Re: Sound quality question

In article <fum03i02k5t@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "DaveW" <radiation@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> Yes, there would be a difference.  I believe the computer driven sound
would 
> be limited by the quality and characteristics of the computer's sound
card 
> or, worse yet, onboard audio chip.  Your stand alone A3 CD player has
higher 
> quality DAC's, etc. than the computer's.

You might compare the specs for the audio performance of most 
contem****ary Macs with stand-alone gear; you might be surprised.

It's likely that the chip specs (you mentioned the DACs) are not the 
limiting factor anyhow; it's the way the chips are put together, how 
grounds are handled, how crosstalk and leakage are suppressed, etc., 
that makes the difference.

Isaac