Mac vs PC... Is Mac really better? & better audio experience out of your PC???????


I understand that Mac's generally have less issues than PC, but as a tech person that works far better on PC, I push towards DJing with a PC. I don't do it professionally yet, neither do I perform, so I am by no means in a hurry.

My only question is is Mac really better? My main argument about why most people seem to think Macs are better is because they don't look at PC specs. I'm going to make an honest assumption and say that most DJs probably aren't super tech-savvy people. With that being said, are most DJs perhaps under the misconception Macs are better than PCs just because they get PCs with specs that aren't ideal? Meanwhile, I'm almost certain all MacBooks have ideal specs.

For example, an easy mess up could be getting a PC with an AMD processor while running Serato. Serato does not support AMD. I think Apple products only use Intel.


This is technically a repost, as the original was removed by the mods, as it was "citing rumours and anecdotes as fact". I have revised the post to ensure all subjective opinions are clearly mentioned as such.

The two worst parts of PC audio are unfortunately also the very entities used by most PC enthusiasts: a (standard) motherboard's sound card, and "gaming" headphones (by this I mean headsets that have more budget spent on marketing than on R&D, like most Razr / Turtle Beach types). This is intended to remedy that, by distilling aspects of my own humbly frugal journey from laptop and earplugs to an (almost) audiophile-grade setup and the corresponding mind-numbing increase in audio quality.


kuldeepm

Showing 1 response by glennewdick

Neither is better then the other. the biggest issues is what format will either play here Mac’s seem to lag slightly behind, being tied to Apple’s software.

It boils down to what are you comfortable using and what level of quality do you want. AFF (apple Lossless) for Apple, FLAC-WAV-ECT for PC ( that’s not getting into the High rez formats). there is a better potential ability of a PC to play the higher Rez Files then Apple. But in the end its what more people have already used and are familiar with.

NAS and a dedicated Streamer-Player is always going to be better then Computer due to all the noise a computer makes in its power supplies.

Don't even consider using the internal sound card. get a outboard DAC minimal. You don't have to go expencive here something like an Audioquest dragonfly ($150-$300) is a substantial step up from most if not all internal sound cards. Better yet get a DAC that runs off a separate power supply Shiit audio comes to mind there for a good starting point.