BelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agoFound out today that Sony sells MP3 players for thousands of dollarsimagemessage-square96linkfedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up170arrow-down1imageFound out today that Sony sells MP3 players for thousands of dollarsBelieveRevolt [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square96linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenuko147@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agohigh-end motherboards offer almost nothing important these days, for average users like me. Almost 2 years ago when i upgraded my PC i could not find a reason to go above $300. And yeah in this price range, sound is still shit.
minus-squareMangioneDontMiss@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoyou get high end boards for the ports and the PCIE lanes. not the sound. even cheapo boards have very decent sound these days.
minus-squarenuko147@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoMobos have strong EMI. Even with good shielding they are worse than a cheap DAC.
high-end motherboards offer almost nothing important these days, for average users like me. Almost 2 years ago when i upgraded my PC i could not find a reason to go above $300. And yeah in this price range, sound is still shit.
you get high end boards for the ports and the PCIE lanes. not the sound. even cheapo boards have very decent sound these days.
Mobos have strong EMI. Even with good shielding they are worse than a cheap DAC.