2. tech-talk
  3. 1376218953

MacBook Pro or PC soundcard

Hi,

My system components are:

MacBook Pro >> Dock >> PreAmp >> PowerAmp >> Speakers.

I have some concerns regarding my MacBook Pro soundcard quality. Comparing MacBook Pro with PC. Which is the better way to play 24 Bit. 'Cause I do not know what they use in MAC but If I build a PC It would be made of the best components up. Does it make changes ?
nickodavidoff
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
USB-DAC with a good asynchronous USB Audio Class 2.0 implementation (not just USB 2.0).

Use BitPerfect if you use iTunes for your music library and enable Cache/Memory Play.

Better yet, use Audirvana Plus.

Use SSD and load up the RAM to as much as you can afford.
nickodavidoff OP
7 posts
 
Thank you friend,

But my point is MACBookPro(Soundcard) or PC(Soundcard) ?
**We do not know which soundcard is built in MACBookPro,
but if I use PC I would build it with best coundcard.
doggiehowser
672 posts
 
Internal soundcards are susceptible to a lot of noise.

A USB DAC is a bit like a soundcard. It's just that the components usually benefit from better isolation from the insides of a PC, and usually have better power supplies as well.
cerrot's avatar
cerrot
1,700 posts
 
A usb dac is nothing like a soundcard, all due respect. A sound card goes into a PCI (or PCIe) slot and outputs music via an spdif connector. A usb dac tries very poorly to convert usb audio into spdif, though it does a very poor job. USB was invented to conect printers and mice, not for music.
More to discover