Why not just jump in and get wet, if it doesn't work out then get something better. My setup is pretty average but I am satisfied as far as my audio stuff goes.
Does the quality of a sound card determine the quality of the audio recorded?
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I have to get a new pc. I'm trying to decide between a desktop or notebook. It doesnt seem like it's possible to upgrade the sound card on a notebook very easily. Correct me if I'm wrong. So this leads me to think I should stick to a desktop which I can upgrade the sound card. The desktop I am using now doesnt create the best quality sound on either wave or mp3 cds. In the car it's fine, but at home I have a pretty high end home theater. I would like to be able to compile audio & make mix cds for home listening. But at this point I'd prefer just switching discs over & over rather than deal with poor sound quality. Obviously a copy is never going to sound as good as the original, but I guess I expect a litte better than what I'm hearing. So, does the sound card determine quality for mp3's also, or just when converted to wave format?
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just when converted to wave format?
The bitrate a mp3 is ripped to determines the sound quality. A wave/cda file converted from a mp3 will only sound as good as the mp3 it was converted from.
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I uploaded to music to my computer directly from the original store bought cd. Will the sound quality remain the same?
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