ssckp86
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I have a few very simple (to you people, obviously not to me since I'm asking) questions. I just started to really "listen" to music. One of the first steps has been to listen to only cds or lossless files. I know that headphones make a huge difference in sound quality, what I'm not so sure about is the other stuff.
If you could answer these questions (even a short "yes" or "no" will be much appreciated and in-depth explanations will engender great thanks!)
1. The sound card matters in the playback quality of music? (I always thought the audio information was just read and sent like a fax or something, does the sound card process it?)
1b. What about computers w/o sound cards?
2. If so, is it better to listen to cds or burn lossless files on cds and listen to them on a player?
3. cd players have sound cards? why are they so cheap? or are there "good" cd players and "bad" ones?
4. Does the method in which you burn lossless files onto a cd matter in quality?
5. What else matters in sound quality?
6. What would be the best and cheapest way to get the best quality? (obviously headphones instead of speaker systems but cd players over computers? what else?)
7. Finally, how to choose a good cd player? or a sound card if that is cheaper
I just very recently started to be interested in audio quality so excuse my extreme ignorance. Replies will be MUCH appreciated.
THANKS!
If you could answer these questions (even a short "yes" or "no" will be much appreciated and in-depth explanations will engender great thanks!)
1. The sound card matters in the playback quality of music? (I always thought the audio information was just read and sent like a fax or something, does the sound card process it?)
1b. What about computers w/o sound cards?
2. If so, is it better to listen to cds or burn lossless files on cds and listen to them on a player?
3. cd players have sound cards? why are they so cheap? or are there "good" cd players and "bad" ones?
4. Does the method in which you burn lossless files onto a cd matter in quality?
5. What else matters in sound quality?
6. What would be the best and cheapest way to get the best quality? (obviously headphones instead of speaker systems but cd players over computers? what else?)
7. Finally, how to choose a good cd player? or a sound card if that is cheaper
I just very recently started to be interested in audio quality so excuse my extreme ignorance. Replies will be MUCH appreciated.
THANKS!