DDF this is exactly the thing I have been trying to do with a T43 thinkpad.
I don't know some of what you are saying like turn off indexing...HOW?
Use chrome? whatzit?
I have been using a Sony CA70ES 5 disc changer with SNR of 117dB and was wondering if the dac in the laptop can compete with the sony.
I have it hooked up as a dedicated music server with no internet connection but did not know enough to kill all those things.
It seems to play o.k. but I think I can hear some "thinness" in some of the jazz music.
I am going to try to slog my way through your description because I really want this to work.I think it is cool and before I read about it on hear I thought I had invented a cool thing...HA! That in itself is cool.
Any comments?
Thank you
I don't know some of what you are saying like turn off indexing...HOW?
Use chrome? whatzit?
I have been using a Sony CA70ES 5 disc changer with SNR of 117dB and was wondering if the dac in the laptop can compete with the sony.
I have it hooked up as a dedicated music server with no internet connection but did not know enough to kill all those things.
It seems to play o.k. but I think I can hear some "thinness" in some of the jazz music.
I am going to try to slog my way through your description because I really want this to work.I think it is cool and before I read about it on hear I thought I had invented a cool thing...HA! That in itself is cool.
Any comments?
Thank you
What is the SNR of the rest of your system (amps)? In any case, the SNR of any source material will be much lower.
Killing off "all those things" won't really affect the SNR.
Likely to be just a voicing issue.
Make sure you check every step by double-blind ABX - if you really want it to work, it will, even if there is no actual change.
The amp is also a Sony TA N80ES with SNR 120dB.
The latency check is good.
Stopped using Windows Media Player and switched to Foobar 2000 yesterday after reading about it here.
The laptop has icon for ThinkVantage Access Connections on the lower right side.Would this effect the server?
Also Microsoft Security Essentials.Same question...can this hinder the server?
The latency check is good.
Stopped using Windows Media Player and switched to Foobar 2000 yesterday after reading about it here.
The laptop has icon for ThinkVantage Access Connections on the lower right side.Would this effect the server?
Also Microsoft Security Essentials.Same question...can this hinder the server?
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Pretty good! Still, I haven't seen any recordings with a SNR better than maybe 80 dB, not to mention any domestic listening environment...
A decent external DAC is probably better than the built-in laptop DAC, but don't expect night and day differences.
So its the Thinkpad T42 using Windows Media Player > Musical Fidelity DAC > Sony TA E1000ES (preamp) > Sony TA N80Es ( power amp ) > Klipsch Cornwalls upgraded with the Crites system.
So it sounds great right now.
Thank you for all the information and helping to make what I thought I invented become a reality.
Stan Getz right now and it sounds really good.
So it sounds great right now.
Thank you for all the information and helping to make what I thought I invented become a reality.
Stan Getz right now and it sounds really good.
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Hi gyrene, hope this helps:
1. Switch Windows graphics to "best performance", not visuals. Visuals are still fine and this had a huge impact
https://www.winhelp.us/disable-visual-effects-in-windows.html
This by far had the biggest impact on improving performance, minimizing risk of audio glitches when using the PC to do anything else
2. Turn off indexing, for faster boot
Turn off indexing and speed up Windows XP
3. Use chrome, but turn off the plug in that networks computers
This would be google chrome, explorer kills an old machine IME
Have fun!
1. Switch Windows graphics to "best performance", not visuals. Visuals are still fine and this had a huge impact
https://www.winhelp.us/disable-visual-effects-in-windows.html
This by far had the biggest impact on improving performance, minimizing risk of audio glitches when using the PC to do anything else
2. Turn off indexing, for faster boot
Turn off indexing and speed up Windows XP
3. Use chrome, but turn off the plug in that networks computers
This would be google chrome, explorer kills an old machine IME
Have fun!
For old PC's, you can turn off Fast User Switching, and then reboot, and then turn off Offline Files. That modification can save some memory.
TweakUI can provide automatic login, if you like.
At your option, you can disable the Server service so that it won't share files from its own drive. For XP, you can also disable secondary login, remote desktop, upnp, windows update, and remote registry.
Another way to speed xp up slightly (also true of windows 7), is to use the classic desktop, classic menus. That looks a lot like windows 98, but does run a little faster, with less ram consumed.
You can, of course, set the background to a solid black color, without wallpaper.
To eliminate blink, a blink, a blink, a blink, nuisance disk access, you can go to the logs (control panel / administration / event viewer), right-click them, set them to a small size, and then set "Don't Overwrite" (clear manually) so that eventually the logs will fill up and quit writing. To further reduce nuisance disk access, use TweakUI to disable "defrag while idle" to calm it down. The logs and defrag mod should result in the Windows pc sitting there with the hard drive light OFF instead of blinking rapidly nonstop.
Add-on software called "Process Tamer" can be used with XP to provide High Priority to your audio playback software and asio drivers. Process Tamer will probably get the job done even if you haven't done any of the other mods.
TweakUI can provide automatic login, if you like.
At your option, you can disable the Server service so that it won't share files from its own drive. For XP, you can also disable secondary login, remote desktop, upnp, windows update, and remote registry.
Another way to speed xp up slightly (also true of windows 7), is to use the classic desktop, classic menus. That looks a lot like windows 98, but does run a little faster, with less ram consumed.
You can, of course, set the background to a solid black color, without wallpaper.
To eliminate blink, a blink, a blink, a blink, nuisance disk access, you can go to the logs (control panel / administration / event viewer), right-click them, set them to a small size, and then set "Don't Overwrite" (clear manually) so that eventually the logs will fill up and quit writing. To further reduce nuisance disk access, use TweakUI to disable "defrag while idle" to calm it down. The logs and defrag mod should result in the Windows pc sitting there with the hard drive light OFF instead of blinking rapidly nonstop.
Add-on software called "Process Tamer" can be used with XP to provide High Priority to your audio playback software and asio drivers. Process Tamer will probably get the job done even if you haven't done any of the other mods.
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