computer as source

[oceanobsession]

Hi all. i currently own a rotel preamp rc972. also a rotel power amp rb981. with an arcam cd192. and a pair of shahinian arcs. im more than happy with the sound but im thinking of using a computer as a source. at present i would have to burn tracks onto a disc then play that disc on the cd player. but im told that if you play straight from the hard drive its better. is this true also if i were buying a computer for this purpose what would i buy big external hard drive etc do i need a dac or do i buy a sound card help needed with this cheers oceanobsessionl

 

[hifi addict]

Another plug for Firestone Audio. I can say that i have heard the Firestone USB DAC and it was very good. Well worth a try.

Again it ABC Audio.

http://www.abc-audio.co.uk

I think its about £100.

 

[kmac]

https://www.audio-forums.com/as-rediect/showthread.php?t=17766&highlight=mini

See this thread. if you use your computer as a hard disc you can:

1) Use a soundcard and plug this into an amp

2) Use a soundcard with digital out and plug that into a DAC

3) Connect wirelessly/wired to a Squeezebox and plug that into you amp

4) Connect wirelessly/wired to a Squeezebox and plug that into a separate DAC

etc....