Course the other possibility is that you're running updated drivers
somewhere along the line, I'd imagine that with the replacement of your
Mother Board a full reinstall of Windows would have been necessary?
On 7/04/2016 11:02 PM, Walter wrote:
Hi. I use an Arcam usb dac, that's the only connection between my PC and
amplifier. My interconnects are all high end. I'm sure it has something to do
with the USB 3.1 ports. by the way, I'm not complaining, I'm delighted.
Walter.
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From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane
Trethowan
Sent: 07 April 2016 13:32
To: PC Audio Discussion List
Subject: Re: improved sound quality, wonder why?
Are you using the built-in sound system on the Mother Board? New board new
sound chip more than likely.
My Windows desktop computer is 4 years old and I have to admit that the Bilt-in
Realtek Sound device - particularly with Windows 7 and up - sounds very nice
and records well.
Corus I’m probably clutching at straws regarding your Sound quality difference,
I’m just guessing and assuming you’re using a built-in sound device, use an
external USB Sound device and you’ll probably notice even more difference.
Other factors may come into play of course, you say the power supply was
replaced? Well it could be possible that the previous power supply you had had
some faults, was under powering the computer in some way thus the sound quality
could have been degraded.
No difference in the sound between MP3 320K and HD Audio files? Well you
probably won’t pick any difference from a built-in sound card but if you have a
dedicated DAC or other system for HD stuff then you certainly should notice the
difference.
On 7 Apr 2016, at 10:22 PM, Walter <w...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
Hi folks. a couple of months back my PC had a power supply problem and
also required a new mother board. Trying to find out the trouble took a bit
of time as my computer guy ordered the parts and they went missing and he
had to re-order. The whole thing took around 5 weeks before I could get my
PC up and running again. When I did and played some music through my hi-Fi
I was astonished to hear the sound reproduction had dramatically improved,
and I don't just mean a little, it is a huge improvement. My computer guy
was here this morning for another matter not concerning my PC but another
computer I have but I asked his opinion on the improved sound quality. He
noticed it right away and felt that although I was playing mp3 tracks at
320kbs, he said it sounded identical to the hd sound on his music tracks, he
buys hd definition tracks. I was wondering just why the difference from
before and now? Everything is the same, my sound set up has not changed in
any way. The only thing that has changed is the power supply and the
motherboard. I can't see the power supply impacting on sound quality but
the mother board is different. The old one was a Gigabite but the new one
is Msi? or is it IMS, I really can't remember but whereas the old
motherboard had usb 3 ports, this one has usb 3.1. I'm wondering if this is
what is making the difference. Do any of you use usb3.1 ports and if so,
has it made a difference to your sound quality? That is the only thing I
can think of that would make a difference. Opinions welcome. Walter.
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