Hi: I rarely post here but longtime lurker.  I have been doing PC audio for six or seven years and currently have two systems w/ SB Touch as the digital source.  Both Touch have the Bolder Cables analog mods done (which removes the electrolytic caps from the analog outs among other mods). ...

Already have M-Audio Transit to external DAC (24/96) and using Foobar to resample but getting lots of pops & crackles. The Creative Audigy 2 NX is no longer available. Can anyone suggest another currently available device that that accesses WINXP laptop through USB 2.0, has stable drivers, uses...

Hi: I browse this site quite a bit particularly this source forum and I was hoping to get a little help or guidance. I’ve always found this to be a generous place. I finally put together an admittedly low tech (read inexpensive) PC audio system based on the M-Audio Transit. Because I work in...

I need some help from the members of this forum. I am looking for a recommendation for a very low cost PC platform to serve as place to store music, probably in wav format and send it to a bit perfect card like the Chaintech AV710. A decent CD ROM for ripping is also a requirement. I work in...

Hi: Recently my Denon 2200 has decided it doesn't always like to play CD's. It still functions as a DVD player and as an SACD player and may even play DVDA (if I owned any.) My first thought was to get a dedicated CD player but then I started reading about playing back ripped CD's from a...

I was hoping for some help or suggestions. First post on this forum. I would like to get started using a PC as source but am budget constrained. I could put the PC in an adjoining room to help w/ the noise but the big issue to me is where to do the d to a conversion. I am strictly looking for...