 13/01/2011, at 13:53, Dark1 wrote:
Thanks for the advice guys. The main thing I don't like about my
current setup is that I sometimes (depending on what the cpu is
doing) get an annoying scratching sound coming through the
speakers. It's not terribly prominent and is usually covered up by
music or sound in video except where the soundtrack is at a quiet
point and it can also be reduced by turning the volume down on my
amplifier and the computer volume right up to compensate. Basically
I'm just after a device that won't give lower quality sound to what
I currently get and will also get rid of the scratching sound,
allowing me to control my volume completely through the Apple Volume
Control.
I'm running intel 10.6.5 at the moment but my hardware is probably
not what you'd expect. I do have USB2. firewire 400 and pci slots
available.
Thanks
Ruben
Hi Ruben,
If your current set-up (output jack to amp to speakers) is working
OK - then
perhaps telling us what you DON'T like about this setup (ie what
you are
hoping to improve) may help people make suitable suggestions/
comments.
Cheers
Neil
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on 13/1/11 7:07 AM, Ray Forma at r...@smartchat.net.au wrote:
Ruben,
difficult to give any advice because you don't give any
information about your
Mac (PowerPC/Intel) or your OS or the programs that generate the
music.
On 13/01/2011, at 3:41 AM, Dark1 wrote:
Hi Everyone.
I've been considering getting a sound output (either card or USB)
for my
computer since my built in one can have an annoying scratchy
sound when cpu
is being used. I'm currently using a 3.5mm output jack to a
fairly decent
quality old amplifier connected to good quality but again old
speakers. My
main audio use is listening to music and although I'm not an
audiophile I'm
definitely a fair bit more picky than the average user. At the
moment my
current consideration is the ADS Tech Instant Music for Mac since
I can be
sure it will work on Mac OS and it's reasonably priced. Like
many other
products it has inputs to allow for recording from vinyl or other
sources but
I'm only really interested in the output.
Does anyone have any experience with this USB device or perhaps
other
possible devices I might be interested in or maybe just some
advice for me?
Thanks
Ruben
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