On the "CHEAP" mp3 Audio

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited July 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
.......Recommendations

Laptop....minimum processor???
Usb Dac ??????
USB hard drive ?????

....,,,,,will use mit interconnects

....,,,,,will use mit interconnects

Will trade Kyocera 701 Turntable with Ortofon cartridge for laptop w/usb 2 in Washington DC area

DAC....... http://stores.ebay.com/Personal-Audio
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,171
    edited July 2008
    My recommendation is to ditch mp3's...............sonically they suck!!!

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2008
    So you want to build a MP3 rig on the cheap, but are using interconnects probably more expensive than the sum of the rest of the parts?

    If you're going to do it, do it right. Be sure to rip your files to either FLAC or some other lossless format, you can buy a sound card(internal or external) with a digital out, and get a decent stand alone DAC.

    Does your CDP have a digital in so it could be used as a DAC? Or if you get a decent enough of a DAC, you could share it with your CDP and will only have one pair of interconnects between your sources.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited July 2008
    Not the best for quality playback, but for ease of use and flexiblity a modded Xbox is quite nice.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited July 2008
    ...want to use it as a juke box to supplement my cd collection.....easy to access albums in Albumplayer software........then play the original cds for serious listening. Thank you for responses. What is a cheap usb dac??
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,171
    edited July 2008
    dee1949 wrote: »
    ...want to use it as a juke box to supplement my cd collection.....easy to access albums in Albumplayer software........then play the original cds for serious listening. Thank you for responses. What is a cheap usb dac??


    Best advice I can give is to go FLAC: see here

    http://flac.sourceforge.net/

    Then us Media Monkey as the "juke box"/ file organizer.

    http://www.mediamonkey.com/

    Get your learn and you'll have an awesome library/juke box with minimal if any loss of fidelity.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited July 2008
    I use "Albumplayer" for those who collect cd albums, see pic. It is so simple and can be used with a touch screen if you can afford it. Can search artist - Album Title or individual track title. Can play flac and other lossless codecs. I have it running thru my HT rig and it sounds great using a Chaintech 701 sound card . Want to setup with my 2 channel setup with the Polk sda-crs's and Carver m1-ot amp. Will still use cds.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited July 2008
    I picked up Disney MP3 player for $10 last week. It works for me for now. It's an impending doom that must be realized.
    Make it Funky! :)
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