Dear All/To Whom it May Interest:
To all who wish to help, thank you sincerely in advance!
"Mature" audiophile here who cut his teeth on analogue separate components as well CD/DVD's/stand alone players...who now wishes to grapple with/embrace 21st century technology/resources...however, my computer/digital knowledge base is painfully limited.
I have an aging desk-top, 10+ year old componentry, (except for the Asus Xonar Essence STX PCI sound card), which now appears to only be capable of streaming(?) www.organlive.com or similar digital streams, no longer able to stream(?) other more demanding digital sources...so...I have a significant challenge...
I wish to learn the basics regarding computer audio, so as to make good, informed decisions about how to modernize,(read integrate with digital media/digital technology), my audio system, and really don't know where to start...and request advice regarding where to look/what to read...
Ultimately, I would like to be able to utilize my existing equipment, (except for the current desktop computer), but have the capability of relatively easily accessing digital music streams over the internet, (with high fidelity of course), be able to download high resolution digital audio files, and play digital audio files, feeding the digital files/or streams(?) to an outboard D/A converter, then to my analogue components...
So, Where do I begin my education...?...if on Computer Audiophile, where do I look, and what do I seek? Is there a "Computer Audio 101/Computer Audio for Newbies" extended tutorial?
Any and all advice is much appreciated!
Thank you.
Sincerely,
T.A. Kogstrom