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Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Adding to all other good info here (mastering, compression rates) one thing old mp3 players had was often a very good DAC!

Digital to Analogue Converter. It is what generates enough “punch” to make your headphones vibrate exactly this or that much, and it makes a world of difference. People buy soundcards and stuff like that because computer and phone DACs are almost always abysmal.

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manuremy@sopuli.xyz ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Very good add, thank you! And possibly an idea for my next PC build…

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- Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  My absolute favourite is the Music Streamer II, because it doesn’t need an extra power source, just plug it in a USB port (windows, linux, no drivers needed) and it sounds Fantastic.
  
  I got mine for around 50€ on the second hand market.
  
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  - manuremy@sopuli.xyz ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Uh-huh, uh-huh, taking some notes…
    
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seathru@quokk.au ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Seconding this. A perfect audio rip will only sound as good as the hardware that is playing it.

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