 Will External Sound Card Improve Playback From Itunes And Other Online Music?, Wondering if an external sound card for the iMac Intel will improve so |
 sam. 29 sept. 2007, 20:33
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See very little on sound cards for the iMac. While I know that many users purchase sound cards for MacPro desktops, I am wondering if an external sound peripheral will improve the playback sound off my iMac Intel unit ... for sound OTHER THAN the tracks that I record or input INTO such a peripheral. In other words will I hear any improved audio quality if I purchase a good quality external sound card when listing back through my computer ... say through iTunes or through a high quality stream? I'm not concerned about the "value" of $ spent to the amount to improvement. I am simply interested to know if there will be an improvement in over all quality (say more defined bass, or tighther bass, or a more natural sounding midrange and high end?
Anyone have any comments on external sound cards and whether they improve the sound? If so, anyone have any suggestions on what products to look at? I eventually plan to buy a Mac Pro, so I don't mind spending more on good external card if they can be had as an external device for the mac. Would appreciate any and all comments. Thanks in advance. - Sadhu |
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lun. 1 oct. 2007, 05:59
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I just have a 3 to 4 year old G4 powerbook and while I can't attest to the I-book's quality, I bought an Echo Indigo card for mine and basically wasted my money. The Powerbook's output was not noticeably different with the Indigo in place. Windows notebooks have really crappy sound apparatus installed. I actually perform with my laptop and just use the headphone outs.
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mar. 2 oct. 2007, 00:25
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Back to your question though, if you are still not happy with your iMac's sound output....PreSonus and M-audio make good USB interfaces for under 200 dollars. The Echo Indigo PCIMA card I discussed in my previous post was around 179 bucks 3 years ago when I bought it.
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Sadhu Will External Sound Card Improve Playback From Itunes And Other Online Music? sam. 29 sept. 2007, 20:33
JonRaven Hello there,
Now it all depends on what level of ... sam. 29 sept. 2007, 22:29
Sadhu Thanks for the reply. Actually, my question (or q... dim. 30 sept. 2007, 14:55 minskybabs Hi there, my thoughts, for what they are worth, is... mar. 2 oct. 2007, 10:34 Sadhu QUOTE (minskybabs @ Tue 2 Oct 2007, 05:34... mar. 2 oct. 2007, 19:30 deaconblue Sadhu,
For the iMac you reference (iMac Late 2006... mer. 3 oct. 2007, 03:37 Sadhu QUOTE (deaconblue @ Tue 2 Oct 2007, 22:37... mer. 3 oct. 2007, 13:39 deaconblue Sadhu,
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This is a great thread.
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