Would like an opinion on hooking up PC to audio


system by using the headphone out on computer to the auxiliary outputs on preamp. I hooked this up today and found the sound wasn't too bad. All I had to buy was a Y adapter line and connect one end to the headphone out on my computer and the other to my preamps aux. line, using the preamp for the volume control. I use my media center to play and rip my cd's. I am planning to go with Empirical Audio's computer devises down the road, but for now I am going to use this setup. I was just wondering if anybody else has done this and how they think it compare with cd players or sqeezebox or other computer setups for listening. Thank you Sandra
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If you like the way it sounds, then it's fine, enjoy. But the stock outputs on computers are usually somewhat noisy (hum, static) and I am sure that you would notice a 100% improvement in imaging, depth, detail, and timbre if you went with an after market digital to analog converter that was somewhat high end (NOT a Soundblaster).

I noticed that much of a difference just going from a mid-fi DAC to an audiophile one.