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CRCinAU · 05-05-2004, 07:53 AM

I've had a PC in the car for the best part of 4 years... started off a 486-100, then pentium 166, then P233MMX, now a 533Mhz Eden Mini-ITX, and through all those revisions, I can't say *anybody* has picked any quality difference between CDs and the PC.

As long as you have good quality source files, you'll be fine.

Sounds like you're way to gung-ho with your setup, but hey, whatever floats your boat on that... A normal PC soundcard usually delivers a higher frequency range than most audio equipment can output anyhow... especially if you use Class B Amplifiers (tech suff - not the marketting 'Class A' ****e).

I still drive my setup with a 3.5mm -> RCA adapter with no problems at all... no need to be so fancy if the basic things work...

05-05-2004, 07:53 AM	#2
CRCinAU Low Bitrate Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 64	I've had a PC in the car for the best part of 4 years... started off a 486-100, then pentium 166, then P233MMX, now a 533Mhz Eden Mini-ITX, and through all those revisions, I can't say anybody has picked any quality difference between CDs and the PC. As long as you have good quality source files, you'll be fine. Sounds like you're way to gung-ho with your setup, but hey, whatever floats your boat on that... A normal PC soundcard usually delivers a higher frequency range than most audio equipment can output anyhow... especially if you use Class B Amplifiers (tech suff - not the marketting 'Class A' ****e). I still drive my setup with a 3.5mm -> RCA adapter with no problems at all... no need to be so fancy if the basic things work...