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Absolutely not! What I say is that every PC generates electric noise patterns and EMI patterns, and that, when it comes to audible differences and the impact of these differences on the musical experience, which are by definition subjective, the characteristics of these patterns [the characteristics of which tend to correlate with hardware activities/processes of the PC in various complex ways, and that aren't necessarily always very subtle...] are among factors that can affect DAC performance, BUT... if these patterns are adequately blocked from entering the DAC, then these audible differences become effectively suppressed to the point of inaudibility─as that's the meaning of the word "adequately" here. So, if they already are blocked by the DAC to such an extent that they have no audible impact on DAC performance anyway in the first place, then, for reasons that should be completely obvious, there's no point trying to tweak them in any way whatsoever. This doesn't also imply that my DAC and amplifier are perfect. Just that they are close enough to perfection to not experience any such troubles. Not experiencing any troubles can be very relaxing. I think people should try it!
Like I already said in my previous post. Been there, done that.I have to agree about DAC & amplifier and their power supply but I have to disagree about PC hardware and the way OS manages it.
See above. Been there, done that.wtfplay-live is a minimalist player made on Linux by a high fidelity lover, uses command line only, in a DOS like environment, needing a USB stick or SD card or hard drive to boot from it and then plays your .flac and .wav files from RAM. Its size, OS and player together, is about 25MB.
Perhaps, getting a better DAC will change your mind. Because, I already tried that player, and, the only times when it improved the sound were... you guessed it: after I switched my DAC to one of the inadequately isolated ones that makes them susceptible to this. Now, of course a DAC that isn't susceptible to this isn't necessarily always going to be better sounding. It greatly depends on personal preferences and on whether you like the kind of sound that is extremely revealing and neutral. One of the major downsides is that every small imperfection in the recording is revealed so these imperfections become distracting, which tends to become fatiguing, but anyway, I can always throw a blanket over my speakers whenever I need to...If you don't know it, you can find it here: wtfplay-project.org
It's a 'primitive' player, seems to be painful but is not and finally really worth.
It 'magically' takes the audio experience to the next level! And of course, there is no magic. Native (not by simply shutting down unnecessary background processes) minimal use of PC sources means truly much less noise, resulting an output with better, clear and neutral sound.
Τhe better the source (PC output), the better sound you get. Then, high quality cables and perfectly power supplied DAC, Amp and speakers take over the rest.
Perhaps, that player will change your mind...
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