Laptop for use as source

[anm]

blasto - which ripper player would you suggest?

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

I would not use any PC, laptop, or desktop, as a primary source for hifi sound, and just use whatever on-board sound chip comes with it. Quite likely, it won't be very good!

For a laptop, I'd probably look at something like this Echo Audio card

 

[anandkrishnantc]

if you can use any student ID(some one you know ) Macbook student plan is there .. will get it for less.

ONe of my friend got 5% off on this offer.

 

[dillihifi]

Hi All,

Thanks for all these inputs. I am really grateful. I would like to clarify again that in case I buy a macbook/ macbook pro will i still need a outboard DAC.

 

[audiodelic]

Hi All,

Thanks for all these inputs. I am really grateful. I would like to clarify again that in case I buy a macbook/ macbook pro will i still need a outboard DAC.

For an audiophile DAC should be first preference, laptop second. Yes i think you would get better results with DAC

 

[suri]

Hi All,

Thanks for all these inputs. I am really grateful. I would like to clarify again that in case I buy a macbook/ macbook pro will i still need a outboard DAC.

it is not that you must have an outboard DAC - the analogue output is not indecent.

but if you desire excellence as far as the source is concerned, then you need an outboard DAC

 

[dillihifi]

Can you suggest some good options for a DAC. Further i would prefer a plain USB DAC. What are the members opinion regarding squeezebox ?? Further, on searching the forums I have also come up with this HRT's music streamer for USD 99 which seems as a bang for the buck. Well thanks are in order to VenkatCR for the same. Looks quite unique. There's a music streamer + and music streamer pro for the purist. Any views on these ???

 

[dillihifi]

Anybody using music streamer from High Resolution Technologies.