If at all possible I would like to limit this thread to those who are fortunate enough to afford, or were disciplined enough to save for, the higher end of B&W's (Nautilus and above). I say this because I'm more interested in what people hear, than in theory and ongoing debates of the best sound cards, etc. ***Sorry, I know this will exclude many below-the-line B&W owners.****
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There has been much recent debate as to whether the sound quality of music played from a PC to an Amplifier is still considered a pure "audiophile quality" source, specifically if you send the music wirelessly through the air to a base station that is connected to your Amplifier. Take my setup for example... I own a 17" Apple PowerBook, with over 6,000 songs stored on it. Much of the music has been added using Apple's Lossless feature when importing from disc. The computer is also hooked up to WIFI, 100% of the time using Apple's Airport Express Base Station with "AirTunes". This means that I can connect a Monster mini-to-RCA left/right audio cable from the Aiport, to my, Musical Fidelity A5 integrated amplifier. An then from my computer, send music wirelessly over to the Base station which sends it to the Amplifer via the Monster mini to RCA.
Lastly, there is alot of prejudice against computer audio right now, and I would like to hear what many of you "Nautilus owners" think about the debate. Is it inferior listening or not? And have you noticed a difference on your Natilus' when comparing sonic quality A/B?
As for me, I am sort of undecided, but do feel it is an inferior music source.
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There has been much recent debate as to whether the sound quality of music played from a PC to an Amplifier is still considered a pure "audiophile quality" source, specifically if you send the music wirelessly through the air to a base station that is connected to your Amplifier. Take my setup for example... I own a 17" Apple PowerBook, with over 6,000 songs stored on it. Much of the music has been added using Apple's Lossless feature when importing from disc. The computer is also hooked up to WIFI, 100% of the time using Apple's Airport Express Base Station with "AirTunes". This means that I can connect a Monster mini-to-RCA left/right audio cable from the Aiport, to my, Musical Fidelity A5 integrated amplifier. An then from my computer, send music wirelessly over to the Base station which sends it to the Amplifer via the Monster mini to RCA.
Lastly, there is alot of prejudice against computer audio right now, and I would like to hear what many of you "Nautilus owners" think about the debate. Is it inferior listening or not? And have you noticed a difference on your Natilus' when comparing sonic quality A/B?
As for me, I am sort of undecided, but do feel it is an inferior music source.
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