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RE: Cannot set up a Computer for audio - get a network streamer

I think the point is that the mere presence of a powered up computer, especially if it is on wi-fi, is probably degrading sound quality. It doesn't matter if the computer is doing anything with audio. If it's just running it is creating RFI/EMI, as can easily be demonstrated by using an AM radio. By computer I mean a device that contains a processor of some form. Today this may include cable boxes, TVs, refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, furnaces, etc...

The cure for this is to go to the fuse box and turn off all unnecessary circuits. If you have neighbors, go to the main distributor box and pull their main breaker, etc... You get the idea. Just a suggestion, you might find it not so well received.. I'm not saying that I've done it, but then I'm not saying that I haven't done it, either... :-)


Remember, every wire is an antenna. If it's connected to a noisy computer it's a transmitting antenna. If it's connected to an audio product it's a receiving antenna. Even something as rearranging the way two cables cross so they cross at 90 degrees rather than running parallel may make a difference. These differences may or may not be large, but if you are swapping components for evaluation purposes and do not take these factors into consideration you may be making incorrect decisions that seem good today but not next week.

Tony Lauck

"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar


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