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Best possible sound from MP3's on around a 600 dollar budget?
Braindog replied to Braindog's topic in General Forum
Socrates7: Cool you made my choice much easier then! Ill go with the audioengine a5 and HRT musicstreamer II 2011 edition then. Nice christmas present to myself hehe. Thanks fellas! -
Best possible sound from MP3's on around a 600 dollar budget?
Braindog replied to Braindog's topic in General Forum
Socrates7: There is a big price difference between the HRT streamer II+ and the HRT streamer II 2011 edition. I don't think im willing to shell out for the II+ but is the difference huge? Remember I will be using it for Spotify which is 320 kbit/s using the Ogg Vorbis q9 codec so I think it might already be pearls for swine with the HRT Streamer II 2011 edition bikemig: Thats the thing though. I just want to make my computer a stereo. A squeezebox seem like a nice thing but im afraid it will just be another thing I wont use. Don't want to add more stuff to my stereo when I sit at my computer and listen to music anyway -
Best possible sound from MP3's on around a 600 dollar budget?
Braindog replied to Braindog's topic in General Forum
bikemig: I think the size of the A-5's wont be a problem. Maybe initially since I have a very small desk now but ill soon upgrade. So I think they are still my first pick. I can't find a retailer for the N-22 amp either. I live in Sweden. From what I have learned a DAC is basically a soundcard right? If so ill just get the idea of an internal soundcard out of my mind and focus on finding a good DAC for MP3's. Ill see if I can find the HRT streamer II somewhere. I'll try to find someplace that has a similiar set up and see if I can actually hear a difference with and without a proper DAC. Audio_ELF: Im looking to turn my computer into a stereo that gets the best out of MP3s. So super detail is not a priority I guess. My normal stereo is decent as I said. But I honestly don't use it for anything else than surround for film and videogames. My computer is my stereo and im just interested in turning that into a good machine for MP3's. New speakers and a DAC/soundcard was what I was thinking. So im not really interested in incorporating my SR606 since I probably still wouldn't use it. Erwin S: Yeah I would love those speakers but they are very pricy here. Twice the cost of the A-5's... -
I know. MP3's are not for audiophiles. I have a decent stereo (KEF 2005.2 and Onkyo SR606) but truth be told I mostly listen to music through Spotify and other MP3 sources on my computer. So now im sick of the piece of crap speakers and on board sound card. How do I get decent sound out of a computer and the main source will be MP3's (although I do have some flac). I have been looking at Audioengine 5 speakers and something like a Asus Xonar sound card. But what would you recommend? Is there some way to improve MP3 sound? A friend at work seem to think that his Creative X-fi sound card has done wonders to his MP3's. Maybe a DAC? I know everything is better than what I have now but Im a sucker for getting most bang for the buck. Thanks a lot!