Getting the best out of your mp3's

lakitu · 20 Apr 2006 at 13:19

Hi there, I was wondering what sort of setup would work best when streaming mp3's from my pc. Would two speakers be best coupled with an amplifier? Is it important to have a decent soundcard?

I have £800 to spend on a new setup but dont want a dedicated cdplayer/amp. Can music streamed via your pc sound as good? Basically any advice on getting the best out of my mp3''s would be great.

lakitu · 22 Apr 2006 at 01:00

thank you for all your replies, apologies for my late reply ive been away for the day. The posts have deffinetly shed a lot of light on the subject. I think the best thing to do would be to test my music via amp/cd and then again amp/mp3 128-320. Hopefully then I will get a good idea of the difference. Cheers guys

lakitu · 22 Apr 2006 at 01:12

Thank you for your advice 9designs2 very helpful, I'm into classical and a lot of vocal music so its important it sounds sweet.

lakitu · 22 Apr 2006 at 01:14

just noticed something, the budget was for the sound system alone not including the pc, only the amp/speakers/soundcard

lakitu · 22 Apr 2006 at 01:24

Well after reading those posts I think I'm going to scrap playing mp3's alltogether! Sticking to cd's seems like the best option hehe

lakitu · 22 Apr 2006 at 01:31

Well after reading those posts I think I'm going to scrap playing mp3's alltogether! Sticking to cd's seems like the best option hehe