Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s


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Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s




Uhm...no, not quite. The CD audio coming out of a computer doesn't go
through the sound card's DAC. it's a straight passthrough to the Amp.
however, the Amp in a lot of soundcards pretty much sucks too :>

-- Jon Olson


On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Gabe wrote:

> 
>     I think I understand now. Grant was saying that some sound cards have
> worse converters (DACs) than others? But that would affect any sound output,
> not just mp3s. CD audio would also sound different.
> 
> -Gabe
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: morph- <morph@jmss.com>
> To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s
> 
> 
> >
> >Cept for one teency weency little thing. Sound cards have to convert those
> >0's and 1's to sound. Unfortunately, some of them don't do a good job of
> >it, and sound bad.
> >
> >On Thu, 4 Jun 1998, Gabe wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>     You lost me. No offense, but I wonder if you know what you're talking
> >> about. All a CD is is a bunch of 1's and 0's which sound exactly the same
> if
> >> played via the cd-rom drive or directly off your hd in wav form. Mp3's
> are
> >> merely compressed versions of these wavs which are then decompressed in
> real
> >> time (or buffered depending on your decoder settings) and played via your
> >> wav stream on your sound card. I'm not too knowledgable about sound
> cards,
> >> but I know this is true, and mp3s should sound the same on any sound card
> >> that can play 16-bit+ wav's.
> >>
> >> -Gabe
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
> >> To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> >> Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 4:23 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> >If you want good sound, what ever sound card you have, you need to get
> the
> >> >Intermetal stero DAC which is made to interface to DVD, CD, amd MPEG
> >> >bitstreams.  The DAC on your sound card is made to interface to a
> computer.
> >> >They use different bitstreams, and sound different.
> >> >
> >> >>    What the hell are you babbling about? Don't try to make yourself
> look
> >> >>like an 'eleet' audiophile. mp3's sound practically cd quality at
> >> 128k/44.1
> >> >>if they are encoded correctly.
> >> >>
> >> >>-Gabe
> >> >>
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
> >> >>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
> >> >>Date: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 5:47 PM
> >> >>Subject: Re: Re(2): Re(2): TI-H: MP3s
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>>and most of all, you can hardly reliaze any decrease in quality!
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>I can hear it on my speakers, and on my cousins Marantz and Snell
> >> >>>>equipment it is obvious (still sounds pretty good, but not nearly as
> >> >>>>nice as the CD).
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Tell them to either get a new sound card or something like that.  MP3s
> >> >>>sound horrible unless you buy a specialized DAC card.  NOT a Sound
> >> blaster
> >> >>>or something liek that...
> >> >>>
> >> >>>Actually, 150 CDs would only take 8,125MB.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>>I'm all for more compact storage, my entire CD collection (~150)
> >> >>>>would fit into just about 10GB if MP3 encoded.  Drop a bunch of the
> >> >>>>songs I don't like and I could fit it all onto one 9GB drive.
> >> >>>>If I had an extra monitor and sound card, I'd consider setting up my
> >> >>>>extra computer to replace my CD player.  But I don't, so I don't
> >> >>>>bother collecting MP3's. (I do have an 800mb graphics library
> tho...:)
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>DK
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> 


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