Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Poor SN ratio with high quality sound cards
From: John Anderson (ardour_AT_semiosix.com)
Date: Wed Mar 24 2004 - 16:47:58 EET
On Wed, 2004-03-24 at 08:20, Mark Williams (MWP) wrote:
> Really the only thing you can do is invest in a good quality external DAC and
> run a SPDIF (optical preferably for ground isolation) signal to it.
>
> It seems a lot of high quality soundcards now are quoting the S/N and other
> stats of those of the DACs used on the card, not by measurment of what actually
> comes out of the back of the card.
>
> The main problem is the power supply in the PC.
> Its just far too noisy to be able to produce good quality audio.
Would using a good-quality power supply make a difference? Something
like this:
http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/zm400b-aps.htm
bye
John
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