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USB sound card

• ekianjo 13y ago
  USB sound cards are not always of very good quality. They do transform the signal in various ways. I mean, if you are serious about audio, you should not even be using a Pi in the first place.
  • buro9 13y ago
    Did you look at the speakers it has? Basically computer speakers from a cinema type setup. This is very clearly a project about aesthetics and solving a problem that the individual had (integration of various audio systems - turntable + spotify), rather than one about quality of sound. From an aesthetic perspective this is one hell of a well done job. Everything about it looks good. It won't sound incredible given the speakers used, so it is not necessary for the USB sound card and Pi to also provide a sublime and low-noise signal. In fact one could argue that given the aesthetics, it not sounding perfect fits the design aesthetic of the project.
    • ekianjo 13y ago
      Sure, I have no issue with that. I just wanted to clarify that USB sound cards are sometimes very much sub-par in terms of audio quality and one should be very careful about their choice there.
      • grimman 13y ago
        I've been looking for a good USB soundcard. Is there anything in particular you would recommend?
        • ekianjo 13y ago
          What is your purpose? And your budget?
        • dhucerbin 13y ago
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  • cdcarter 13y ago
    > not always Exactly. Some of them are pretty good.