http://www.empiricalaudio.com/computer-audio/
Your computer will probably be fine, although in order to use Amarra or Pure Music, you should have a more recent machine and 8Gbytes of DRAM. A SSD also can help with SQ.
The thing to understand is that the Master Clock jitter is the single most important thing to optimize in digital audio, both CD transports and Computer Audio. In Computer Audio, it is the USB interface that houses the Master Clock, whether external or internal to the DAC.
Steve N.
Emirical Audio
Your computer will probably be fine, although in order to use Amarra or Pure Music, you should have a more recent machine and 8Gbytes of DRAM. A SSD also can help with SQ.
The thing to understand is that the Master Clock jitter is the single most important thing to optimize in digital audio, both CD transports and Computer Audio. In Computer Audio, it is the USB interface that houses the Master Clock, whether external or internal to the DAC.
Steve N.
Emirical Audio